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Do I need to be the person that will call you and show up in person and be like, I'm a real person, I promise, like, please just talk to me.

I feel desperate.

Job hunting is rarely, if ever, fun.

And it's never been easy.

But these days, it can be especially bewildering.

Today, we've got career advice aimed at recent college grads,

but which is really applicable to anyone.

It's Friday, June 5th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR

and WBOR. I'm Chris Bentley.

College graduates have a lot to celebrate this time of year, except the job market most of them are walking into.

The unemployment rate for people in their 20s is significantly higher than it is for the rest of the workforce.

We've been asking recent grads to share their job search experience with us.

Here's Addison Hinkle of Boston, who recently graduated with a

master's in writing and publishing. I already feel behind, and I think that the most

sad, disappointing thing is when I tell people I graduated with my master's in writing and

publishing, and they get a confused look

on their face like, why would you do that? Or how are you going to find a job? And it makes me sad

because I spent the last two years studying something I really love and I'm passionate about.

And I wouldn't trade it for the world, even though I am struggling to find a job right now.

I think that there's still hope to be had.

We heard from lots of listeners, like Addison, and we put some of their questions to Judy Amali

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