David Maley left his internship at Lehman Brothers last summer figuring he would be back on Wall Street in a glamorous investment banking job once he graduated from Colgate University in May. Now Lehman is history, and Maley is moving instead to a Cleveland suburb to start a management training program at an industrial supply company. Considering the job market, he’s just fine with that.
For many college students in the class of 2009, the post-graduation job hunt has turned into a quest for a rewarding Plan B â?? or in many cases Plan C or D.