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>> i dont want -- there are a couple times i was wondering if i was getting a pink slip. >> heres romney trying to explain that awful feeling of job insecurity you get after graduating from harvard business school. >> i came out of school and i got an entry level position like the other people that were freshly minted mbas. and like anybody that starts at the bottom of an enterprise, you wonder when you dont do so well whether youre going to be able to hang on to your job. and you wonder if the ...

Couple times i was wondering if i was getting a pink slip. >> heres romney trying to explain that awful feeling of job insecurity you get after graduating from harvard business school. >> i came out of school and i got an entry level position like the other people that were freshly minted mbas. and like anybody that starts at the bottom of an enterprise, you wonder when you dont do so well whether youre going to be able to hang on to your job. and you wonder if the enterprise gets in trouble, yo...

Candidates are riding him on that. when did mitt romney worry about a pink slip? >> well, mitt romney has persuaded a lot of people, he won iowa and he may win new hampshire tomorrow. he has billieen the front-runne the republican contest for many months. i do not think its fair to say he has not attracted support. he has the most momentum of any candidate in the race so far. he is persuading people and best situated to beat barack obama, clearly. the pink slip issue, mitt romney came out of col...

Were laid off because he once out of school felt he could have gotten a pink slip, the other candidates are riding him on that. when did mitt romney worry about a pink slip? >> well, mitt romney has persuaded a lot of people, he won iowa and he may win new hampshire tomorrow. he has billieen the front-runne the republican contest for many months. i do not think its fair to say he has not attracted support. he has the most momentum of any candidate in the race so far. he is persuading people and ...

University, leave college, and start looking for jobs? these are not people who are going to write themselves out to the labor market. theyre simply going to he had up to more unemployment. >> and they are coming out with more debt than theyve ever had. people who have been sold the idea of the american dream. you spend four years in college and then you can get an entry level job. they might be fortunate enough in that a lot of big corporations who have trillions of dollars of cash, corporation...

Right now. >> correct. >> you also have an associates degree in business, a little bit more education and to make yourself more marketable, sending resumes out constantly. >> yes. >> whats it like out there to be super qualify and not able to get a job? >> its -- its horrible. i mean, its not just not being able to get a job. its not being able to get an interview. i probably average five resumes online to various companies and job site locations daily, and with nothing. its just -- quiet. there...

Traffic. >> i would ask eileen a question, how did you get them there in the first place, whether it was seo, a whole new ball game on the web. word of mouth can go a long way, but things like search and finding -- and really it doesnt just extend through a website like this. you want to figure out in any business, how did you succeed in the first place and how do you replicate that. >> if you got them there first, then you need to make sure you keep them or get them telling their friends. >> ex...

Thats hard because presumably -- >> why did you look at me? >> yeah. >> its a hard one, right? presumably you hired her because shes good and presumably you trust her because you hired her. >> i think for an entry level position as long as youre not privy to sensitive confidential information it shouldnt be a big deal. people will work in a similar industry as their boyfriend or significant other. if theres sensitive information hes worried about, he should be careful with that and then, number ...

List goes on and on. job reps say theyre seeing something different here this year, the number of alumni who have shown up who have been downsized out of a job looking for just an entry level position. back to you. jon: laura, dan and rina, thank you. jane: new signs out that the bottom line for a lot of us in this country may be looking stronger. according to the federal reserve, people are slowly regaining some of the wealth theyve lost in the recession. jenna is here to explain the gains are ...

Passage but a lot of teenagers are finding work hard to come by. the current teen unemployment rate is just over 27%. the highest level since the government began tracking back in 1948. more than 1.6 million teenagers are now looking for work. last year 31% of all employed teens worked accommodation and food services. in this economy though, theres stiff competition even for entry level position but fast-food joint cans still be an important resource. david lee miller is at a mcdonalds this lunc...