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By: Haydee Perez

“Guide” to Employment.
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The U.S economy hasn’t had any improvement to show that there will be more jobs produced for new college graduates who enter the workforce every year.  According to website The Economic Collapse (http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com),in 2011, there was an estimated 53 percent of Americans who graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree under the age of 25 who were either unemployed or underemployed. This is a drastic effect for all those who worked hard in school and gone into debt just to get a college education.

A place we trust.
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These graduates feel that the system has failed them. They seek help from “Career Counselors” and they are only advised that they should go back to school to “get more education.” This will become a negative effect by causing these students more debt and this cannot be discharged in bankruptcy; it follows you throughout your lifetime. Many of these graduates go out to find themselves a decent job, but no matter how hard they try they can’t. Most of them end up finding jobs that only requires a high school diploma. The employment picture is not going to get better anytime soon. People who even have higher degrees are also having difficulty finding good paying jobs.

Graduation may lead to struggle in the “real world”.
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Most middle class jobs are being replaced by “low income jobs” and young college graduates are the ones who are being hurt by this process. Many corporations are viewing their employees as an expensive “liability,” and they try to minimize this “liability.” This is causing layoffs of many employees even when the corporation is making huge profit.  What does this tell us young undergraduates? Will the economy get any better for us or will we fall in the same path as other graduates?

Apple Fever.
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Even though Apple is known as one of the leading technology in the U.S, its stock has significantly fallen down. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple’s stock at its highest was $702.10 on September 21, 2012. If you take a look at Apple’s stock currently, it has had a big downfall over the past six months. It is revolving around $461.33. Many are wondering why is this happening? Some of the reasons are that there is a weak demand on PCs, therefore, this is hurting Mac sales. It also has to do with consumers not being satisfied with the iPad Minis price, which brings competitors such as Google’s Nexus 7 and Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets. Since there is a lot of ongoing competition it may cause for Apple’s market to continue on falling.

Apple Customer Service.
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Apple is known to offer one of the best qualities and services to their customers. Apple also offers many well-designed devices, such as Computers/Laptops (iMac, Macbook); Cellphones (iPhones); Tablets (iPads) and Music Devices (iPods). The only negative thing they have acquired onto customers is the high range in price therefore, this drives them to have less sales and provokes for customers to find better offers elsewhere.

This picture shows how an Apple Representative is informing the buyer what an iPad has to offer. They have currently come up with Wi-Fi 3G connection; which can be used through cellular connection with a monthly plan. This makes it easier for them to use their iPad at any location at all times. An iPad can offer the same as a Computer and a cellphone does, but the only good advantage of it is the weight and the size of it, which is more convenient for transportation.

Mac Pro Intelligence.
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Apple has had a high demand in all their products. Mac Pro as seen in the picture is not only being used at home, they are also being used on Universities and CUNY colleges. This is a great advantage to those who attend colleges to have an advantage of using Apple, for those who don’t own it. The question now is will Apple still be schools leading technology? Or will there be another creation or offers to take its place?