Established in 1956, the National Association of Colleges and
Employers (NACE) is the leading source of information on the
employment of the college educated. The professional association
connects more than 5,200 college career services professionals at
nearly 2,000 college and universities nationwide, and more than
3,000 HR/staffing professionals focused on college relations and
recruiting.
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NACE Study Shows Promising Job Market for New Grads
Good news for the class of 2006: the job market is up for the third straight year.
According to NACE, employers plan to hire more new graduates from your class-the class of
2005-06-than they hired in 2004-05. Many employers are offering higher starting salaries
than were offered to last year's graduating class, too. About two-thirds of employers plan
to increase the number of new grads they bring into their work forces by the end of this
academic year.
Employers say one of their greatest challenges in the coming year will be
competition for hiring "the best and the brightest" of new graduates. For the
new grads, on the other hand the challenge is to pick a job situation where
they will be a natural "good fit" and get solidly on the path to career advancement.
More than nine out of 10 employers polled in the national survey, performed annually by
the National Association of Colleges and Employers, describe this job market as good,
very good, or excellent. Public accounting firms and consulting services firms reported
the brightest outlook for new grads; engineering/surveying firms, building materials and
construction firms, and financial services companies also predict that they'll be hiring.
The job market is full of good news-but even in a good job market, finding a job requires
work and persistence. Just because employers are hiring doesn't mean you're going to slide
smoothly from campus to the job.
Your chances of landing a job go up as you can demonstrate that you have the qualities
and skills employers are looking for. If you want to be the "best and brightest" candidate,
the job seeker employers prize, then take the following advice seriously. It comes directly
from the employers who will be interviewing you for your first career job. They will be
looking for the best job fit.
Employers will look at your educational records, resume and do skills testing. They
will also want to know how you interact with others, how you accept and use authority
and how much you are willing, or un willing, to innovate, to take the initiative and to
work in a disciplines structure.
Your MRA Job Fit Profile will give you an objective and scientific measurement of key
behavioral traits in the workplace. Your Profile report will let you present yourself
accurately and honestly. It will also provide you with questions to ask in the job interview
to be certain that the job requires, and will reward, your particular strengths.
It's an hot market for you: why settle for a job where you don't fit? User your Job Fit
Profile as a road map to success.
-Virginia Catherine Allen
Questions or Comments? Let Me Know.
Copyright 2006 Virginia Catherine Allen
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