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Staff Reports
Job prospects for both December and
May graduates look promising according
to "Job Outlook '96," a report published
by the National Association of
Colleges and employers.
Overall employers said thev were
planning to hire 23.5 percent more
graduates than they did last year, and
they were planning to increase their oncampus
recruiting slightly.
Service and manufacturing employers
said that they planned to increase
their hiring of college graduates by almost
27 and 22.2 percent respectively.
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Starting salaries are also projected to
grow by 3.3 percent.
What do the numbers mean? Well,
the average starting salary for a graduate
with a bachelor's degree will range
from $39,167 for chemical engineers to
$25,170 for liberal arts majors, with in
creases coming with the master s and
doctoral degrees.
Companies looking to hire more graduates
in the service sector are the mer- ?
chandising, computer processing and
software development industries. In the r
manufacturing sector, computer and I
business machine makers are planning '
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Percentage of hires with
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Services Employers 51,1
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According to the report, the Governnent
and nonprofit sector is not a good
dace to look for work in the next year.
Vhile the other areas of the job market
ire growing, this section will hire about
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the same number of graduates. Th
Although companies said they were empl
going to increase on-campus recruiting to res
sightly, they also said that the increase their
would probably come from an increased ^ey,
presence in institutions they have had _i
success in before.
The report also said most employers j^ter
were hiring graduates who have more ?
experience either from internships or r
their own in-house co-ops. a
The skills required to enter the work- ^ven
place were also emphasized by employ- i
ers. The most prized: communication, ity P
teamwork, leadership and computer the i
skills. work
ss in '96
e report finished with advice from
oyers. Most stressed to graduates
search an organization and review
own skills in order to discuss what
can give to the company as the sinlost
important facet of the hiring
ss. Experience through co-ops and
nships was also a plus.
aduates should not get too cocky
t the news of a better job market.
l though there are more jobs openimployers
are still looking for qualeople,
and those that do not meet
leeds of employers will not find
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