With the economy in distress, recent graduates are looking for work anywhere they can find it–and location of their job hunt will effect their ability of landing that killer payday.
Luckily for you, Forbes compiled a list of Best Cities For Jobs in 2008, which examines all the important factors in 100 metropolitan areas including, unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income and cost of living.
“I don’t live anywhere near those cities,” you might say. But think about this: The world is currently going down the crapper; the stock market is plumetting, gas costs a left-nut, and we’re about to go to war with Iran. And as the saying goes, drastic times call for drastic measures. And while many can’t just up and move their entire life to a new city, you can! Without any long-term committments tying you down–house, kids, wife–you’re in a unique possition to move where you need to move to succeed.
So check out Best Cities For Jobs in 2008, stop being a wussy and do what you need to do to make it in this crazy new century.






I didn’t go to an Ivy League school or graduate at the top of my class. I didn’t even come from a family rooted in my field (not all connections are from mommy and daddy). But somehow, right out of school I landed a job as a broker at one of the top investment banks on Wall Street.




















































































