5 secrets for breaking through the entry-level job ‘glass floor’

Hiring managers, job market analysts, career advisers, and college students who have landed jobs weigh in on how to get your foot in the door.

From on-again-off-again tariffs, economic uncertainty, and layoffs, fresh graduates are in one of the toughest job markets in recent history. More than half do not have a job lined up by the time they graduate, and the unemployment rate for young degree holders is the highest it’s been in 12 years, not counting the pandemic.