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| Friday, 23 April 2010 | |
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Things are looking better for this year's graduating class than last year's. Employers expect to hire 5.3% more college graduates in 2010 than they did in 2009, giving the job market for college grads the best hiring outlook it has seen in nearly two years. Preliminary reports show that the strongest areas of employment will be in Accounting, Engineering, and Retail/Wholesale as the top employers extending offers to 2010 college grads. The technical fields of Accounting and Engineering, which have traditionally been the most active in hiring recent college grads over the years, continue to see high demand. After analyzing preliminary hiring reports, recruiting trends, and multiple employer rankings, we have ranked this year's best bets for employment.
AccountingAccounting services firms tend to look for degrees in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting, and Logistics/Materials Management.
EngineeringEngineering services firms tend to look for degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering.
Retail/WholesaleRetail/wholesale trade employers tend to look for degrees in Business Administration, Business Management, and Marketing.
Data and Reports analyzed for this ranking:
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