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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/press-releases/2025/cengage-group-2025-employability-report/
https://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market-impacts

For high schoolers, instead of spending so much money, time, and energy trying to impress colleges, shouldn’t they focus more on figuring out the right major or finding a school that’s actually a good fit? The job reports for college graduates, plus all the constant layoff news, feel like pretty strong warning signs. It makes me wonder whether colleges are really preparing students for a tougher job market or a potential economic downturn in the coming years.

I’m also surprised when I hear advice like “just pick an easier major” in order to get into top schools or “you can rely on the school name or network to get a job.” That might sound magical, but how does that actually work for middle-class or lower-income families without any resource to begin with? Networking is probably exclusive to "the Privileged" who does need to work for a day. Why would those with advantages open doors for those who don’t? It just doesn’t seem like realistic.[/quote]

I'm worried about my engineer daughter who is going to graduate this year. Engineering jobs used to be so plentiful, but now she's been applying for jobs and getting nothing. She's a good student, has worked in labs, been a TA, has great summer jobs, but has not secured a job yet. I can only think that this economy is shrinking. She's going to work as a barista if she can't find work right away, but it's depressing that an engineer can't find a job right out of college!! [/quote]

This was my daughter, who graduated last year. Chemical Engineering.

She was eventually able to get a job that started a couple months back, but it is in an area of the country that none of us had even been to and it is very much an entry level position.

Part of the problems is that as a matter of principle, she doesn't want to work for defense employers, nor for petro chemical employers. If your daughter has similar scruples, she may face similar delays.

The good news is that my daughter is happy that she landed where she did (pharma production start up).  Fingers crossed it will work out for your daughter also!  :-)[/quote]

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