June 9, 2006

Employer Survey Suggests Strong Job Market for New Graduates

By SARA LIPKA

College graduates venturing into the job market may find it crowded with options, according to a survey of their prospective employers.

Seventy-two percent of companies plan to hire new college graduates by the end of the summer, up from 64 percent in 2005, says MonsterTrak, an online job-posting service for college students and recent graduates. Nearly 40 percent of employers will recruit more entry-level candidates than they did last year, according to the survey of more than 800

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