PANDEMIC BEGAN, THEY'RE FINDING IT MORE DIFFICULT THAN BEFORE.

IT MORE DIFFICULT THAN BEFORE. HERE'S MORE.

HERE'S MORE. >>> MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT

>>> MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS.

NUMBERS. >> THE ECONOMY IS BASICALLY

>> THE ECONOMY IS BASICALLY GRINDED TO A HALT.

GRINDED TO A HALT. >> FOR COLLEGE SENIORS, THIS

>> FOR COLLEGE SENIORS, THIS SHOULD BE A TIME TO MAKE

SHOULD BE A TIME TO MAKE MEMORIES, CELEBRATE AND LOOK FOR

MEMORIES, CELEBRATE AND LOOK FOR THAT FIRST REAL-WORLD JOB.

THAT FIRST REAL-WORLD JOB. BUT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

BUT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CHANGED EVERYTHING.

CHANGED EVERYTHING. >>> COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES PUT

>>> COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES PUT THE ECONOMY ESSENTIALLY ON

THE ECONOMY ESSENTIALLY ON PAUSE.

PAUSE. >> SHE'S A SENIOR AT ILLINOIS

>> SHE'S A SENIOR AT ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY.

STATE UNIVERSITY. LAST NOVEMBER SHE RECEIVED

LAST NOVEMBER SHE RECEIVED MULTIPLE JOB OFFERS AND ACCEPTED

MULTIPLE JOB OFFERS AND ACCEPTED HER FAVORITE ONE.

HER FAVORITE ONE. WERE YOU EXCITED FOR THAT JOB?

WERE YOU EXCITED FOR THAT JOB? >> YEAH.

>> YEAH. I WAS SO EXCITED.

I WAS SO EXCITED. I WAS TELLING ALL MY FRIENDS

I WAS TELLING ALL MY FRIENDS ABOUT IT CONSTANTLY.

ABOUT IT CONSTANTLY. >> THEN CAME COVID.

>> THEN CAME COVID. >> HER OFFER WAS RESCINDED.

>> HER OFFER WAS RESCINDED. >> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT

>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET THAT CALL LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THEY

CALL LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THEY JUST COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD?

JUST COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD? >> I MEAN TO BE HONEST, I WAS

>> I MEAN TO BE HONEST, I WAS PREPARING MYSELF FOR IT.

PREPARING MYSELF FOR IT. I KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE TO RELY

I KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE TO RELY ON MYSELF AND BE SUPER PROACTIVE

ON MYSELF AND BE SUPER PROACTIVE IN ORDER TO GET MYSELF OUT OF

IN ORDER TO GET MYSELF OUT OF THIS SITUATION.

THIS SITUATION. >> SHE HAD TO GO BACK TO SQUARE

>> SHE HAD TO GO BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

ONE. HOW DIFFERENT IS THAT JOB HUNT

HOW DIFFERENT IS THAT JOB HUNT NOW AMID THE PANDEMIC?

NOW AMID THE PANDEMIC? >> NOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT AT TEN

>> NOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT AT TEN TIMES THE RATE.

TIMES THE RATE. YOU HAVE TO REACH OUT TO DOUBLE

YOU HAVE TO REACH OUT TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, APPLY TO

THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, APPLY TO AS MANY POSITIONS THAT YOU'RE

AS MANY POSITIONS THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BECAUSE IN REALITY

INTERESTED IN BECAUSE IN REALITY EVEN SOME OF THE POSITIONS THAT

EVEN SOME OF THE POSITIONS THAT ARE POSTED AREN'T NECESSARILY

ARE POSTED AREN'T NECESSARILY HIRING FOR A VERY, VERY LONG

HIRING FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME.

TIME. >> AFTER DOZENS OF APPLICATIONS,

>> AFTER DOZENS OF APPLICATIONS, SHE FINALLY GOT GOOD NEWS.

SHE FINALLY GOT GOOD NEWS. SHE ACCEPTED A NEW JOB OFFER AND

SHE ACCEPTED A NEW JOB OFFER AND WILL START WORK MAY 11th.

WILL START WORK MAY 11th. ALINA IS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES.

ALINA IS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS, 30

OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS, 30 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE FILED

MILLION AMERICANS HAVE FILED UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.

UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. THAT MEANS SOON TO BE COLLEGE

THAT MEANS SOON TO BE COLLEGE GRADUATES ARE LOOKING AT THE ONE

GRADUATES ARE LOOKING AT THE ONE OF THE WORST JOB MARKETS IN

OF THE WORST JOB MARKETS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

AMERICAN HISTORY. >> WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE

>> WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE DELAYED STARTS, REMOTE, I THINK

DELAYED STARTS, REMOTE, I THINK THERE'S A MIDDLE GROUP THAT

THERE'S A MIDDLE GROUP THAT SAYS -- THAT HAVEN'T RESCINDED

SAYS -- THAT HAVEN'T RESCINDED OFFERS YET.

OFFERS YET. THEY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR

THEY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT YET.

THAT YET. THEN THE THIRD GROUP THAT

THEN THE THIRD GROUP THAT DOESN'T SEE AN OPTION FOR THEM

DOESN'T SEE AN OPTION FOR THEM AND THEY'RE GOING TO PULL THOSE

AND THEY'RE GOING TO PULL THOSE OFFERS NOW.

OFFERS NOW. >> WHILE MANY STUDENTS ARE LEFT

>> WHILE MANY STUDENTS ARE LEFT QUESTIONING THEIR FUTURE, FOR

QUESTIONING THEIR FUTURE, FOR SOME IT'S COME FASTER THAN THEY

SOME IT'S COME FASTER THAN THEY EXPECTED.

EXPECTED. >> WHEN WAS YOUR CLASS SUPPOSED

>> WHEN WAS YOUR CLASS SUPPOSED TO GRADUATE?

TO GRADUATE? >> MAY 17, 2020.

>> MAY 17, 2020. >> KATHERINE JUST GRADUATED TWO

>> KATHERINE JUST GRADUATED TWO WEEKS EARLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY

WEEKS EARLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.

OF VERMONT. HER ENTIRE NURSING CLASS WILL

HER ENTIRE NURSING CLASS WILL NOW GET A TEMPORARY PERMIT SO

NOW GET A TEMPORARY PERMIT SO THEY CAN START WORK IMMEDIATELY

THEY CAN START WORK IMMEDIATELY BEFORE TAKING THEIR BOARDS.

BEFORE TAKING THEIR BOARDS. >> THERE'S A CALL FOR NURSES TO

>> THERE'S A CALL FOR NURSES TO GET INTO THE FRONT LINES, AS

GET INTO THE FRONT LINES, AS PEOPLE ARE SAYING.

PEOPLE ARE SAYING. >> ON THE ONE HAND, YOU'RE NOT

>> ON THE ONE HAND, YOU'RE NOT STRUGGLING LIKE SO MANY OTHER

STRUGGLING LIKE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE.

PEOPLE ARE. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE FIELD YOU

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE FIELD YOU ARE GOING INTO IS MAYBE MORE

ARE GOING INTO IS MAYBE MORE CHALLENGING NOW THAN IT EVER

CHALLENGING NOW THAN IT EVER WAS.

WAS. HOW DOES THAT FEEL?

HOW DOES THAT FEEL? >> ANY NEW GRAD IS GOING TO BE

>> ANY NEW GRAD IS GOING TO BE NERVOUS.

NERVOUS. THEN YOU PUT ON TOP OF THIS DIRE

THEN YOU PUT ON TOP OF THIS DIRE SITUATION THAT IS CHANGING THE

SITUATION THAT IS CHANGING THE WORLD, IT'S TAKEN ITS TOLL ON

WORLD, IT'S TAKEN ITS TOLL ON ME.

ME. I'M TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE

I'M TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE WITH IT.

WITH IT. STILL, AT THE END OF THE DAY,

STILL, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M GOING TO BE A NURSE.

I'M GOING TO BE A NURSE. NURSES ARE STRONG PEOPLE F

NURSES ARE STRONG PEOPLE F PEOPLE AND ARE RESILIENT.

PEOPLE AND ARE RESILIENT. IT'S A GOOD REFLECTION ON WHAT

IT'S A GOOD REFLECTION ON WHAT I'M DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH MY

I'M DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE.

LIFE. >> A RESILIENCE ALL GRADUATES