I remember sitting listening to the special speakers at my graduation ceremony this past May and this one speaker stood out the most. He was one of the officers of the student government and the first phrase from his speech was, "we chose the worst time to graduate, this is one of the worst times this economy has ever faced." Yeah we all laughed, but after the joy of graduating we stepped out into the real world of the job market and we realized that those words were actually true. As the economy is growing better, chances for getting jobs should be getting better too! My opinion is to stay ahead of the competition and try to do something that no one else has done to get a job. Take a look at this article about jobless recovery and how to get ahead http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jul2009/bs20090720_665930.htm