Job seekers get a jump Tough market means next year's graduates hunting for work now

Karaleigh Porteus already has sent out seven resumes this summer,looking for a job when she graduates from Bradley University nearly ayear from now.

The psychology student from Evanston said she wanted to get a headstart because she expects to have a tough time.

"It's a small market right now," said Porteus, 21. "I know manyother people who graduated and they are having a horrible time rightnow."

Porteus spent the weekend at a job skills training program held atthe University of Chicago and sponsored by Monster, a job recruitingWeb site. The program offered the 275 college students attending achance to network with several large companies and also …