How College Students Can Find Jobs—Without Much Work Experience

It is not easy for young adults to get on that first rung of the corporate ladder, even in a hot economy.

A student at the University of Minnesota campus on April 9, 2019. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

NEW YORK—When college student Danny Franklin started thinking about jobs after graduation, his expectations were not very high.

The 21-year-old accounting major at Delaware State had the typical work experience of many young Americans: Not a whole lot.