Advice to the Recent Graduate Looking for a Job

At a time when unemployment hovers well over 9 percent, it’s difficult for college students to find a job in this crowded job pool.

While, the National Association of Colleges and Employers says 5.3 percent more graduates will be hired this year compared to 2009, that comes off a terrible year where the number of graduates hired dropped by 21.6 percent. So the jobs haven’t caught up to the number of graduates looking yet, but what should the young job seeker do if he finds himself stuck on his parents couch with potato chips and a degree in hand?

Mrim Boutla, a career coach and founder of PurposeU, gives some advice to the unemployed grad.

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