For Most Graduates, Grueling Job Hunt Awaits

Lauren Weber & Melissa Korn:

A survey of employers by the National Association of Colleges and Employers showed those that recruit on campuses plan to boost hiring of new grads by 10.2% from last year. However, on-campus recruiting is only a small slice of the pie--the bulk of graduates find jobs on their own.

In a study to be released Thursday, the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that recent graduates are taking awhile to find work. Only 49% of graduates from the classes of 2009 to 2011 had found a full-time job within a year of finishing school, compared with 73% for students who graduated in the three years prior.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 12, 2012 1:13 AM
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