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Knowing the
Job Outlook
May Guide Your Job Search
Understanding the job outlook
market is key to linking up your job
search strategy to what's available.
This will also help guide your career
objectives.
Knowing the job market involves understanding who is hiring in
your area as well as what
professions are in high demand.
This may lead you to seek additional
career education and training or revise your job search strategy
altogether.
It is not practical for you to review every job sector in
every part of the
world, but it would help to understand which trends are
happening in your marketplace.
When looking for the job outlook in your area , start with the "big
picture" and work your way down.
For instance, the following information comes directly from the U.S. National
Association of Colleges and Employers" .
According to Marilyn Mackes, executive
director of the National
Association of Colleges and Employers.
- Organizational growth, employee retirements,
business needs, and
more-have converged to strengthen hiring projections and bolster the
job market for new college graduates.
- This
marks the fourth straight year that employers have projected percentage
increases in the double digits.
- Overall, over half of the employers responding
to the Job Outlook Survey reported that they expect to hire
more new college
graduates this year than in previous years.
- More than half of the employers who provided
key reasons for their
anticipated hiring increase cited the growth of their organizations.
- Many also reported employees nearing retirement
age, high attrition
rates, or business needs that would require increased hiring.
- By economic sector, service-sector employers
expect the largest
increase in hiring over last year.
- Manufacturers and
government/nonprofit employers also plan healthy increases.
Manufacturers expect to add 10 percent more new college graduates to
their work forces, while government/nonprofit employers plan to
increase college hiring by 9 percent.
- By region, employers in the South anticipate
the biggest hiring gains
as they expect to hire a quarter more new college graduates.
- Employers in the West project an increase in
their college hiring by just under a quarter, and employers in the
Northeast say they will hire 16.9 percent
more new college hires this year than last.
Although this information will vary from year to year, this is the kind
of information that will help you in your job search.
You can check with your local government offices and Chamber of
Commerce to find the latest trends in your area.
Before I conducted my job search, I did a thorough review of the job
market in my area. This is extremely valuable for those of you
considering a new career.
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topic here, please visit the sample interview
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