Here's your money briefing for Thursday, May 1st.

I'm Jana Herron for the Wall Street Journal.

Going from college into the adult world can often be a rough transition as it is.

But now, new graduates are bumping up against another hard reality, a chilly job market.

We spoke to a student at Temple University who has a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in music.

He has begun looking for a legal assistant and paralegal jobs,

but after sending out dozens of applications with no success,

he has decided to expand his search into the music industry.

We'll talk with Wall Street Journal reporter, Oyan-Addoin,

about how grads are being forced to shift their expectations for that first job.

That's after the break.

Amazon offers employees up to $8,000 for education and training, like Juliet.

She's now a trained technician.

And to her, the sound of machinery in need of repair, reminds her of how far she's come.

In two years, she's landed her dream job, providing her with valuable skills.

That's up to £8,000 for education and training at Amazon.

Eligibility conditions apply.

We're getting close to graduation season, and in addition to that cap and gown ritual,

graduates are hoping for another right of passage, getting an entry-level job, but it's turning out a lot harder than they expected. WSJ reporter, Oyn Adidoyan, joins me to explain. Oyen, what's it like out there for new

grads? It's pretty tough in the job market today for the class of 2025, which are students who are graduating from

college this year. There were already the challenges that we were anticipating, right? There's

AI, which is causing a lot of companies to pull back on hiring. It's taking some jobs. So how does that

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