Job Market Improves Slightly For New College Grads
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Setting Out: New Grads' Quest For Work
Melanie Singer stands with her boyfriend Eric Krissek. Singer spent a year after graduation searching for an accounting job before finally finding work.
Landing A Job After A Year Of Rejection WYSO
()Students graduating from college are entering perhaps the toughest, most uncertain job market in generations. Melanie Singer was among them. When she graduated from college in 2010 with a degree in accounting, she thought it would be easy to find a job; it turned out to be anything but.
Grad Keeps On Trucking Despite Tough Job Market()
June 9, 2010 SDPBChristopher Self has spent the past six years working long days and nights as a truck driver. Driving along with financial assistance from the military helped him pay his way through college. But he's still searching for a way to put his degree to good use in the business world.
In Holding Pattern, Grad Is Waiting To Take Off()
June 8, 2010 WLRNYoelvis Bengochea earned a degree in aviation management so he could become an air traffic controller. But in order to find a job, he has to wait for an older generation of controllers to retire. In the meantime, he's working for his family business cleaning pools.
A Percussionist's Life: Beating The Drum For Gigs()
June 3, 2010 WXXIFull-time musicians typically have to have an entrepreneurial spirit, juggling multiple opportunities to make ends meet. That's the case for Ivan Trevino, a recent graduate of the Eastman School of Music, who plans to teach and perform to start paying back $60,000 in student loans.
Dream Of TV Job Remains Elusive For Montana Grad()
June 2, 2010 MTPRDustin "Buddy" Cowart is the only member of his family to earn a college degree. He's determined to find a job in the television industry. But with $50,000 in student debt, he has to keep working at a local home improvement store to make ends meet.
Aspiring Writer Questions Value Of English Degree()
June 1, 2010 WBURHeather Lefebvre just graduated with top honors from Brandeis University with a degree in English and creative writing. She's leaving school with a diploma in her hand and a mountain of debt. And that has her worried about her academic choices.
Accounting Grad Didn't Figure On Job Rejections()
May 31, 2010 WYSOMelanie Singer has long been preparing for a career as an accountant. Despite intensive networking, meetings with a career counselor and three internships, she is discovering there is no formula that results in a job.
