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CollegeGrad.com Names Top 500 Entry Level Employers.


Business Editors/Education Writers

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2003

List Represents More Than 100,000 Entry Level Jobs for Class of

2003; Hiring Up 4.2% Over 2002

CollegeGrad.com, 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
, today announced the Top 500 Entry Level Employers for 2003. The list represents more than 100,000 jobs from employers hiring as many as 6,000 new grads to those hiring as few as ten. But large or small, they all are all in hiring mode for the Class of 2003.

"This list of employers provides critical job search information for college students who will be graduating in 2003. It gives specific hiring numbers and Web addresses needed to make contact with employers that are actually hiring," 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, Founder and President of CollegeGrad.com and author of the best-selling best·sell·er also best seller  
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A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers.



best
 book on job search for college students, College Grad Job Hunter.

The results are based on a recent survey of more than 5,000 entry level employers. The full employer list is located at: www.collegegrad.com/topemployers.

The survey results shows hiring plans for the 500 top entry level employers. While many of the largest employers (over 10,000 total employees) are hiring the same or fewer college grads as last year, most medium employers (1,000-10,000 employees) and small employers (under 1,000 employees) are showing increases for 2003, which accounts for an overall 4.2% increase in year-to-year hiring. Krueger noted: "It's it's  

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 often the small to medium companies that spur initial hiring demand coming out of a recession."

The lists includes many household name employers such as Disney Dis·ney   , Walter Elias Known as "Walt." 1901-1966.

American animator, showman, and film producer. Noted for his creation of the cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, he produced the first animated film with sound,
, Boeing (language) BOEING - An early system on the IBM 1130.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
 and HP. But it also has many lesser known employers such as Eckerd Eckerd may refer to:
  • Eckerd Pharmacy, American drugstore chain
  • Eckerd College, private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
  • Jack Eckerd (1913-2004), American businessman
 Youth Alternatives, Archelon and Noland. "The key," said Krueger, "is that each of these employers is hiring. It's important for college students to focus on employers that are actively hiring. Don't listen to the doom-and-gloom forecasts. These are real companies with real jobs."

Advice for new college grads? "The jobs are out there. You just need to search a little harder to find them." advised Krueger. "Start early, start now."

About CollegeGrad.com:

CollegeGrad.com is the #1 entry level job site on the Internet (per Yahoo and Alexa).

Further information on this news story may be obtained from the Web site at: www.collegegrad.com/press.
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