Job-Search Advice for College Seniors and Recent College Grads: Job-Hunting in Times of Uncertainty
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
It seems pretty unfair when you think about it. You've worked hard in school for some 15 or more years, including 4 or more years in college, all with the plan that once you made it through all that schooling, you would have a good-paying job waiting for you. But now, with the U.S. and global economies mired in the slowdown of a generation and saddled with college debt, you face an uncertain future.
There may be no good-paying job waiting for you. Those who have already graduated and are still searching for a job in your career field know that. And for you seniors graduating in 2009, many fewer good-paying jobs waiting for you. That said, the more prepared you are -- and the more you maximize your job-search efforts -- the more likely you will be one of the lucky ones who does land a great job.
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