With 1.8 million college graduates entering the job market this year, the competition is fierce for new applicants. According to a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), most companies expect to hire only 2.1 percent more college graduates from the class of 2013 than they did from the class of 2012. With the competitive nature of the job market in general, recent college graduates may have an experience deficit that shrinks their opportunity to compete with experienced job seekers.
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College graduates typically have three paths forward: graduate school, post-college certificate programs or an internship/employment. If landing an internship or employment is the goal, what can a recent college graduate do to improve their prospects?
MOOCs, short for massive open online courses, offer a creative, productive use of time while in the midst of a job search. (They are also a good resource for career exploration for recent high school graduates, as Debbie Morrison describes in a previous article.) The price is right (they’re free), the schedule is flexible and MOOCs can augment your portfolio of experience.
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