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Experience, Inc. Finds that Accounting and Engineering are the Hottest Job Functions in '07
Boston, MASS, 12/06/2007 - Experience, Inc., the nation's leading provider of career services for college students and alumni, today revealed its third annual Placement Survey which measures the outcomes of job offers to each graduating class.
The job functions in the greatest demand by U.S. and international employers were engineering (18.8%) and accounting (12.0%). These two job functions also offered the highest median salary, paying between $46,000 and $50,000 annually for accounting and $51,000 and $55,000 annually for engineering.
Industries that placed the highest number of
candidates include:
Finance (17.6%)
Education (14.1%)
Consulting (8.9%)
Manufacturing (8.5%)
Accounting (8.0%)
When searching for employment opportunities, new grads found university career centers to be the most effective resource, along with online resources such as Experience.com (33.6%), applying directly to the company (23.8%), and face-to-face networking (16.8%).
Other findings include:
53% of respondents held one or more internships prior to
getting their full-time job
36% of jobs were filled in the Northeast; 27% in the
Midwest
18% of respondents received stock options in 2007
Overall median starting salary was $41,000-$45,000
Survey Methodology
Experience's 2007 Job Placement Survey polled 2007 college
graduates from May to September 2007. College students who
opted-in to receive communication from Experience were
invited to participate in the online poll. 584 members from
200+ colleges and universities across 49 states and Canada
completed the survey.
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About Experience
Founded in 1996,
Experience is the only career site specifically for college students
& alumni that provides extraordinary opportunities, real-world
insights, and a network of inspirational role-models to help them
explore and launch careers they love. Experience's web-based platform
spans more than 3,800 universities, 3 million registered candidates,
100,000 employers, and 800,000 job and internship opportunities. For
more information, visit www.experience.com.
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Source: http://www.experience.com/corp/press_release?id=press_release_1196985765582&channel_id=about_us&page_id=media_coverage_news&tab=cn2&newsletter=153