College Grad Hiring Up 12.9% for 2004; CollegeGrad.com Names Top 500 Entry Level Employers.Business Editors PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004 CollegeGrad.com, the #1 Entry Level Job Site, today announced the Top 500 Entry Level Employers for 2004. The list represents more than 120,000 jobs for the graduating class of 2004, with a substantial 12.9% increase in hiring versus 2003. "Entry level hiring is taking a very positive turn in 2004," said Brian The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1]. Krueger, President of CollegeGrad.com. "We are seeing a large increase in the number of entry level jobs available in nearly every discipline. While the market is still very competitive, the jobs are there to be found for those who take the time to do the research." Employers listed in the survey results, which are posted at www.CollegeGrad.com/topemployers, are hiring as many as 6500 new grads and as few as 10. But large or small, respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. have expressed their commitment to hiring entry level college grads. For the first time in four years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time tide has truly turned as employers are again singing the praises of entry level college grad hires. "College recruiting is a priority for us," said Jyoti Cox, Director of Recruitment at GEICO GEICO Government Employees Insurance Company . "Through the CollegeGrad.com recognition as a Top Entry Level Employer, we will continue to get the message out that we are an employer of choice." The upward hiring trend has not gone unnoticed on college campuses. "We are definitely seeing signs of recovery for the new college hire job market," said Melanie Parker, Director of the Career Resource Center at the University of Central Florida “UCF” redirects here. For other uses, see UCF (disambiguation). UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. UCF was founded in 1963 as Florida Technological University with the goal of providing highly trained personnel to support the Kennedy . "Our recent career fair had a 21% increase in employer participation and we have a busier recruiting season this semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s than at the same period last year." Further information on the results of this survey, as well as additional employer quotes and career center quotes are available at http://www.CollegeGrad.com/press. About CollegeGrad.com: CollegeGrad.com is the #1 entry level job site on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and is the leader in the field of entry level job search. Established in 1995, CollegeGrad.com has been conducting the Top Entry Level Employers Survey for the past six years. Brian Krueger, President and Founder of CollegeGrad.com, is available for further interviews with national media on topics related to Internet job search and entry level college student hiring trends. Contact Heidi Hanisko to obtain contact information. |
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