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Today's Job Market

The Center for Career Services would like to help parents to stay abreast of information on a myriad of career fields and workplace developments so that they can support their SU students. We realize that parents take great interest in their students' career planning efforts and may be interested themselves in what is happening in today's job market. Therefore we invite parents to visit the following sites:

Job Outlook 2009 - Prospects Flat
A survey of employers suggests the college Class of 2009 will face challenges as markets tighten, according to a news release from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

How You Fit Into the Tight Job Market
Perspectives on the tight market aimed at students, drawn from surveys of employers conducted by NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Hard to Find a Job, But Not an Internship
A June 3 news item from CNN.

Best Careers
A collection of profiles and articles from USNews.

Supply and Demand
A multi-faceted collection of information that presents projections for college hiring (from NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers).

NACE News Releases
NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, is the foremost authority on today's market for college graduates. They regularly survey both employers and students to develop prognoses for the market, publish results in reports and highlight results in news releases. Archives of news releases can give parents a quick perspective on today's market.

Collegegrad.Com
This college-oriented site conducts a number of surveys about today's market, employer preferences and practices, and other related issues.

We encourage parents to learn about developments and opportunities in the fields of interest to their children. Assistance may be had by connecting with the career offices in their children's home college and with the Center for Career Services. Parents wishing some additional information on web sites that provide information on specific career fields, excluding job listing sites, may also email Chuck Reutlinger , Associate Director for Information Resources and Services, for additional help.