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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:

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

Job Outlook 2008 - Spring Update
A Spring 2008 survey of employers suggests the college Class of 2008 will enjoy a strong job market in many fields with a few exceptions due to economic and industry developments, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Job Outlook 2008
Early indications suggest the college Class of 2008 will enjoy a strong job market, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Jobs with Staying Power
A wide-ranging feature from US News.

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.