ADVISORY/Fewer Job Offers for College Grads.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 TOPIC: According to a story by USA Today, the slowing economy has made some employers cut back on entry-level hiring and internships for college students. According to the story, a survey last month funded by the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that about half of the companies questioned appear to be lowering their annual hiring projections. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: John Petrik, dean of career services for the DeVry Institute of Technology in Addison, Ill., has 26 years of experience in higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . In this role, he has become an expert in employee recruiting and retention, hiring trends, and technology careers. Petrik manages two departments that support the incoming student enrollment and provide students with employment assistance upon graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. . He also teaches a career development course. During his DeVry career, Petrik has held five positions: director of financial aid/part-time employment, associate dean of student affairs Student affairs staff are responsible for academic advising and support services delivery at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. The chief student affairs officer at a college or university often reports directly to the chief executive of the institution. , dean of students services, national manager of student support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , and dean of career services. PR: Christie Christie can refer to:
Ken Ramberg, Co-founder of JOBTRAK.COM, can provide tips on preparing for interviews, writing resumes, negotiating salaries, as well as statistics on specific location or field related information about the job market for recent college graduates, details about the employment outlook, hot jobs or salaries. PR: Keri Resh Kraft 888/562-8725; kresh@jobtrak.com Ms. Michelle Sullivan is Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Specialist for BrassRing Inc. -- a leading provider of integrated recruiting solutions and Talent Relationship Management (TRM) systems designed to help companies hire better people faster. Created in September 1999 through the combination of several leading recruiting and hiring management firms, BrassRing Inc. consists of BrassRing Career Events, a leading sponsor of technology career fairs in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe; BrassRing Exchanges, a leading provider of online recruiting solutions for hard-to-hire candidates, including Information Technology employees, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration graduates and candidates from diverse backgrounds; and BrassRing Systems, a leading provider of Talent Relationship Management solutions. BrassRing Inc. is owned by The Washington Post Company, Tribune Company The Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, responsible for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Hartford Courant , Gannett Co., Inc., and Accel Partners. 650/358-1345; msullivan@brassring.com Prof. Jonathan Klarfeld is Director of the Online and Print Journalism Program at Boston University Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. , where he is an associate professor. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses and directs the professional internships for the school's program. He has been instrumental in job placement for many of BU's students as they graduate and later as they go on to second and third jobs. 617/353-4978. ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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