It&#x27;s a tough job market for the young <i>with</i> college degrees.  A lot of large companies are displacing (firing) experienced talent in an effort to get cheaper, and it&#x27;s putting a lot of experienced, talented people back in the market.  Many companies are simply hiring experience for not a ton more money (since they&#x27;re now unemployed) over entry level.<p>At my company (fortune 500, not a tech company), I&#x27;ve been very involved in internship and entry level hiring since I remember how hard it was for me to land my first post-college job in 2004.  We&#x27;ve had layoffs, and I don&#x27;t see the strength in our internship and entry level programs that I did even last year - and we&#x27;re a healthy company.<p>Anyhow, first post, don&#x27;t beat me to death :)