Newly graduated? Now comes the hard part.

Job market data shows a not-so-pretty picture of early career hiring as college graduates enter the workforce.

A group of college graduates in caps and gowns sit in rows at a graduation ceremony. The photo is in black in white and taken from behind.

Skills

  • Data analysis and visualization
  • Beat reporting
  • Interviewing

About this project

This was a story I pitched based on data sent to us from LinkedIn about the lack of recent college graduates landing jobs after graduation. I paired the new data with insights from Handshake and the National Association of Colleges and Employers to report on the challenges facing new graduates in the current job market. I interviewed experts and created data visuals to complete the reporting and the story was featured on Here's the Scoop, NBC News' afternoon podcast.

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