<p>Employment prospects four years in the future may not be that predictable, even if long term growth is likely.</p>
<p>Students entering their senior years with good academic records should consider applying to funded graduate school programs in their majors as well as post graduation jobs. Riding out an industry recession in graduate school is likely to be better for future job prospects than being in the unemployment line for the same few years, after which one acquires the stigma of long term unemployment and may become unemployable.</p>