In a Failing Job Market, some CEOs offer Hope.

For many the hope of a plush corner office and their dream job seems unattainable in a market such as the one we seniors are about to delve into. I look outside each day and wish I were beginning my years at Marquette all over again. How great it would be to enjoy four more years of friends and fun before entering such a competetive market.

Though most see no light at the end of a long, long tunnel, these CEOs offer hope. In an article by Minyanville, 9 CEOs from different cultures and situations tell their stories with the hope to inspire todays youth.

For example, in July of this year Ursula Burns (Xerox) became the first black woman to be named CEO of a fortune 500 company. Burns grew up in the project of the Lower East Side of Manhatten. She was raised by her single mother, who ironed clothes to pay the bills. She worked hard at her studies and was committed to making a better life for herself and her family, which is exactly what she has done.

Her advice to students is to continue working hard and never to beleive a job is too small.

Each of these CEOs has their own "Rag to Riches" story. After reading that they sold Christmas Cards door to door and sodas at Yankee Stadium to pay the bills, we should all believe that there is a way to build our own empire.