Gettin Paid and Underage

More and more young adults today are attending four-year colleges in order to pursue a higher education. A lot of these young adults know exactly what they want to do after college, and some of them attend college without an exact career in sight, but rather for the security of having a degree to fall back on. It has been statistically proven that throughout one’s lifetime, people with a college education will end up making $1 million more than those who are only high school graduates. 

Graduating college has a lot of benefits and, although stressful and pricey, is worth it in the long run.

Finding a job right out of college is not an easy process. A lot of employers would like to hire someone with actual work experience rather than only being fresh out of school.

College graduates are likely to in an underpaid job that would not be their first choice. It is lucky and rare that one will find a good paying job relating to their major that they have a deep interest in first thing after graduating.

The recession gives college graduates reason to worry even more about finding a job. According to a study done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, employers are not so interested in hiring new graduates. The study illustrates that the rate of hiring new graduates will be down 22% for the college graduates of 2009 than those hired from the Class of 2008. 

Not only do college graduates have to go up against people with experience for jobs, they also have to go against the people who have been laid off and waiting to go back to work. 

As of May 8, 2009, the current unemployment rate is 8.6%. This rate does not give the Class of 2009 anything to be hopeful about.

However, there are success stories to be heard. Many people from the Boston area are aware of the “ Matty in the Morning Show” on Kiss 108 FM. It has been the number one morning show in Boston since 1979, when the station first began running. Kiss 108 remains the number one Hit Music station in Boston. So how does this show continue to stay at the top throughout all of these years? The morning radio personalities, Matt Siegel, Billy Costa, and Lisa Donovan all contribute to the success of the show. Without the staff that helps to put the show together and running five days a week, the show would have a hard time of being pulled off.

The most amazing thing about this is that the crew who makes everything happen behind the scenes at the “Matty in the Morning Show” consists of young adults all under the age of thirty.

Kendra, Suzee, Rich and Buddy are all twenty-somethings who all landed their dream jobs after internships, hard work and never giving up on their dreams. So meet this dedicated and talented crew who plans on staying put - even during this recession.