New York offers the worst cost-of-living tradeoff of any major city for new college grads. Starting salaries go further in these 14 metros.

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New York City is still a dominant job market.

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As a recent college grad, I've built my career from my childhood bed. I feel like I'm missing out on the professional world.

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The author is a recent college grad working remotely.

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I'm a recent college grad who landed my dream job, but it was a remote position. I quit because I got lonely at home.

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The author is a recent college grad.

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Here's how much engineering students make in the middle of their careers

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The mid-career median wages for 10 kinds of engineering majors were largely at or over $100,000.

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Some Gen Z jobseekers are bringing mom and dad to interviews and it's turning off employers, new survey finds

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Some employers say that young professionals are entitled and get offended too easily. 

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A Nobel Prize-winning economist warned students against rushing into STEM to get AI jobs, saying they may sow their 'own seeds of self-destruction'

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Christopher Pissarides, professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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A graduate who went mega-viral with a tearful reaction to her first 9-to-5 job says she's been laid off

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The 21-year-old college graduate said her previous 9-to-5 role had left her without any savings.

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