This has been a daunting job search. Since officially graduating from UC in September, this job search has been an emotional roller-coaster.
Entering college in the fall of 2005 I began pursuing higher education in an economic boom time - and things only got better. During the peek in 2007, unemployment was at records lows, the housing market was booming, and job offers for college grads were plentiful. Professors were giving optimistic lectures of how lucky we were to be so young and so educated in such a prosperous time. We were in the second gilded age. Oh how things changed in 2008. The housing market collapsed, sub-prime "toxic" mortgages poisoned the banks and choked world credit markets, Americans cut spending, businesses faltered, and jobs and wealth evaporated into thin air. All this seemed rather abstract to an ambitious young college graduate. Why should the greed of irresponsible people translate into me (and millions of others) having to wait 8 months to get a job offer?
I am happy that I have been given this opportunity. I fully intend on making the most of it. With so many out there that are still struggling, it would be insulting to them if I wasted my chance. Even in the twilight of hardship it is important to keep working hard. Eventually, you will be rewarded for it.
