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Pandemic-Era College Kids Face Job Market That Doesn’t Want Them
The first students to have their proms disrupted by Covid-19 are again having to adjust their expectations as they graduate and head into the workforce.
Students during an class at American University in Washington DC in 2021.
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They didn’t walk at their 2020 high school graduations. They entered college at the height of remote learning and campus lockdowns. And now they’re finishing exams amid nationwide protests and preparing to enter a job market that’s hard for many to navigate.
Coming up to the podium — the class of 2024.