A Hard Rain's Falling for the Class of 2009

Hosted by Warren Olney Apr. 30, 2009

The National Association of Colleges and Employers—or NACE—has some bad news for the Class of 2009. Employers expect to hire 22% fewer graduates than they did in 2008.

Resources mentioned in today's segment:

AmeriCorps
Teach for America
Edward F. Kennedy Serve America Act of 2009
Peace Corps

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Guests:

Alex Segal - Graduating English Major, Wesleyan Universtiy
Alan Solomont - Chairman, Corporation for National and Community Service
Alejandra Lance Calderon - Graduating Art History Major, Miami University
Laurence Shatkin - career information expert and author
Daniel Seddiqui - Graduate in Economics, University of Southern California
Sarah Needleman - technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal - @sarahneedleman

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Katie Cooper, Andrea Brody

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