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• Tough job market for young people
  Recent college graduates are facing the toughest job environment in decades. A career counselor and the head of a job board for college graduates talk about how to navigate the job market and find meaningful work in a slow economy.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Lindsey Pollak: Career columnist, corporate trainer, and author of "getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World."
  Steven Rothberg: President and founder of CollegeRecruiter.com, based in Edina.
  Resources
  Lindsey Pollak's Web site
  CollegeRecruiter.com
• Your career needs a Plan B, and C, and D...
  Whether it's your fantasy career or a job possibility in the wings, you should have an idea where your next job will be, according to career advisors. But knowing you should have a "Plan B," and actually knowing what that plan is, are two different things.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Robin Kessler: President of The Interview Coach and author of books on interviewing, resume writing. Her books include, "Competency-Based Interviews: Master the Tough New Interview Style And Give Them the Answers That Will Win You the Job."
  Leslie Kelly: Critic turned cook. She's a longtime food writer who lost her newspaper restaurant critic job when the Seattle Post Intelligencer folded. She blogs about her transition at Serious Eats.com.
  Resources
  About Robin Kessler
  Leslie Kelly on Serious Eats

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