Despite uncertain future, Duq grads find employment

Josh Imhof | news editor When Hunter Drain was choosing his major, computer science seemed like the obvious answer. The 2024 graduate from Duquesne enjoyed building his own computer in high school and his teachers, advisers and guidance counselors told him he wouldn’t have to worry about finding a job because of how much the field was growing. “It was just nothing but good things,” … Continue reading Despite uncertain future, Duq grads find employment

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What Duq seniors should expect when entering the workforce

Kaitlyn Hughes| features editor College students entering the job market have not seen higher unemployment rates and increases in company layoffs as an issue despite statistics. In the past four years the country has seen 448,366 layoffs, according to Layoffs.fyi. The unemployment rate is currently 4.2% which is .4% higher than the previous year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Layoffs are normal Associate … Continue reading What Duq seniors should expect when entering the workforce

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College education does not get careers

By Jim Lorditch | Student Columnist After pursuing suitable employers at the career fair last Wednesday, I couldn’t help but visualize myself in a rat race beside other frantic students searching for any lead to a possible job. But that is the reality of our age; students are competing against a stiff job market for any lowly job thrown their way. Recent polling released from … Continue reading College education does not get careers

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