ADVISORY/Job Outlook for New College Grads Remains Optimistic.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2001 TOPIC: Despite a slowing economy and waves of layoffs, analysts and college officials claim the job outlook for recent college graduates remains good. According to a story by CNN, a recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers reportedly show that starting salaries are still on the rise and recruiters are still making trips to college campuses with the intention of hiring top talent. Some experts hypothesize that companies might still be interested because new grads are better prepared for the global economy than ever before. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Ken Ramberg, Co-founder of JOBTRAK.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , 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 (kresh@jobtrak.com; 888/562-8725). Prof. James Van Scotter is a management professor at the University of Memphis The University of Memphis is a public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and is a flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. . His expertise is human resource management. 901/678-5231. Mr. Mike Jurs is director of corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. for BrassRing, Inc. 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. For additional information, visit www.brassring.com.650/358-1326; mjurs@brassring.com. Judy Weil is executive director of the Northeast Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Assoc. (NEHRA NEHRA Northeast Human Resources Association ), a regional professional organization with over 3,600 members. It is affiliated with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM SHRM Society for Human Resource Management SHRM Saw Horse Roof Mount (construction) ). Prior to this she was president of Weil Consulting Services, a human resources consulting firm, and was director of human resources for Crimson Travel Service. 781/235-2900; jweil@nehra.com; PR: Candace Coakley (cmcoakley@bigfoot.com; 617/247-8221). 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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