Recent Grad With No Job? Here Are 7 Strategies To Get Hired Faster

While unemployment rates for college graduates over age 25 was just 2.4% in August 2017, the unemployment rate for recent college graduates ages 21 to 24 was 6.8%. That’s still better than it has been in recent years, but being unemployed months after graduation can be discouraging. Add the stress of looming student loan payments, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

“The first piece of advice I have is that it’s fairly normal [to not have a job a few months after graduation],” says Valerie Sutton, director of the Career Services Office at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. “I think there’s some anxiety that ‘It’s only me,’ and it’s not. There are plenty of people in the same boat.”

That’s an important realization because the more demoralized you get, the harder it is to make a great impression on a prospective employer. So if you’re still job hunting months after getting your degree, take heart—and try these seven steps to get your job search back on track. Read more…

Recent Grad With No Job? Here Are 7 Strategies To Get Hired Faster