Where the Jobs Are for Young Grads

Can I just say I am astonished by everyone's comments right now? All this time, I thought I was the only one going through this rollercoaster of the recent college graduate woes. I have comfort knowing I am not the only person going through this point of my life right now. I am a recent college grad with a degree in Psychology and really have not found a government job that fits with my experience or major. So... it's tough EVERYWHERE we go, but at least we all have each other, right? Even considering going back to school since this economy is down the hole still...

This is BS. We need to have robots do all of our work for us (which we have the technology for), get rid of this "economy", and distribute resources amongst all individuals in the world. It may sound communistic, but I would much rather every person live life to the fullest and have everything they NEED than kicking people while they are down and expecting the middle class to buy, work, and run the entire industry for those lazy slobs at the top. Wake up AMERICA!!!!

Graduated this year. Degree is pretty useless. It's not for any specific field, which is a double negative. Been applying for Government Jobs as a fallback. Nothing. Been on meetings with people in the government to get inside help, and was pretty much guaranteed a pass to the interviewing level and STILL nothing.

I've given up on the Government. Given up on anything worthwhile and have succumb to regular avereage joe positions being as I have no job and my family is supporting me.

But yay! I have job interviews for At&T, Blockbuster and freaking BABYS 'R' US! ('-')

Life sucks and it feels good not to care anymore. Try it.

I graduated 1 year ago with a master's in business from a known university and still no luck. The article says about government jobs and I have been applying for govt jobs for almost 1 year . I never got any response from the govt. I also got into a lot of job scams but fortunately I escaped before falling into their traps and lose $500, $1500 etc from my own pocket. Most of the scams are in the financial adviser industry, management trainee, marketing, sales and business analyst industry. The victims are mostly entry level students and graduates, unemployed people with not much experience or people who came from a foreign country. The only jobs that are available today are doing sales for a minimum wage or scam other people or you can be a soldier in U.S military! Which one do you want?

This inofrmation doesn't provide hope just dispair. Most college graduates need to know that they are twice as likely to secure a job before someone without a degree. The job search will take time (6 to 12 months), but they will eventually obtain employment. Don't be discouraged if you don't find a job in your specific major or if the positions in your major don't pay well. Take the job and keep searching. Some income is better than none at all. Save as much as you can. Your Big Break will come. PATIENCE, little grass hopper ;)

looks like i'll be looking for a job in government... but I wonder what this will mean for the folks in my generation in the coming years (those who graduate college between 2008-Present) what will the economy and workforce look like with manual labor jobs being distributed to overqualified young college grads who would normally be in search of an entry level position to get them through the door, allowing them to eventually move up the corporate ladder. I think that because of the current economic climate many people of my generation including myself who are actively looking for steady suitable employment are also making waves in business entrepreneurship by increasingly working to develop small businesses and non-profit organizations consulting firms and the like in our spare time. This is what happens when you have hundreds of thousands of unemployed college graduates with a wealth of knowledge and time on their hands who have been forced to make due with the pathetic resources they've been dealt... in the long run I think we can expect a very unique and incomparable workforce one that is not only competitive but creative youthful and optimistic as well... in other words I feel our generation will definitely prevail but I don't think it'll be because of a magical increase in jobs in either the private, government or other sectors but because of the flourishing and gentle development of the entrepreneurial spirit