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The graduating Class of 2018 has the best chances of landing a job straight out of school since the Great Recession hit.
Eighty percent of companies are hiring new college grads compared to 74 percent last year, according to CareerBuilder. Forty-seven percent plan to increase starting salaries, too.
What jobs are bosses looking to fill?
Yes, overall hiring rates of new college grads are up higher this year, but some positions are more in-demand. Here’s what jobs bosses say they’re looking to fill…
- Information technology: 31 percent
- Customer service: 26 percent
- Sales: 18 percent
- Finance and accounting: 18 percent
- Human resource: 15 percent
- Production: 14 percent
- Marketing and public relations: 10 percent
- Clinical: 9 percent
- Legal: 5 percent
More companies are increasing their starting salaries from last year, but eight percent are decreasing. And 45 percent aren’t making any changes. Overall bosses are more likely to pay recent college grads a higher yearly salary.
- Plan to pay less than $30,000: 21 percent
