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Monday, May 3, 2004 at 11:00 AM EDT
Where the Jobs Are
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After months of economic stagnation, the job market is picking up again. But the job market still has not caught up to the rest of the economy, and for many college seniors the opportunities are hard to find.

Click the “Listen” link to hear about the job market for new graduates, the skills, degrees, and specialties that are most in demand.

Guests:

Angela Clinton, supervisory economist at the National Estimates Branch of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Elizabeth Farrell, reporter, The Chronicle of High Education

Jeff Taylor, founder and CEO of Monster.com

Evan Rytlewski, senior at University of Wisconsin and editor-in-chief of the Daily Cardinal newspaper

Cynthia Parker, director of career services at Colby College

 
 

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