Why can’t college graduates find jobs despite 7.6 million openings

About this episode

The episode discusses the paradox of college graduates struggling to find jobs despite a high number of job openings.

The Hidden Lightness with Jimmy Hinton – The frustration is understandable. Many graduates invested years of study, mountains of coursework, and often tens of thousands of dollars into preparing for careers they imagined would be waiting for them on the other side of commencement. But beneath the headlines and discouraging statistics lies an interesting contradiction...

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Hinton

Topics covered

• college graduates
• job market
• employment
• education
• career preparation

Keywords

• college graduates
• job openings
• employment statistics
• career preparation
• education investment

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