<p>It is probably the economy, but you might want to keep in mind that it might be your son’s interviewing style that could be an issue. When hiring, I often found that resumes did not clearly track communication skills – somebody could have a fabulous resume right out of college, but still interview very poorly. In a tough job market like the one we have right now, that’s a killer. I also had an extremely talented employee at one time – just brilliant – who we were able to keep despite not being able to pay even close to competitive wages because she quite literally became tongue-tied and red faced every time she attempted to interview. On the job she could turn summersaults around everyone else, and did a fine job communicating with people she knew, but she had a really, really difficult time not emulating a clam when it came time to meet people she didn’t know in an interview situation.</p>