Recent college graduates are challenged by the worst job market in a quarter century. Predictions based on recent statistics forecast a 22% decrease in the number of college graduates hired compared to last year. In light of these staggering statistics many young women are looking for ways to supplement their income and are turning to mark, the beauty and fashion boutique brand. mark gives young women the opportunity to make their entrepreneurial mark in the world and has spotlighted eight of their top National Reps in its first-ever recruitment video about the mark Rep opportunity.

mark has updated the direct selling model so it fits into the Web 2.0 lives of young women today. In addition to selling face-to-face, mark Reps share products screen-to-screen with friends through their personalized mark Web sites (e-boutiques), social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, mark magalogs and by throwing mark parties or holding mark fundraisers. They earn a lucrative 40% commission on beauty product sales and 25% commission on fashion, providing them with the flexibility to supplement their income in a way that works best for their lifestyle. In addition to the earnings opportunity, selling mark offers young women the chance to open and grow their own business and learn valuable management, marketing and networking skills, prepping them for future endeavors.

“This is our first-ever recruitment video shoot featuring real young women since the brand launched in 2003,” said Claudia Poccia, Global President, mark. “With unemployment rates at an all time high, we are so happy that mark provides young women with a resource to not only supplement their income, but empowers them to learn necessary entrepreneurial and business skills.”

“mark has provided me with more business development opportunities than I ever could have imagined,” said Ashlee Thomas a junior at Texas Tech University and one of the brand’s top Reps recruited for the video. “mark understands the needs of entrepreneurial young women and is constantly coming up with new features to enhance the Reps’ business. I never knew that earning additional spending money could be so much fun until I met mark.”

The earnings opportunity that mark provides appeals to young women in so many ways. First, becoming a mark Rep has a minimal one-time start-up fee of only $20. Additionally, the program offers young women the flexibility to run a business in a way that works best for their lifestyle. That sense of freedom and control really resonates with them, because they get out of it what they put in. In the video campaign, mark spokesperson Lauren Conrad is also helping to build awareness for the mark Rep opportunity by discussing her own experience in making her mark in the world. Conrad says, “As a young entrepreneur, I completely understand the aspirations of young women and the challenges they may face while trying to achieve their career goals. Being a mark rep is a total opportunity where you get back what you put in.” For more information on becoming a mark Rep, log onto www.meetmark.com.