Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the November 21, 2005 issue of
QuintZine.
The internship hiring picture has really turned a corner for MBAs. According to a recent WetFeet research report conducted by WetFeet's
president, Steve Pollock, recruiters are slugging it out on campus for top talent to build their full-time hiring pipeline. Not only are more
companies from a wider range of industries developing organized on-campus recruiting programs, but the traditional big
recruiters -- consulting firms and investment banks -- have increased their number of offers for the past three years.
Companies are continuing to dedicate more and more resources to internship programs, giving students many
more options, but also making it more important that students participate in the internship recruiting process, even if it is to
simply practice interviewing skills or learn about various companies and industries.
Money magazine reports that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, one
great factor that is driving the direction of hot jobs and fastest growing fields is the baby-boomer market,
77 million strong. They are using services as they reach 50+ that they didn't use in their
younger years. Particular focus is on increasing opportunities and careers in the health industry, as
baby boomers remain active longer than previous generations, and want to maintain their
healthy glow and physical abilities.
The Labor Department projects more than 600,000 nursing jobs will open in the next 10 years,
a 27 percent increase by 2012 from 2002. Registered nurses earn about $52,000 on average,
physician assistants (PAs) average more than $63,000, physical therapists more than
$61,000, and occupational therapists average $53,000.
The projected fastest-growing fields through 2012 are:
Network systems and communications analysts: 57.0 percent
A survey of 1,400 CIOs by Robert Half Technology found that industry-specific experience is the most valued
qualification when it comes to choosing among technology job candidates with otherwise equal skills.
Most valued qualifications:
Industry-specific experience: 43 percent
Soft skills: 32 percent
Certification in a relevant technology: 15 percent
The internship hiring picture has really turned a corner for MBAs. According to a recent WetFeet research report conducted by WetFeet's
president, Steve Pollock, recruiters are slugging it out on campus for top talent to build their full-time hiring pipeline. Not only are more
companies from a wider range of industries developing organized on-campus recruiting programs, but the traditional big
recruiters -- consulting firms and investment banks -- have increased their number of offers for the past three years.
