Results of the 1981-82 recruiting trends survey conducted by Placement Services at Michigan State University are summarized. A cross-section of 428 businesses, industries, government agencies, and educational institutions were surveyed to determine trends in hiring new college graduates, expected starting salaries, campus recruiting activities,…

A total of 160 companies supplied information for the 29th annual report regarding the employment of college graduates in business. Most are large or medium-size corporations that regularly recruit college men and women. A total of 31 percent of these companies plan to contact fewer colleges in 1975, but 29 percent will contact more schools. The…

Contrary to popular belief, two-year college students being prepared for entry-level work may not be at a disadvantage, relative to many liberal arts graduates with a bachelor's degree. Rather, they may be much more marketable than four-year college graduates. An extensive bibliography is appended. (JDS)

The surplus of graduates with no real or needed business skills calls for a change in placement services. Career services should be a part of the academic scene so that courses can coincide with career goals. (CJ)

The link between educational investment and individual earnings is discussed based on a 1974 study in Dijon. An investigation of the relationship between these two elements is shown to need to consider the choice model used by the individual student entering higher education. Academic and social background influence the student's choice.…

Data from two surveys of college graduates is utilized to address the issue of the value of postsecondary education in the labor market. Considering income, relation of job to college major, and job satisfaction, it is concluded that underemployment and job dissatisfaction are less pervasive than was previously believed. (Author/MLW)

Experiences of doctoral-level scientists and engineers already in the labor force provide potential graduate students and their counselors with information on benefits of advanced training. Useful skills and abilities for academic and nonacademic jobs, sources of job-related knowledge and skills, and uses of graduate education are discussed.…

Analyzed 249 questionnaires, representing companies ranging in size from 10 to 300,000 employees. Looked at trends for recruiting more experienced workers at the expense of new college graduates; who does the most hiring of experienced workers; what are the advantages, disadvantages, and obstacles in experienced hiring; and where employers go to…

Examines labor market outcomes of individuals with various types of postsecondary educational experiences, highlighting differences between students who have pursued technical programs, those who have pursued academic programs and those who have not pursued postsecondary education. Employs a triage model suggesting that employer-employee matches…

The aim of this article is to analyse the transferability of higher education undertaken abroad to a domestic labour market. More specifically, how do Norwegians who have undertaken their education abroad cope on the labour market compared to those who have a corresponding education from Norway? To examine this, we analyse short-term labour market…

Using the UK Labour Force Survey, this paper considers whether graduate employment is more important in the small and medium-size enterprise (SME) sector in Northern Ireland than in other regions of the UK. The authors disaggregate their analysis by gender, occupation and industry to provide a detailed breakdown. The issue of whether graduates are…

In a context of considerable changes in the labour market and higher education sector in the UK, a discourse of employability has become increasingly dominant. Universities are urged to ensure that they produce "employable" graduates, and graduates themselves are exhorted to continually develop their personal skills, qualities and…

This report integrates information from federal agencies, higher education associations, institutions, and other organizations to present a picture of employment, education, and lifestyle outcomes for recent college graduates. The following promising trends are identified: (1) recent college graduates face a good job market, with employers…

This paper succinctly characterizes the profiles for time shifts in earnings and then focuses on the underlying determinants of the changes, in particular on the effect of cohort size. The data, drawn drom the March version of the Current Population Survey from 1968 to 1982, are described. The sample is limited to white men over the age of 14, and…

The current employment market for 1986 college graduates from Michigan was assessed by placement directors from 29 Michigan four-year institutions. The directors rated supply and demand based on information obtained from follow-up studies of recent graduates, campus interviewing statistics on employer requests by major and degree level, numbers of…