Article: Local high school graduates face tough transition into job market.(Business)

Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard

At 20, Stephanie Horn is a bit older than the hundreds of high school students who flocked to the Youth Career Fair at the Lane County Fairgrounds on Thursday.

And since graduating from Willamette High School in Eugene in 2002, Horn knows firsthand how hard it is to find a decent job with just a high school diploma in hand. She has worked a string of restaurant jobs, done telemarketing and even delivered auto parts.

"I've had all those entry-level jobs, and you can't live on that," Horn said.

Now Horn, who attended workshops and visited with employers at the career fair, has her eye on a ...

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