This article provides an overview of the literature on Arnett's emerging adulthood theory with a focus on emerging adult collegians job search process. Emerging adulthood theory and Schlossberg's transition theory are important conceptual underpinnings to study how recent college graduates handled transitions as graduates navigated from school-to-work during economic downturn. Together, both theories provide a conceptual framework for an in-depth understanding of how recent college graduates moved into higher levels of job search strategies while they continued to carry on responsibilities leading to graduation. Participants' emic stories exposed the challenges associated with seeking employment, coping resources for unanticipated events and implications for mental health.