Job prospects for graduates don't look good.
Are the "b" in "Job", the "t" in "don't" and the "k" in "look" silent? If not, how would you pronounce them?

Question

Job prospects for graduates don't look good.
Are the "b" in "Job", the "t" in "don't" and the "k" in "look" silent?  If not, how would you pronounce them?

Answer

They are not silent; they are held, and released for the beginning of the next word.

job-prospects ("jo-prospects" is completely wrong)
don't-look (there's actually a "tl" sound here)
look-good (again, never say "loo-good")

There is also much more elision in the sentence than what you're asking about.

Answer

None of those sounds are silent.
It is hard to explain sounds in text, but this website can help. Just type a word into the bar and press the speaker button to hear the word:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/look?s=t

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