What's it like entering the workforce during a pandemic? These grads are about to find out

Laura Pedersen | CBC News | Posted: June 23, 2021 9:00 AM | Last Updated: June 23, 2021

Metro Morning spoke to 2 grads as part of a series on how COVID-19 has changed people — and what comes next

Media | What Comes Next: What the future holds for university graduates

Caption: For the second year in a row, the pandemic has forced many graduation ceremonies online — and as Ismaila Alfa found out, has left some grads wondering what the future holds. This is Part 3 of a Metro Morning series exploring how the pandemic has changed people and what comes next.

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Normally right about now, you'd see university campuses teeming with young adults in gowns, celebrating a major milestone in their lives.

But this year — like last year — that's all on video. And once that video ends, and the degrees arrive in the mail, grads will be joining the working world at a time of high unemployment and a lot of uncertainty for the future.

CBC Radio's Metro Morning host Ismaila Alfa spoke with Anushka Sokhi and Daria Mancino — part of the University of Toronto's 2021 and 2020 classes, respectively — about graduating during a pandemic.

This is the third instalment of a Metro Morning series exploring how the pandemic has changed people — and what comes next.

What's it like entering the workforce during a pandemic? These grads are about to find out

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