If there was ever a time we needed a career fair, this is it.
The recession ended two years ago, but times are still tough for college graduates these days.
We're not your mom and dad, but this is one of the times where it might pay to put on a tie and jacket and your best smile.
A study by the National Association of College Employers found that less than a quarter of college graduates who applied for a job had one lined up after college. But even that was better than the year before when it was 20 percent.
Spring might sound like a long way off, and for some that means graduation. But now's the time to visit the Career Center and look into every program it has, from writing cover letters to networking and professional etiquette.
Sometimes, the job you're looking for takes a while to get. That's why it's important to start searching now.
The story of Matthew Epstein offers one example. The marketing and advertising major from the University of Central Florida, after being denied several jobs out of college, made a YouTube video asking Google for a job. Bearing a fake mustache and drinking scotch, he appeals to Google as "a product marketer and digital strategist with a passion for bringing products to market offline and online."
And guess what — he got the job offer.
We doubt you'll go to such extremes. But you've got to take chances, and you've got to start somewhere.
Our photo editor already has a job waiting for him in Zimbabwe as a tour guide and photographer for a resort company. He visited this summer, and if you've seen his pictures, you know how beautiful and surreal his new job environment is going to be. It all started with an email to a family friend and the decision to go ahead and take a risk.
Put on a tie and put yourself out there. Today might be your lucky day.
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