It is difficult for fresh graduates in the United States to find jobs: It is difficult to find a job even with a double degree

It’s graduation season again, and American college students are also worried about finding jobs.

On TikToK, a girl named Santos cried as she shared her sad job-hunting experience: she has a double degree from Pace University in New York and speaks three languages, but after she sent her resume to many companies, no one was interested.

“It’s hard to find even part-time jobs that don’t pay much per hour,” Santos said devastated.

Ordinary college students are crying and looking for jobs, and graduates from prestigious universities are not having a smooth job search. The New York Times reported that a master’s degree graduate from the Department of Mathematics at New York University sent out 400 resumes, but received 40 rejection letters and did not get a single interview opportunity.

American college students have found it difficult to find a good job in the market after graduation this year. At the same time, employers are increasingly demanding new graduates.

A recent survey by LendEDU, a US financial consumer website, found that more than half of American college students are pessimistic about their job prospects.

The Washington Post also reported that although the unemployment rate of fresh graduates in the United States has been lower than that of other groups since 1990, the gap has widened again after the epidemic. In the view of this media, young people in the United States are paying for the “aftermath of the epidemic.”

Resume fell into oblivion

Lucas, 22, graduated from Saint Mary’s College in California, majoring in political science and communications. He believes that his college life was rich and excellent enough: a near-perfect GPA, multiple internships, and experience representing the US team in cross-country running.

Until the job market poured cold water on it.

Lucas has applied for hundreds of jobs, only to receive a bunch of rejection letters.

“I had high hopes for my future, but the reality was not ideal,” said Lucas, who still actively sends out resumes every week, but has not received any satisfactory responses. Even the two positions of receptionist and car rental agent, which he felt were below his level, rejected him.

Not only liberal arts students, but also graduates of science and engineering find it harder to find jobs than before.

“It’s really hard,” said Christian, 24, who graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in electrical engineering. ” Even entry-level engineering jobs require four or five years of experience, and I can’t compete right out of college, so I’m still living at home and still looking for a job,” he said.

On the social media Reddit, a post titled “Why is it so hard to find an entry-level job?” reflects the difficulties faced by current American graduates in the job search process.