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Partners include Facebook, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced an innovative partnership that leverages the combined audience and expertise of officials from the U.S. Department of Labor, Facebook, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of Colleges and Employers to provide crucial employment resources to job seekers through the use of social networks.
It's graduation season, and this year students are looking at better odds in the job market than their 2010 and 2009 predecessors. A survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers suggests that hiring of college grads will rise 19 percent this year compared with last year. Washington and Lee University holds one of the latest graduation ceremonies in the area, May 26. Greg Franke, a European history major from Glen Arn, Md., and Alex Harper, a mass communications and business administration major from Oakton, are among the seniors turning their tassels.
DAYTON -- Jobs, wages and paid internship opportunities are on the rise for college students in the Dayton area and across the nation, according to recent reports. Colleges in Montgomery, Greene and Butler counties are seeing internship hirings grow to pre-recession levels, a trend that a national survey of employers by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) indicates will continue this year.
Job prospects for new college graduates dimmed in the wake of the nation's most recent recession. But newly released figures from the National Association of Colleges and Employers show employers plan to hire 19.3 percent more new graduates in 2010-11 than they did in 2009-10.
As dismal as the job numbers were last week, there are still businesses that are hiring. But finding those jobs means both getting the right training and looking in the right sector. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, there are five in-demand degrees. The information is unique because it doesn't look at the most popular degrees but is based on a poll of employers about their hiring intentions.
Job prospects for new college graduates dimmed in the wake of the nation's most recent recession. But newly released figures from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) show employers plan to hire 19.3 percent more new graduates in 2010-11 than they did in 2009-10.
As Illinois State University students celebrated at commencement in Normal this weekend, many are hoping forecasts for a big increase in hiring come true. A study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers predicts employers plan to hire 19.3 percent more college graduates during the coming year, compared to 2010-2011. It is the first double-digit increase in spring hiring projections by the Bethlehem, Pa.-based association since 2007.
College graduate hiring - 2011 (projected): up 19.3 percent from 2010. - 2010: up 5.3 percent from 2009. - 2009: down 21.6 percent from 2008. - 2008: up 8 percent from 2007. - 2007: up 19.2 percent from 2006. Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers Spring 2011 Survey KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hela Kawas, poised to graduate this month, thought she would aim for a job in the hotel or entertainment industries. But when she got a quick offer from the fast-growing Cerner Corp., she jumped at it.
tracking the grads Turn to the TH in the coming months as we follow the stories of four tri-state area college graduates, facing an uncertain job market and the challenges of young adulthood in their first year after college. worried, but confident? The National Association of Colleges and Employers 2009 Student Survey shows that 63.6 percent of responding seniors are worried about their job prospects, and more than 61 percent see the economy as an impediment to their getting a job. But 52 percent expressed confidence they will be employed within three months of their graduation, said Marilyn Mackes, NACE executive director. "The results suggest that students understand the economy is a factor, but do not believe it will stop them from finding a job." Despite that optimism, more than...
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