Best job market in 5 years for grads

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. college graduates are facing the best job market since 2001, with business, computer, engineering, education and health care grads in highest demand, a report by an employment consulting firm showed on Monday.</p>

<p>“We are approaching full employment and some employers are already dreaming up perks to attract the best talent,” said John Challenger, chief executive of Challenger, Gray & Christmas…</p>

<p>The firm pointed to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers which showed employers plan to hire 14.5 percent more new college graduates than a year ago.</p>

<p>The survey also found higher starting salaries this year. Graduates with economic or finance degrees will see the biggest gain with starting salaries up 11 percent to $45,191, while accounting salaries are up 6.2 percent, business management salaries up 3.9 percent and pay for civil engineers 4.3 percent higher.

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<p>Two more years…two more years (S is in class of 2008 :))</p>

<p>The article does say that not everyone should expect to be just given a job. Graduating students should assume it still requires hardwork to find one.</p>

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<p>In other, related news, my S call me after work to tell me he had made it past the first phone interview for an internship he wanted and would be talking to someone he’d be working for if he got the job early next week.</p>