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While the idea of entering the workforce post-college this May is incredibly daunting for the nearly 3 million young adults graduating with associate or bachelor’s degrees across the nation, the current economic growth in the United States should put these

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As the nation’s roughly 2 million college freshmen take the first steps on their career paths, the employment experts at global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., offered some advice on which areas could offer the most fertile employment

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The class of 2015-16, which sends more than 1.8 million young Americans armed with four-year degrees into the workforce this year, will enter the best job market for college graduates in several years, according to one new outlook. In its

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This year’s crop of college graduates should find welcoming conditions as they enter the entry-level job market, according to a new just-released forecast from outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Rising demand for talent in finance, business administration, technology

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Original Article: http://abcnewsradioonline.com/business-news/social-media-can-trip-up-col... "According to the Chicago-based consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, six out of 10 hiring executives say they now check a job applicant's social activity, either all the time or some of the time. In a survey

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Original Article: http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/hiring-outlook-bri... "Some 64 percent of hiring professionals surveyed by the Chicago-based consulting company Challenger, Gray & Christmas last month said that their companies plan to recruit from the pool of 1.8 million college graduates who will enter the

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Recent movements by college athletes, such as at Northwestern, to unionize may have an unforeseen impact, according to one workplace authority. While athletes may benefit financially for their work on the field during college, employers may take pause when considering

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Conditions are expected to improve for college graduates entering the job market this spring, as the economic recovery continues to gain momentum. In fact, nearly two out of three employers surveyed by a leading employment consulting firm plan to hire

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Original Article: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/01/10/4-ways-to-help-your-college... "Moreover, although layoffs in December fell by about 3% year to year, to their lowest level since 2000, according to Chicago outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas, finance jobs are not thick on the ground: The financial

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Original Article: Six College Courses That Help Grads Land Jobs Published on: Aug 14, 2013  "If you're someone who's focused on harder kinds of sciences or math, courses and activities that give social skills, that encourage teamwork and that help build

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Certification and Advanced Degrees: Are They Worth It? The value of certification and/or advanced degrees, such as an MBA, often comes into question in the wake of economic downturns. There are two camps on the issue. On the one side

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