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2020 Job Prospects for Graduates and Graduating Students
Written on :
June 21, 2024
Businesses are cutting costs and hiring less during the pandemic - how do graduates and graduating students feel about this? Half are pessimistic about finding a job, and 71% ideally want to land a permanent full-time role, but only 39% expect it to be possible. When do you think things will start to look up for job-seeking youths and job seekers?
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