“Report: Employers will hire more 2011 graduates”

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Report: Employers will hire more 2011 graduates Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:59 PM PDT By Andrew Krietz (Last updated: 46 minutes ago) Students who graduate in 2011 might have an easier time finding jobs than those who graduated in 2010, according to a recently released survey. Conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE, the survey found employers anticipate hiring 13.5 percent more college graduates from the class of 2011 than last year's class. One hundred ninety seven, or 23.4 percent, of NACE's employer members responded to the survey. Even with encouraging numbers, they should be taken with a grain of salt, said Phil Gardner, director of research for the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at MSU. With an economy in recession, new job seekers need to be aware of the larger picture — the circulation of money and an increase in hiring will help kick-start a struggling market, Gardner said. "Unless we see a resurgent and businesses — not the government — spending money, most employers are going to wait through the fall," Gardner said. "We didn't see a great rebound and most of the jobs being created were not higher paid jobs." Anger with the job market is a common emotion for many upcoming MSU graduates, including international relations senior Camille Marrero. "For the most part, I'm looking for jobs at home because I'm from Puerto Rico and that's pretty bad for jobs, too," she said. "I'm feeling pretty frustrated during the whole thing." During her college career, Marrero said she took an internship, participated in community service and spent a number of hours making herself known to employers through networking. And the last thing to do in a rough economy is to stop searching for jobs, she said. "(It's) giving up on the search too early," Marrero said. "Each week, go online and search jobs — you never know when something is going to get posted. We're really young and a lot of people think you'll get your dream job out of college — that usually doesn't happen." Both students and employers need to settle with the positive mindset of getting out of this recession, Gardner said. "(Businesses) have to feel confident that the economy is going to improve," Gardner said. "This is a serious recession and people want it over. (But) people don't want to pay the price they have to pay, and so it's going to take a long time to get out of it." At MSU, students have a number of options available to learn about the current state of the market and better position themselves for the workforce even before graduation through various services. This school year, MSU Career Services and Placement will hold at least 12 career fairs and host many seminars to engage employers with students, said Kelley Bishop, executive director of MSU Career Services and Placement. "We want to make sure students use their resources, that's the bottom line," Bishop said. "If you've got yourself ready and you are really clear for what you want to do, opportunities will open." Originally Published: 46 minutes ago This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured article: "Peace Envoy" Blair Gets an Easy Ride in the Independent.

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