| Recently, Job Outlook conducted a survey, which | | | | Qualities Required in a New Graduate |
| revealed the fact that for a third year in | | | | Employers seek to employ fresh graduate who |
| succession, the demand for fresh graduates is on | | | | have: |
| the rise. Owners of enterprises hired more fresh | | | | Excellent communication skills, both spoken and |
| graduates in 2006 than they did in 2005. In | | | | written |
| addition, they have offered higher wages, | | | | Honesty and integrity |
| benefits, and perks. | | | | Ability to relate with others |
| According to the National Association of Colleges | | | | Good work ethics |
| and Employer's annual survey, nine companies out | | | | Ability to work in a team |
| of ten describe the current job market situation | | | | Analytical skills |
| for young graduates as excellent, good or very | | | | Self-motivation and initiative |
| good. Graduates are believed to have a brighter | | | | Ability to adapt to changes |
| future in consulting, public accounting, construction, | | | | Up-to-date computer skills |
| and engineering firms. | | | | Eye for details |
| There are two major reasons for this recent | | | | Attractive Features of the Jobs for Fresh |
| trend; first, companies have to find someone to | | | | Graduates |
| replace their retired HR staff and second, the | | | | The expectations and standards of companies |
| number of products and services that these | | | | have rocketed in the past year. It is important for |
| companies offer are on the rise. | | | | new graduates to show good GPAs because |
| All graduates in the field of mechanical engineering, | | | | full-time jobs are associated with high salaries, |
| accounting, economics and finance, information | | | | benefits, and perks. |
| sciences and systems, computer engineering, | | | | Here are a list of benefits that come with the |
| electrical engineering, business administration and | | | | jobs: |
| management, computer science, market and | | | | Life and medical/dental insurance |
| marketing management, and chemical engineering | | | | Retirement benefits |
| are in great demand. | | | | Semi-annual and annual raises |
| Graduates in the subject of mechanical | | | | Counseling programs for employees |
| engineering head the list of graduates in great | | | | Dress codes |
| demand. Reputed aerospace, mechanical | | | | Paid training |
| equipment, and automative companies prefer to | | | | Commissions and bonus |
| hire them. | | | | Family benefits |
| Banking, financial, transportation, and insurance | | | | Flexi-time |
| services seek to employ economics and finance | | | | Performance updates |
| graduates. Food and beverage processing | | | | Sick leaves and vacations |
| companies, financial services, and merchandisers | | | | Recreational and on-site fitness facilities |
| want to hire business administration and | | | | Day-care center |
| management degree holders. About a third of | | | | Company service/car |
| business enterprises plan to hire associate | | | | Campus job fairs, student clubs and organizations, |
| graduates in technology, business, and engineering. | | | | on-the-job trainings, Internet job search engines, |
| Engineering/surveying companies and insurance | | | | and so on provide ample opportunities for |
| are in need of graduates who have a technical | | | | prospective employers and employees to meet. |
| knowledge and, therefore, don't require training in | | | | Remember to target the right companies for you. |
| that field. Employers have observed that such | | | | Don't let any opportunity slip between your |
| graduates have an excellent work ethics and | | | | fingers. Before you attend any interview, |
| professionalism that was lacking in previous | | | | research the company well. During the interview |
| amateurs. | | | | find out more about the nature of the career that |
| Only around 23.5% of the respondents, most of | | | | the company offers. Your career objective should |
| them being manufacturers, planned to hire | | | | be crystal clear, and you should know exactly |
| international graduates in 2006. | | | | what you want out of your career. |