Video Essay: Tough Job Climate For Young Job Seekers

Posted on December 19, 2008

This AP video essay by Martha Irvine focuses on recent college grad Kimberly Bratton. Kimberly Bratton moved to Chicago with the hopes of landing a job in her dream city. So far she has found a lot of temporary work but she has found it tough going when it comes to landing a permanent job. A lot of young job seekers in a lot of cities are finding the job market in today's recession is just as tough and unwelcoming as Kimberly Barrton is discovering it to be. Usually persistence pays off even in a difficult recession like this one.