College grads get real about how drastically job hunting has changed and what's helping them survive

Summary: Looking for a job in 2026 is harder and more exhausting than ever. Most big companies now use robots to read your resume and reject you before a human ever sees it. To make things worse, many online job posts are "ghost jobs" that don't actually exist. Because of remote work, you are now competing with people all over the world. It is completely normal to apply to hundreds of jobs and go through endless, stressful interviews just to get a basic entry-level role. To survive this crazy market, experts say you should network with real people, use LinkedIn, and take a temporary "transition job" to pay your bills while you keep looking for something better.

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