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Chris Britt (left) gets ready for a flying lesson with Michael Thomas at Norwood Airport. Britt started his own accounting firm after a stint doing finance in the hotel industry. Britt typifies the massive wave of young people who are testing big company waters and then striking out on their own.

(Rose Lincoln Photo for The Boston Globe) Chris Britt (left) gets ready for a flying lesson with Michael Thomas at Norwood Airport. Britt started his own accounting firm after a stint doing finance in the hotel industry. Britt typifies the massive wave of young people who are testing big company waters and then striking out on their own.

By Penelope Trunk

February 3, 2008

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The unemployment rate among college graduates is hovering around 2 percent. In some markets, like the Washington, D.C., area, there is a negative unemployment rate. So the problem is not that there are not enough jobs. The problem is that people don't like the job offers they have. The jobs that companies offer are not keeping up with the demands ... (Full article: 855 words)