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Benzinga
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Madison Troyer

Rushing To The Office: As The Labor Market Tightens, Students Are Starting Internships, Career Coaching Much Earlier

Student Leader’s Experience

It's no secret that the job market has tightened up over the last several months. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that employers had added 911,000 fewer jobs between March 2024 and March 2025 than originally reported. 

While this news is worrying for everyone, it’s particularly stressful for current college students whose post-grad career prospects now seem a lot less certain. In an effort to give themselves a competitive edge in the post-grad world, many of them are starting internships and career coaching much earlier.

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