Job Outlook
Based on responses from employers nationwide, the Job Outlook 2009 report is an annual, national forecast of the hiring intentions of employers and examines other issues related to the employment of new college graduates. The report includes hiring projections for the college Class of 2009, including projections by sector and region of the country; information about employers' intentions for Spring 2009 on-campus recruiting, preferred/most effective recruiting methods; qualities of the ideal candidate; and more.
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About the Job Outlook 2009
College Hiring Falls Flat
- Figure 1: Job Outlook survey projections
- Figure 2: Employers’ hiring expectations
- Figure 3: Employers reassess their hiring needs
- Employers Rate the Job Market
- Figure 4: Employers’ overall job market ratings
- On-Campus Recruiting Plans
- Figure 5: Employers’ intentions for on-campus recruiting during Spring, by percent of respondents
Analysis by Sector
- Service
- Figure 6: Spring recruiting plans—Service employers
- Manufacturing
- Figure 7: Spring recruiting plans—Manufacturing employers
- Government/Nonprofit
- Figure 8: Spring recruiting plans—Government/Nonprofit employers
Analysis by Region
- Northeast
- Figure 9: Spring recruiting plans—Northeast
- Midwest
- Figure 10: Spring recruiting plans—Midwest
- Southeast
- Figure 11: Spring recruiting plans—Southeast
- West
- Figure 12: Spring recruiting plans—West
Who’s in Demand
- Figure 13: Top 10 degrees in demand (bachelor’s degree level)
- Figure 14: Top 10 degrees in demand (master’s degree level)
- Figure 15: Who’s hiring (bachelor’s degree level), by employer type
- Figure 16: Who’s hiring (bachelor’s degree level), by region
- Figure 17: Top 10 degrees in demand (doctorate degree level)
- International Students
- Figure 18: International hiring plans, by sector
- Associate Degree Students
- Figure 19: International and associate degree student hiring, by region
How Employers View Candidates
- Figure 20: Employers that screen candidates by GPA, by percent of respondents
- Figure 21: Employers that screen candidates by GPA, by sector
- Which Candidate Would You Choose?
- Figure 22: Employers rate the influence of attributes when deciding on two equally qualified candidates
- Figure 23: Employers’ hiring preferences relative to experience, by percent of respondents
- Figure 24: Employers’ preference for work experience, by percent of respondents
- Figure 25: Employers rate the importance of candidate skills/qualities
- What Candidates Lack
Compensation—The Whole Package
- Salary Increases for 2008-09 Graduates
- Figure 26: Employers with plans to increase starting salaries to bachelor’s degree candidates
- Signing Bonuses
- Figure 27: Employers offering signing bonuses
- Figure 28: Percent of employers offering signing bonuses to 2008-09 graduates
- Figure 29: Average signing bonuses by major—Bachelor’s
- Figure 30: Average signing bonuses by major—Master’s
- Benefits Offered to New College Graduates
- Figure 31: Benefits and policies, 2008-09 vs. 2007-08 vs. 2006-07
- Medical Benefits
- Figure 32: Start time of medical benefits, by percent of respondents
- Figure 33: Medical insurance premium structure
- Figure 34: Employers’ coverage for family plans
- Relocation Assistance
- Figure 35: Employers’ relocation assistance
- Figure 36: Relocation assistance by sector
- Figure 37: Relocation assistance by region
- Figure 38: Percent of respondents offering relocation assistance, by employer type
- Figure 39: Relocation assistance offered to new college graduate hires, by sector, region, and overall
- Figure 40: Average dollar amount of relocation assistance provided to 2007-08 graduates, by sector, region, and overall
College Recruiting
- Challenges in Recruiting
- Figure 41: Competition as the greatest recruiting challenge, by percent of respondents
- Figure 42: Greatest recruiting challenge, respondents by industry
- Effective College Recruiting
- Figure 43: Employers rate the effectiveness of recruiting methods
Survey Respondents
- Figure 44: Respondents by sector and type of employer
- Figure 45: Respondents by size of employer
- Figure 46: Geographic regions
- Survey Respondents
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