New Survey Reveals Four Out of 10 College Grads are Underemployed

What we’re about to tell you is bleak, so please don’t say we didn’t warn you.

According to new survey results released by Accenture, 41 percent of recent college grads who are employed indicated they’re underemployed.

Essentially, they graduated within the past two years and feel they’re working in jobs that don’t require college degrees.

Furthermore, approximately 63 percent say they will need more training in order to get their desired job. The 2013 College Graduate Employment Survey included 1,010 students graduating from college this year along with 1,005 students who graduated in 2011 and 2012.

The numbers also identified a gap.

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