Bobbi Brown's advice to young grads: 'Don't just sit there watching TV and expect the doorbell to ring.'

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Bobbi Brown tells recent grads to take the first job they can get in the industry they want to work in.

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I'm a recent grad who studied history and can't find a job. The AI-driven job market has no place for humanities majors like me.

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The author graduated with a degree in history.

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After graduating from NYU, I had to leave New York because I couldn't afford it. I had to move back in with my parents.

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The author graduated from New York University.

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The 13 college majors with the highest unemployment

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Recent anthropology grads had an unemployment rate of almost 8% in 2024.

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After I graduated from college, I realized I needed a 'third place' to stay sane and social. A new hobby helped me find it.

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Ballet has become a great third place for me, beyond home and work.

Rachel Bernstein

Cisco exec says the slowdown in entry-level hiring is a 'total blip' and won't last

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Francine Katsoudas, Cisco's chief people, policy, and purpose officer, told Business Insider that she doesn't think the slowdown in entry-level hiring will last long.

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My retired father uses his pension to pay for my basic needs because I can't find a job. I'm worried I'm ruining his retirement.

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The author, not pictured, is a recent college grad who depends on her father.

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I was a consultant at McKinsey. Here's the frustrating way they pushed me out.

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Ezra Gershanok was a business analyst at McKinsey & Company.

Ezra Gershanok

It's been a year since I graduated from college, and I still live at home. My therapist says I have post-graduation depression.

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The author, not pictured, is a recent college grad.

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Harvard MBA grads aren't getting jobs like they used to

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Graduates from top-tier schools like Harvard Business School are facing a slowdown in the job market.

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