Recent college graduates continue to face a tough job market, two and a half years out from the so-called end of the Great Recession in June 2009. College tuition has grown faster than inflation or family income. As the cost of a four-year degree has risen, so has college debt, but default on those loans [...]
In considering the crisis of teenage unemployment, I realize how lucky I am to have gotten my current job at Temple Sinai. In the Jewish community where I live, many parents send their children from kindergarten through tenth grade to Hebrew school. It was through this process that I was identified as a leader and [...]
Last May, I became a part of the small fraction of D.C. teens lucky enough to obtain a job. Café Bonaparte, a tiny Parisian-themed café in the ritzy Georgetown area, is a hidden gem for various reasons. One, has great crepes. Two, it is one of the few establishments always in need of new staff. [...]
By Jenya Cassidy, MomsRising When I was in high school and college, I worked in restaurants. I worked for minimum wage and I worked hard – cleaning, cooking, even counting money and making bank deposits. I remember my pay going from 3.35 an hour to 3.45 an hour when I made ‘head cashier’ – a [...]
By Kendra McCormick, National Council of Women’s Organizations The recession negatively impacts young people looking to enter the workforce for the first time, and as a recent college graduate, I can easily see how the recession is impacting my peers and me. I have experienced firsthand how difficult it is to find full-time, paid employment in [...]
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