College grads can't find work

James Causey:

Kenisha Johnson will graduate from the not-for-profit Ottawa University with a bachelor's degree in human resources in January. She has been trying to find a job in her field for more than a year.

In the process, she has applied for more than 50 jobs. She only received two calls.

To make matters worse, she was laid off from her last job at a collection agency. Ideally, Johnson would like to land a job in her field of study, but that may be unlikely. Only about 20% of recent college grads were lucky enough to find work in their fields.

The problem Johnson and others like her face is that the tight job market has made companies very selective. And while she will soon have a degree in hand, she lacks on-the-job experience.

"It's discouraging, but right now I'm willing to take any kind of job because I do have bills to pay," Johnson said.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 14, 2012 4:45 AM
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