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Congratulations, Graduate, Now Find a Job!
This year's college graduates face the worse entry-level job market since the dot-com bust of the late 1990's. The National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE, shows employment opportunities down 22% from last year, and some companies that promise jobs won't actually hire until next Fall.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThis year's college graduates face the worse entry-level job market since the dot-com bust of the late 1990's. The National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE, shows employment opportunities down 22% from last year, and some companies that promise jobs won't actually hire until next Fall. Some graduates with loans to pay off are looking at volunteer work and unpaid internships that only provide room and board. We hear the best and worst prospects, talk with college kids about their expectations and hear about one scheme for taking advantage of trouble.
Resources mentioned in today's segment:
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Sarah Needleman
technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal
Alex Segal
Graduating English Major, Wesleyan Universtiy
Alan Solomont
Chairman, Corporation for National and Community Service