{"id":11463,"date":"2010-05-11T06:08:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T14:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/?p=11463"},"modified":"2010-05-28T05:40:03","modified_gmt":"2010-05-28T13:40:03","slug":"young-fashion-designers-face-bleak-job-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/style\/fashion\/young-fashion-designers-face-bleak-job-prospects","title":{"rendered":"Young Fashion Designers Face Bleak Job Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fashion can be an intimidating community for young professionals looking to get started as designers in a normal year. This year, fashion grads searching for their first job will find it downright daunting and nearly impossible to land an entry-level position. Only 10 percent of the students graduating from F.I.T.’s accessories program have found full-time jobs, and the same statistic holds for shoe-design students from Parsons. {WWD’s Footwear News<\/a>}<\/p>\n As is the case in most fields, fashion companies are demanding more work from fewer employees these days, and entry-level candidates must often compete with laid-off professionals who have experience for jobs. {The Cut<\/a>}<\/p>\n While the jobless rate for college graduates ages 20-24 was 7.2% in March, graduate school enrollment rose 6 percent last year and will likely continue to rise this year. {Wall Street Journal<\/a>}<\/p>\n