Internships may be the easiest way to a job in 2013

Jacquelyn Smith, Forbes Staff

Landing a job in this tough economy is no easy feat—especially for college students and recent grads. They often spend weeks scouring online job boards, polishing cover letters and blasting out résumés to no avail.

But what they really need to do is get an internship. It turns out that may be the easiest way to secure a full-time gig, as 69% of companies with 100 or more employees offered full-time jobs to their interns in 2012, according to a new survey.