College Grads Navigate The Strange And Scary Job World Created By Coronavirus
College Grads Navigate The Strange And Scary Job World Created By Coronavirus
College Grads Navigate The Strange And Scary Job World Created By Coronavirus
By Grace Hood
May 15, 2020
Summary
Newly minted college graduates have landed into one of the most difficult job markets in recent memory.
Job offers have been rescinded or delayed by months.
After two summers interning for Swinerton commercial construction, Caviness secured a full-time job offer.
The nonprofit association does regular surveys of employers and was expecting a 6.5 percent increase in jobs for college grads in 2020 before the pandemic mucked up plans.
Deloitte will pay a small stipend to help defray some of the costs, but Litton now finds herself in a outbreak-fueled job limbo for six months.
The bad news for college grads is that jobs like restaurant or hotel work aren't something to fall back on due to public health closures.
Colorado State University graduate Tilo Lopez had hoped to translate his journalism major into a job being a cameraman for live sports.
Koc calls the lack of transitional jobs "Highly concerning" for grads because it could take students even longer to build professional networks that they don't necessarily have right out of college.
"It's going to take a while to get a job. You may have to go outside of your preferred field and look broadly at the types of jobs available," he said.
Kelley Crespin, a first-generation student and recent grad from Front Range Community College, leaned on mentors in school and at her new job as a medical assistant.
Reference
Hood, G. (2020, May 15). College Grads Navigate The Strange And Scary Job World Created By Coronavirus. Retrieved May 16, 2020, from https://www.cpr.org/2020/05/15/college-grads-navigate-the-strange-and-scary-job-world-created-by-coronavirus/