Summer Jobs Links

DIY Firm Admits 750 Jobs 'At Risk' (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Focus DIY has confirmed 750 jobs are "at risk" following an extensive review of costs.

LEGAL LETDOWN: Some young lawyers watch plum first jobs evaporate (BizJournals)

Economic uncertainty has reached law schools as summer associates — who only a year ago could count on all but guaranteed job offers — learn that all bets are off on job offers at law firms.

Issues: Immigration: The Jobs Factor (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)

Although the candidates are not acknowledging it, Washington's immigration debate is poised to shift onto new ground. That's because the campaign-ready mantra that emerged out of the failure of last summer's failed congressional immigration plan -- "secure the borders first" -- is giving way to widespread economic anxiety.

Regional News Briefs (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Bucks joining summer jobs program for teens The Milwaukee Bucks will announce today a plan to join the City...

Job fair provides valuable opportunities for students (Daily Nebraskan)

The flood of forms, black ink, resumés, references and files never seems to end when applying for jobs or summer internships. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Career Services is helping to ease students' stress by making employers more accessible through a three-day career fair, running Tuesday through Thursday of this week.