Hiring rate up for 2007 college graduates
Rachel Tanner Dixie Sun News Editor
The class of 2007 has a 7.3 percent increased chance of being hired by entry-level employers, according to CollegeGrad.com, an entry-level job site.
The class of 2007 has a 7.3 percent increased chance of being hired by entry-level employers, according to CollegeGrad.com, an entry-level job site.The web site also listed the top 500 entry-level employers for 2007. Among the top 500, 60 percent are planning to hire more college grads in 2007 than in 2006. Twenty percent will hire the same number, and the other 20 percent plan to hire fewer college graduates than in 2006.
The CollegeGrad.com survey results named Enterprise Rent-A-Car as the No. 1 entry-level employer for the fifth year in a row. With 8,000 projected entry-level hires for 2007, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is predicting a 14 percent increase in its hiring.Besides Enterprise Rent-A-Car, CollegeGrad.com details the hiring plans for the other entry-level employers on the list. There are many returning top employers from previous years, including Lockheed Martin, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Sherwin-Williams.
New additions to the list of 500 include LabCorp (800 planned hires), Education Management Corporation (625 planned hires) and CH2M Hill (300 planned hires).Significant growth is being projected by companies in all industries on the list. The larger companies, like PNC Financial Services Group, is projecting a 31 percent increase in entry growth in hiring, going from 127 entry level hires in 2006 to 415 in 2007.
“I think [the hiring rate] is going up because people are starting to realize getting an education is important,” said Andrea Draper, a senior elementary education major from St. George.Darin Thomas, a senior elementary education major from Hurricane, agreed. He said he thinks employers are expecting the people they hire to be educated graduates.“They want to hire someone who has an education and has put forth time and effort,” Thomas said.Growth by companies across the board will help provide this year's graduating class with a favorable job market, according to the website. “It's extremely important to me [to get a good career],” Thomas said.
“The whole reason I got an education was to get a better career for myself.”Draper said that is also the reason she went to college. She said it's crucial for her to get the job she wants. And with the results of the survey at CollegeGrad.com, this year is predicted to have one of the best entry-level job markets of the new millennium.
Employers recruiting the class of 2007 are recognizing that hiring recent college graduates is critical to their company's future, but college students need to start their job searching early to get the best results for the future, according to the website.
The class of 2007 has a 7.3 percent increased chance of being hired by entry-level employers, according to CollegeGrad.com, an entry-level job site.
The class of 2007 has a 7.3 percent increased chance of being hired by entry-level employers, according to CollegeGrad.com, an entry-level job site.The web site also listed the top 500 entry-level employers for 2007. Among the top 500, 60 percent are planning to hire more college grads in 2007 than in 2006. Twenty percent will hire the same number, and the other 20 percent plan to hire fewer college graduates than in 2006.
The CollegeGrad.com survey results named Enterprise Rent-A-Car as the No. 1 entry-level employer for the fifth year in a row. With 8,000 projected entry-level hires for 2007, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is predicting a 14 percent increase in its hiring.Besides Enterprise Rent-A-Car, CollegeGrad.com details the hiring plans for the other entry-level employers on the list. There are many returning top employers from previous years, including Lockheed Martin, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Sherwin-Williams.
New additions to the list of 500 include LabCorp (800 planned hires), Education Management Corporation (625 planned hires) and CH2M Hill (300 planned hires).Significant growth is being projected by companies in all industries on the list. The larger companies, like PNC Financial Services Group, is projecting a 31 percent increase in entry growth in hiring, going from 127 entry level hires in 2006 to 415 in 2007.
“I think [the hiring rate] is going up because people are starting to realize getting an education is important,” said Andrea Draper, a senior elementary education major from St. George.Darin Thomas, a senior elementary education major from Hurricane, agreed. He said he thinks employers are expecting the people they hire to be educated graduates.“They want to hire someone who has an education and has put forth time and effort,” Thomas said.Growth by companies across the board will help provide this year's graduating class with a favorable job market, according to the website. “It's extremely important to me [to get a good career],” Thomas said.
“The whole reason I got an education was to get a better career for myself.”Draper said that is also the reason she went to college. She said it's crucial for her to get the job she wants. And with the results of the survey at CollegeGrad.com, this year is predicted to have one of the best entry-level job markets of the new millennium.
Employers recruiting the class of 2007 are recognizing that hiring recent college graduates is critical to their company's future, but college students need to start their job searching early to get the best results for the future, according to the website.
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