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US College Labor Market / Recruiting Trends 2013-2014
The college labor market is improving, up 3 percent from last year for all degrees. Strong demand for accounting, marketing, computer science, engineering, human resources, public relations, and the inclusive “all majors” group will increase hiring for Bachelor’s degrees by 7 percent. The increase in hiring has been steady but could be better. Continue reading
UK / Almost half of graduates work in non-graduate jobs, says ONS
Almost half of graduates in the UK are working in non-graduate roles, a report published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found. Continue reading
Job Search by Grads / Study reveals what frustrates them most
They are most frustrated by a lack of communication and feedback, enduring long, drawn out selection processes, rude and condescending interviews and finding that the position that they’d applied for was actually quite different to the role that’s really on offer Continue reading
China / 86 percent overseas Grads find jobs within 6 months
The job market wasn\’t cold for overseas-educated talents who have returned to China, with 86 percent of them finding jobs within six months, according to a report released Monday. About 65 percent of returnees find jobs in three months, and 21 percent find employment between three and six months. Only 5.5 percent need more than … Continue reading
China / Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region solution to grads unemployment
In 2010, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China faced a formidable problem. About 75,000 college graduates were without jobs, 83 percent of them from ethnic minorities and 60 percent female. It was a difficult and pressing issue for the region. According to a survey carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics Survey Office … Continue reading
Higher Education in US / It Pays, but a lot more for some graduates than for others
As they enter the labor market, some graduates earn far more than others. Prospective students need sound information about where their educational choices are likely to lead Continue reading
India / Tata Consultancy Services to hire 25,000 campus grads
India’s largest IT company by revenues, Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS ) has become the first IT firm to reveal its hiring targets for FY15, reports CNBC-TV18’s Kritika Saxena. TCS has already started giving out campus offers for FY15 and will be hiring 25,000 students from across 350 institutes in the country in the next … Continue reading
The Skills Gap in US / Don’t Blame Students for it
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that although nearly 12 million U.S. workers are unemployed, businesses report nearly four million open jobs—jobs that cannot be filled by previously displaced workers because of gaps in skills. There is clearly a mismatch between the education and skills that many Americans have and what employers need. At a … Continue reading
Grads in Canada / RBC Launches New Internship For Recent College and University Graduates
With almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of recent post-secondary graduates surveyed saying a lack of experience is a barrier to securing their first job, RBC today announced the RBC Career Launch Program™, a multi-year investment in providing recent college and university graduates with career experience to help strengthen their future employability. A one-year internship for … Continue reading
OECD / The number of tertiary educated immigrants in the OECD increased by 70% in the past to 27 million
The number of tertiary educated immigrants in the OECD increased by 70% in the past decade to reach 27 million in 2010/11. About 30% of all migrants in the OECD area were highly educated and one-fifth of them were originating from India, China or the Philippines. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story … Continue reading
India / Just 20% of the class of 2013 have got jobs
The following set of numbers shows the young have read the grim job market right. Andhra Pradesh has over 700 engineering colleges and 3.5 lakh seats – the highest in any Indian state. But just 2 lakh seats were filled up this year. Why? Because just 20% of the class of 2013 have got jobs. … Continue reading
1000s of Teaching jobs available in Korea for recent canadian and american grads
American and Canadian college graduates, facing a lackluster jobmarket at home, are capitalizing on this trend by taking English-teaching positions in countries like South Korea Continue reading
Canada / 46% of students plan starting a business after graduation
According to the BMO, almost half of Canadian post-secondary students surveyed — 46 per cent — said they see themselves starting a business after graduation. Continue reading
China / Who Is To Blame For The Worst Graduate Job Market
Approximately 6.99 million students will graduate this year from Chinese colleges and universities, a new all-time high. This reflects China’s attempt to upgrade its workforce by promoting higher education. But the labor market is sending some rather disappointing messages. Against the backdrop of the troubled world economy and faltering domestic demand, companies in China are … Continue reading
Ontario / Jobs hard to find for graduates
Two years after graduating from college with an accounting degree, Amanda Coombes expected to be working full-time in her field. Instead, she’s living with her mom and working at McDonald’s. These days, in hard-hit Ontario, a job is a job. “It’s hard for us,” Coombes, 23, said of the challenges she and her fellow graduates … Continue reading
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