December 6, 2002

Tough Job Market Awaits 2003 Graduates, Survey Finds

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

Joel Haist, a senior at Michigan State University, knows that he is going to have to "work it from all angles" to land a job when he graduates, in May, and he says some friends are applying to graduate schools as backups in case no job prospects pan out.

The Class of 2003 faces a bleak labor market, though one that is slightly better than last year's, according to a national survey conducted by Michigan State's Collegiate Employment Research Institute.

While the survey indicates

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