The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in April (2019) 263,000 jobs were added to the economy, bringing unemployment to a mere 3.6%; the lowest it’s been since December 1969. 2019 is the year for graduates to, statistically speaking, be able to walk across the stage and into a full-time position.

More than 4.5 million degrees – from associate to doctorate – will be handed out in the 2018-19 academic year, resulting in a number of recent graduates entering the full-time workforce for the first time.

As 70% of Black Sheep employees are under the age of 25, and 50% of our employees graduated college in the last two years, we know a thing or two about hiring college students; which is why we’re sharing our best tips and advice for recent grads entering the workforce and companies looking to hire recent graduates.