What a winter, what a mess. More snow today, heaviest and wettest snow here at the NJ Shore in a long time. Really rough times for our stores and restaurants, last year we had Sandy and snow on the ground from Christmas to Lincoln's Birthday. Some lasted until the end of the summer this year, and then closed. Some struggle on. Interestingly, closings included some of the best, as well as some not so stellar. Some places that had been going strong for 30+ years now gone.
This year, icy cold. Now smothered with snow again. Our chapter is getting ready to welcome the spring with a set of programs focused on our members still in transition. And to help graduating students find work. Yes, the area is still not recovered from the 2008-9 economic debacle and many of our members have lost jobs that have never returned to the area. Top in the class graduates are still being recruiting by accounting firms, but most of the graduates in accounting do not find work in their profession. Just like other grads, entry level jobs are now part time work in retail, fast food and clerical positions. As a profession, we need to do a better job hiring our colleagues, including these new grads.