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The "NEW" Job Market... NEW Grads...And I'm Still Old-School

So...it has been a little while since I have put pen to paper --- or in my case -- put furiously fast index finger to dusty keyboard. And my --- how things have changed.... NEW JOB MARKET We went right from a mild winter -- into what feels like summer -- and from months of rhetoric about a dismal economy/job market --- to a NYC market rich with job openings. I am puzzled by the "experts" I continue to hear on the local news who speak about how bad the economy is. Here I am --- one Recruiter --- in a big city --- working across several industry verticals --- and I currently am working on 37 active searches. The greatest indicator of job market STRENGTH is that the demand for TALENT is not restricted to one industry or skill set. My clients in Advertising, Beauty, Entertainment, Public Relations + Fashion are all hiring --- at different levels --- in different areas of their organization. Currently; my searches are extremely diverse and range from Entry Level Media Planners to