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The class of 2024 is graduating into an uncertain job market in which the best jobs are harder than ever to come by.
  • Tech, consulting, and finance jobs are harder to secure because of hiring cuts and more competition.
  • Students are stacking internships and appear to be expanding their job searches to other sectors.
  • Plagued by layoffs, hiring in tech seems to have taken the biggest hit — by nearly every measure.

Management consulting, Big Tech, and finance are the go-to industries for many college students because they pay big money and look great on a résumé.