{"id":31046,"date":"2025-10-19T16:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31046"},"modified":"2025-10-21T13:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:33:54","slug":"college-grads-struggle-to-find-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/10\/college-grads-struggle-to-find-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"College Grads Struggle to Find Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earning a college degree has long been viewed as a reliable pathway to a stable career and financial security. However, in recent years, many U.S. college graduates are finding that the job market is anything but guaranteed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant number struggle to land full-time positions, face a high degree of underemployment, or end up in jobs unrelated to their fields of study. This challenging reality raises urgent questions about the value of higher education, the readiness of graduates, and the alignment between academic programs and the evolving demands of employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video and be able to answer the questions below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"College grads struggle to find jobs\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lmzEh_cpo4g?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does &#8220;<strong>stand out<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;<em>Jaimee del Piano thought her credentials would <strong>stand out<\/strong>.<\/em>&#8221; Use the phrase in a sentence. 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