I am on the Gulf Coast, not far from Houston, the energy hallmark of America. In 2011, there were 75,000 job postings but many were not quailfied for the positions being advertised. So those job recruiters went overseas and hired. That will continue. Although nutcase Santorum mocked Obama and dissed 'elitist' college, it is most certainly important. With two degrees, I can vouch for it and say they have served me well.
It needs to be more accessible and affordable. There are graduates carrying big loans for the next 10-15 years. No small wonder so many are still living at home. A society is only as good as the education it affords its youth. The USA has not had stellar performance in making college a reality for high schoolers. Time to step up.
College Graduates are Again in High Demand ?
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2012/04/01 14:48:12
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During the recession it was tough even for a college graduate to find a job but the improving economy has big corporations again looking for qualified people and hitting the college job fairs to hire.
Unemployment for college graduates is 4.2% nationally and about 10% for people with only a high school or GED.
Companies such as General Electric, Amazon, Apple and Barclays Global are looking for new staff, even if some firms remain below the pre-recession levels of new hiring. In another sign of the recovery, some first-time job seekers are receiving multiple offers.
At University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the career service office has seen up to now a 7.4 percent increase in the number of interviews of students by potential employers from last year and the number of companies seeking to recruit for full-time jobs is up 9.2 percent. Undergraduate business majors reporting full-time job offers is up about 10 percent.
Career experts at a dozen of U.S. schools said they have seen an increase of 15 to 30 percent in the number of companies attending campus career fairs. At University of Florida, the fall career fair garnered 15 percent more companies in attendance than in 2010. And 150 companies asked to conduct interviews versus about 100 in recent years, said Ja'Net Glover, associate director of employer relations at the school. The increase in demand was so significant that it was the first time in years the school had to use both the first and second floors of the school's basketball facility for interviews.
"It's kind of like a no-brainer," says Kathy Sims. Director of Career Services at UCLA. "The economy is better and the college recruitment market is improving."
While the U.S. jobless rate fell to 8.3 percent in February, unemployment among college graduates over the age of 25 stood at 4.2 percent. Historically, their jobless rate is half that of Americans with only a high school education. Over the recession, unemployment among graduates climbed as high as 5 percent, sparking protests over the rising tuition cost of some U.S. colleges. U.S. unemployment data for March, due for release on April 6, is expected to show a total of just over 200,000 jobs were created in the month, keeping the overall unemployment rate at 8.3 percent."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/01/us-economy-hiring-c...
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Unemployment for college graduates is 4.2% nationally and about 10% for people with only a high school or GED.
Companies such as General Electric, Amazon, Apple and Barclays Global are looking for new staff, even if some firms remain below the pre-recession levels of new hiring. In another sign of the recovery, some first-time job seekers are receiving multiple offers.
At University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the career service office has seen up to now a 7.4 percent increase in the number of interviews of students by potential employers from last year and the number of companies seeking to recruit for full-time jobs is up 9.2 percent. Undergraduate business majors reporting full-time job offers is up about 10 percent.
Career experts at a dozen of U.S. schools said they have seen an increase of 15 to 30 percent in the number of companies attending campus career fairs. At University of Florida, the fall career fair garnered 15 percent more companies in attendance than in 2010. And 150 companies asked to conduct interviews versus about 100 in recent years, said Ja'Net Glover, associate director of employer relations at the school. The increase in demand was so significant that it was the first time in years the school had to use both the first and second floors of the school's basketball facility for interviews.
"It's kind of like a no-brainer," says Kathy Sims. Director of Career Services at UCLA. "The economy is better and the college recruitment market is improving."
While the U.S. jobless rate fell to 8.3 percent in February, unemployment among college graduates over the age of 25 stood at 4.2 percent. Historically, their jobless rate is half that of Americans with only a high school education. Over the recession, unemployment among graduates climbed as high as 5 percent, sparking protests over the rising tuition cost of some U.S. colleges. U.S. unemployment data for March, due for release on April 6, is expected to show a total of just over 200,000 jobs were created in the month, keeping the overall unemployment rate at 8.3 percent."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/01/us-economy-hiring-c...
Good news for college graduates!
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Rebel Yell 2012/04/01 15:03:38
It needs to be more accessible and affordable. There are graduates carrying big loans for the next 10-15 years. No small wonder so many are still living at home. A society is only as good as the education it affords its youth. The USA has not had stellar performance in making college a reality for high schoolers. Time to step up.