College used to open doors—now even grads with master’s degrees are sending 60 job applications a month to no luck

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College used to open doors—now even grads with master’s degrees are sending 60 job applications a month to no luck

fortune.com/2025/08/08/college-degrees-unemployed-american-dream-graduates-gen-z-masters-struggling-to-land-careers-ai-job-hunting

Job-seekers are applying to twice as many jobs this year than they did in 2024, as “ghost jobs,” AI agents, and a fiercely competitive labor market throw a wrench in the American Dream. And master’s students are having a rough go at it, as they’re sending out up to 60 applications per…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-08-10 01:47:11.956000.