10-05-2025
Kilgore College graduates prepare for tough job market
KILGORE, Texas (KETK) – As college students end their time in the classroom and prepare to take their final walk, students said they are also preparing to take on a tough job market.
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'I was really nervous about how all that was going to work,' Kilgore College graduating student, Karlie Smith said. 'But with our clinicals they tell us that those are working interviews.'
Thankfully, Smith's set to start working after graduating with her degree in radiologic science. In fact, several graduates at Kilgore reported they already had a job lined up and credited Kilgore College staff's work to prepare them.
'The staff is amazing,' Kilgore College graduating student April Bagley said. 'They don't give you the runaround. They're just good people.'
Kilgore College not only provided them with lessons inside the classroom, they also prepared these students to be professionals.
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'They taught us how to fill out resumes and when to send them out,' Kilgore College student Leighann Moore said. 'Just got us prepared for the field.'
The college also creates opportunities to meet future employers while students are still in school.
'Being here at Kilgore really did set me up for success and set me up for the real world,' Kilgore College student Ester Delgado said.
Even if a student didn't have a job lined up just yet they were still ecstatic to be finishing their programs.
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