Are Internships The Golden Ticket Out Of The Recession?

What generation has been more devastated by the Great Recession than the one just entering the workforce? Though they have been pilloried for their sense of entitlement, the members of the millennial generation are the envy of no other for the challenges they face in establishing themselves in this professional environment.

There's perhaps no greater illustration of their professional plight than two statistics from a July 16 report in The New York Times, entitled "Growing Up, Then Going Home." Since 2009, 40 percent of 20-somethings have moved back in with their parents at least once. Meanwhile, the median student debt load for the graduates of the classes of 2006 to 2009 is $20,000.