The job market is booming. How can college graduates take advantage of it?

Labor experts say that job prospects are promising for the class of 2022.

Overall enrollment in undergraduate and graduate programs has been trending downward since around 2012.
Overall enrollment in undergraduate and graduate programs has been trending downward since around 2012.

The job market is booming. How can college graduates take advantage of it?

Labor experts say that job prospects are promising for the class of 2022.

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The COVID-19 pandemic created an unpredictable employment landscape, but things are looking up for college graduates. According to a national survey, employers are significantly boosting recruitment.

Reset learns more about what’s driving this trend and how the class of 2022 can leverage it.

GUESTS: Robert Bruno, professor and director of the labor education program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jaime Velasquez, associate director for employer relations at the University of Illinois Chicago