Graduates' Special Edition
Happy Friday, especially to all the graduates transitioning to the world of work this year. In this special newsletter edition, we've compiled the best of the Journal's coverage on cracking the entry-level job market right now. Consider it the essential reading list for the Class of '24 and anyone else embarking on career.
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The Secret to a Successful Job Search
Who-you-know networking is back. As the number of job applicants has swelled in recent years, the key to landing a new position often turns on a personal connection that can pluck your résumé out of online obscurity and ensure it’s seen by a real person.
Behind the resurgence: frustration with the digital slog that bogs down U.S. hiring. Many hiring managers and applicants agree that the ease with which job hunters can respond to help-wanted postings has broken the online-application process by creating high volumes of candidates that hiring managers can’t hope to parse through.
- ‘You’re Fighting AI With AI’: Bots Are Breaking the Hiring Process (Read)
What An Entry-Level Job Looks Like Today
Look at hundreds of entry-level job postings for college grads, and you’ll find that companies are still in sales mode, despite employers’ moderating demand for young professionals.
The Wall Street Journal analyzed hundreds of entry-level job postings in a range of roles, sectors and locations, from Chicago to Dallas to San Jose, Calif. They reveal what entry-level work looks like—a mix of in-office and remote work that puts new graduates on track for more responsibility—and what companies think young workers want now.
- Companies Want Fewer Grad Hires This Year (Read)
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The Pay It Takes to Make College Tuition Pay Off
Young professionals graduating from public universities charging in-state tuition often receive a degree that is worth the money—with one caveat.
New graduates need to earn at least $50,000 a year, on average, in their first decade off campus for the degree to pay off, according to new research from Strada Education Foundation, a nonprofit that analyzed federal education and earnings data.
- Computer Science Majors Graduate Into World With Fewer Opportunities (Read)
Best of the Rest
Check out some of the Journal's best-read stories on starting a career:
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This newsletter was curated by Vanessa Fuhrmans, WSJ's Careers and Leadership Deputy Bureau Chief. Reach her on LinkedIn.
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