Career Expert Shares Job Search Tips for Recent College Graduates

Personalizing Network Events for College Student by Strengths

Targeted career support services can recognize students’ strengths and connect them with employers who value and celebrate their assets. One of the challenges for students entering the workforce is identifying how their experiences in and outside the classroom have prepared them for careers. A 2023 survey by Cengage found that one-third of recent graduates felt underqualified for entry-level roles, and only 41 percent believed their program taug…

Career expert shares job search tips for recent college graduates

A career expert offers tips for recent college graduates facing employment challenges, including networking, flexibility, and contract work.

Recent college graduates face a tougher job market; MATC offers support

Recent college graduates in Wisconsin may face challenges as they enter the job market, with unemployment rates rising and job openings declining, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.The latest available data shows graduate unemployment rates are higher in the early parts of 2025 compared to last year at the same time. The number of available jobs in Wisconsin has decreased in that same time frame. Milwaukee Area Technical…

Gen Z graduates are not looking for the cool benefits like table tennis boards at their first job, but to get rid of their debts. Generation Z is struggling with some prejudices, especially in the workplace. Ben Christensen, co-founder of the Handshake career platform, explained what is really about the attitude of Generation Z. His platform is aimed at the graduates of the universities around the world and wants to make it easier for them to en…

How grads can futureproof themselves as career ladders weaken

With the “bottom rung of the career ladder breaking,” according to Aneesh Raman, chief economic opportunity officer at LinkedIn, new graduates and other workers early in their careers face less certain paths for getting professional toeholds and experience that can serve them over their lifetimes. That also ups the stakes for managers and mentors to help young workers identify and cultivate the skills that will best serve them. We reached out to…

LinkedIn Executive Warns AI Threatens Entry-Level Jobs as Graduate Unemployment Rises

AI is eroding entry-level positions across multiple industries, threatening the traditional career ladder for young professionals, LinkedIn's chief economic opportunity officer warned Monday. College graduate unemployment has risen 30% since September 2022, compared to 18% for workers overall, accor...