Nearly 1 in 10 people in America are out of work. That’s bad news for college grads and for college students. The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that more and more recent grads are having trouble finding jobs, regardless of their degrees and what schools they attended.
“Despite the hidden benefits of being back home, graduates say there’s no denying that the blow they’ve been dealt by the recession hurts deeply.
“I expected to have an excellent job in a field that I was passionate about, in a top corporate architecture firm in New York City,” said Lisa Li, 22, a graduate of the prestigious Pratt Institute in Manhattan.
Instead, she’s back in San Francisco sharing a bedroom with her 15-year-old sister and helping her parents manage their rental properties.
“I feel like a failure,” Li admitted.”
Yeah, that pretty much sucks. Here’s our advice for everyone in college right now or going there next year. Don’t party. Study hard. Study fast. Save your cash. And GTFO! Be creative with your career path. Start your own business or open a franchise. Otherwise, make sure you network with the right people. Or you can just ride out the storm by getting a Master’s or PhD while the economy is shot. By the time you’re done, there will be jobs again. Unless the world ends in 2012…
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