Unemployment has dropped to under 5%. But what is still truly different today is the quality of the competition and the sheer volume of it.
The fact is the economy in most countries is changing so much with increased automation. Everyone has to worry about robots taking over.
Even Millennials, young adults now in their twenties, who are the best-educated generation, make up a large percent of the unemployed in the US.
Often when they find a job, the picture isn’t always pretty with many doing part-time or contract work.
This dilemma is why I wrote my new book, Graduate to a Great Career (graduatetoagreatcareer.com) It doesn’t take just hard work to be successful today; you have to be good at branding yourself. This book will show you how.