Working When Out of Work
While the United States economy as a whole has shown promise as of late, unemployment figures have lagged significantly behind other metrics on the road to recovery. This trend is particularly alarming to younger members of the community, lacking the relevant work experience to contend for desirable jobs fresh out of school. So often qualified individuals, thanks to no fault of their own such as study habits or natural aptitude, find difficulty in securing career-oriented work (excluding bartending/waitressing fall back options) directly out of college. With less jobs available market-wide, it follows than employers are receiving heightened numbers of resumes, even for entry level positions, from applicants who have advanced well-beyond entry level status in their career arc. What can you do as a young person with eyes on employment? (more…)
