Graduating college students face a challenging job market: Forty-one percent of recent grads are underemployed, meaning they’re working in jobs that typically don’t require a college degree, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Job postings are reportedly down from a year ago, even as widespread federal layoffs and a freeze on government hiring have ratcheted up competition for positions.
Mindful that new grads will need every advantage they can get to start their careers on the right foot, we decided for this week’s Barron’s Advisor Big Q to ask wealth management professionals: What is your advice to college students who will soon be seeking jobs?
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