Education
Survey: Job seekers start search early
Chris Bell knew he couldn’t wait until his recently completed senior year at Millsaps College to start hunting for work or establish his credentials.
The job market was on the upswing but still swollen with scores of candidates scrambling to fill each new opening.
The graduate with a bachelor’s degree in public management did a research internship with a local lobbying firm. He spent six months studying abroad in Grenoble, France. He helped organize a rare meeting on campus of the Jackson City Council and, in turn, aided in putting together a city-sponsored talent-retention fair. […]