Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the December 16, 2002 issue of
QuintZine.
Good news and bad news for upcoming college grads.
The good news? Planned entry-level hiring is up slightly for 2003.
The bad news? The hiring plans are only marginally better than 2002,
which was the worst year for entry-level hiring in 20 years.
CollegeGrad.com recently released the results of its annual
Top Entry Level Employers survey, which shows overall
entry-level hiring up 4 percent for 2003. Most major employers expressed
continued caution over the current state of the economy. However,
the survey results also reveal bright spots for entry-level hiring.
The results profile future hiring plans for more than 500 entry-level
employers representing more than 100,000 entry-level positions. While
most of the largest employers (10,000+ employees) are hiring the
same or fewer college grads, many of the medium employers
(1,000-10,000 employees) and small employers (under 1,000 employees)
are showing increases for 2003, which accounts for the overall net
increase in entry-level hiring.
The industries showing the strongest hiring demand continue to be
defense, healthcare, and government services. Consulting services,
which once showed the highest demand for entry-level hiring in the
late '90s, but was down dramatically in 2000-2002, showed the largest
year-to-year increase in hiring expectations at 15 percent growth in 2003.
The majors most in demand? Accounting, Engineering, Business, and
Management continue to be the highest demand majors, with Computer
Science, Finance, Marketing, and Biology not far behind.
As for the job market beyond entry level, companies plan to
hire slightly more people in the first few months of 2003 than
a year ago according to a new survey from Manpower, Inc. According
to the quarterly survey of 16,000 businesses, 20 percent stated
they expect to hire more people in the first quarter of 2003 while
12 percent plan to cut workers. The remainder either planned to
keep staffing the same or were uncertain of their plans.
Its' better news than this time last year, when 16 percent expected
to hire and 16 percent expected to reduce staff.
The survey found that the wholesale and retail sector expects
to hire more people in the first quarter compared to a year ago,
with the strongest job prospects in the Midwest. Manufacturers of
nondurable goods, such as food and clothes, also expect to hire an
increasing number of workers in the first quarter, with 21 percent
of companies planning more hiring and 9 percent planning cuts.
CAREERXROADS has just announced its 50 Best of the Best --
a list of the leading job and resume Web sites.
Authors Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler note, "While the online
employment industry is certainly stabilizing, the number of
jobs listed on these key sites continues to grow. Even with
our current economy, companies are still hiring, and you can
find the job opportunities on these sites." Crispin and Mehler
have been watching the online employment industry since its
inception, and the CAREERXROADS Best of the Best list is now
in its eighth year.
Good news and bad news for upcoming college grads.
The good news? Planned entry-level hiring is up slightly for 2003.
The bad news? The hiring plans are only marginally better than 2002,
which was the worst year for entry-level hiring in 20 years.
CollegeGrad.com recently released the results of its annual
Top Entry Level Employers survey, which shows overall
entry-level hiring up 4 percent for 2003. Most major employers expressed
continued caution over the current state of the economy. However,
the survey results also reveal bright spots for entry-level hiring.
