How do I go about getting a professional business administrative job?

I just recently graduated college in December with a BBA in general business. I'm still working the job I have now, which is a low end blue collar office job getting paid only $14 an hour. There really isn't much upward mobility at my job. Overall it's basically just a dead end job. I would really like to get into a professional business administrative job, but where do I start? How do I begin this process? Thanks for all your help everyone.

If you can afford it, get a resume professionally done (cream, heavy bond paper is very professional looking). Put your resume on Monster and Careerbuilder (and any other similar site you can). If you have a concentration with that BBA (Marketing, management, human resources, etc.), look around for a professional organization (for example, if you majored in Human Resources, you might want to join the Society for Human resource Management) and join the society - go to any area functions they may have (bring copies of your resume, but don't force them on people - only if they ask), network with the members and contribute where possible (not dollars, but ideas, like on their web site).

Last, see if you can sign up with a headhunter - they are paid to find you a job and so they have a vested interest in seeing you get a job (they are paid by the hiring client - if anyone wants money from you up front, walk away).

If there are charities in your area, volunteer a few hours a week to help out with the management of the charity - it acts as experience and also helps you network even more. Set up books for them, help do the books, spreadsheets, whatever.

In this day and economy, you have to give yourself every edge