BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - Facing a bleak job market, Brittney Joiner is thinking about extending her time in school once she gets her degree this spring at Western Kentucky University.
The psychology major from Hopkinsville thinks graduate school might be the best place to ride out the recession before heading into the job market.
She tells the Daily News of Bowling Green that if she had foreseen the economic downturn, she wouldn't have worked so hard to get her degree in four years.
Graduates of Western and other schools will be stacking their resumes against unemployed workers and laid-off professionals with years of experience.
The director of the Career Services Center at WKU, Becky Bennett, says she recommends graduates try to volunteer in their chosen careers while working on job skills through continued education or part-time work.
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