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Monday, December 4, 1995
UN I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
More jobs available for grads, study says
The Associated Press
LANSING, Mich. — New college graduates will find it slightly easier to turn their degrees into paychecks next spring, especially if they have an internship on their resume, a hiring survey released Nov. 27 shows.
The survey by Michigan State University projects a 4.7 percent increase in the number of new college graduates who can expect to get jobs, the third consecutive annual improvement.
"It remains a very competitive
job market out there, so the graduates by no means will find it easy hunting," said Patrick Scheetz, the survey author. "It is a modest improvement."
Scheetz, director of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at the school, also said that the best job prospects were for engineers, computer scientists, business majors, health professionals and science majors.
Starting salaries offered to new college graduates will increase by only about half a percent from last year, he said.
Chemical engineers will draw the greatest pay — $41,183 while journalists will be offered the smallest starting salaries — $20,154. Prospects are brightest in the nation's southeastern and north-central regions.
Scheetz said that despite the projected increase, hiring still would be less than hiring in 1988-89.
"There has been so much downsizing and re-engineering going on that many of the opportunities that once existed have disappeared," he said. "There are many
jobs that have been lost in recent years, and those probably will not return for many, many years."
Federal agencies expecting tighter budgets are cutting their staffs substantially while private employers are cautious about expanding too much, he said.
The survey of 527 businesses, industries and governmental agencies showed that chances of landing a job improved if the candidate had career-related experience, such as an internship.
Those surveyed said that 48 percent of last spring's new hires
had such experience.
Scheetz also said that businesses were looking for applicants with drive, enthusiasm and initiative, who were quick learners, independent thinkers and open-minded.
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They also want applicants who understand computers, work well as part of a group, have strong organizational skills and are respectful of other cultures.
"The employers absolutely want all their employees to be multiculturally aware," Scheetz said.
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