The iconic summer job for high school and college students has been on the wane for nearly 20 years.
Foster, a grad student, was unable to get a paid internship or summer job in her field of communications.
Megan Foster, 24, was unable to get a paid internship or summer job in her field of communications.
Summer jobs have been declining since the early 2000s recession as younger people compete with older adults for jobs that typically require little training or education, said Harrington, the Drexel professor.
For some who've lost summer jobs, the pandemic has led to unexpectedly revelatory if not transformative experiences.