Will You Hire Me? College Graduates Confront a Tougher Job Market

您会录用我吗?大学毕业生面临更加严峻的就业市场

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2025-05-01

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Employers are pulling back on hiring just as the class of 2025 polish off their degrees. That’s leaving a lot of soon-to-be-graduates floundering for a job. Wall Street Journal reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host Janna Herron to discuss how these 20-somethings are navigating a crowded job market. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Here's your Money Briefing for Thursday, May 1st.

  • I'm Jana Herron for The Wall Street Journal.

  • Going from college into the adult world can often be a rough transition as it is.

  • But now, new graduates are bumping up against another hard reality, a chilly job market.

  • We spoke to a student at Temple University who has a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in music.

  • He has begun looking for legal assistant and paralegal jobs,

  • but after sending out dozens of applications with no success,

  • he has decided to expand his search into the music industry.

  • We'll talk with Wall Street Journal reporter Oyen Adedoyen about how grads are being forced to shift their expectations for that first job.

  • That's after the break.

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