In the wake of what seems to be a new economic crisis, some companies have slowed down recruiting. In order to guide young graduates, business schools offer career services such as coaching, skills development workshops and networking opportunities.Jean-Amiel Jourdan, senior executive director of careers at HEC Paris, explains to The Financial Times that career services are becoming "less transactional: rather than being about the first job on graduation, HEC grants alumni access to career services throughout their professional life."