My Silicon Valley Quest as a Jobless New Grad in an Economic Crisis. What I learned as a recent college graduate on a rampage to get a corporate job during the global financial crisis. By the end of this May, another round of new college graduates will be commenced and entering into the work force. Many of whom may have a job already lined up, many may not. When I graduated, I wasn’t so lucky — it was at the bottom of a recession (2009) and the job market was going through what seemed like a famine for a new grad…