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Historically, her department is seen as ‘resume helpers.’ They still help students build resumes, but she says COVID-19 has shown her they need to be much more. Thanks to the instability of the job market, she says they’ve seen a big uptick in students and recent grads coming for career counseling.
“Many of those students are August 2020, or December 2020 grads, and they re feeling very, very defeated and very anxious about the fact that they don t have a job yet, she said.
The mental health burden of the pandemic coupled with the financial stresses can be overwhelming. The unemployment rate for people 15-24 soared to over 27% as the pandemic hit. It’s now resting at around 12.5%.
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