Good Time to Enter Job Market for New College Graduates

AS IT IS 2016-08-30 Good Time to Enter Job Market for New College Graduates

A new study suggests that recent college graduates have a good chance of finding¹ employment².

The website Career Builder published the survey. The website reports on the U.S. job market.

It found that 67 percent of employers³ plan to hire new college graduates this year. They also found that 27 percent of employers will be hiring recent graduates for jobs that pay up to $57,000 a year.

Career Builder said the improving economy and the rise in retirements⁴ of older workers is raising the need for young professionals.

There is, however, a concern that young graduates are not ready for life after college.

Another Career Builder survey of 2,186 hiring professionals found that they worry new college graduates lack professional experience.

They blame universities for placing too much attention on teaching⁵ academic subjects that do not relate to real jobs. The hiring professionals suggest that schools should give more support to experience gained through internships.

They also said universities are not preparing their graduates well enough for jobs that involve new technologies.

The survey found that business, computer science and engineering⁶ fields were seeking new workers the most. The biological sciences, architecture and education fields needed fewer new workers.

Career Builder’s advice to young graduates looking for jobs was to follow companies they like on social media. The website also suggested students write blogs about their career interests.

Words in This Story

graduates – n. someone who has completed studies at a learning⁷ institution and received a diploma or degree

survey – n. a study in which people are asked questions in order to find out what the public thinks about certain issues

hire – v. to give a person work or a job for which they are paid wages or a salary

internships – n. the period of time when a student or recent graduate who works⁸ at a job in order to get experience

social media – n. online digital services that let people communicate and share information

blog – n. a web log; a website where someone writes person opinions, activities and experiences

1 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

2 employment   

n.雇用；使用；工作，职业

参考例句：

• A large office requires the employment of many people.一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。
• The state of employment in this city is improving.这个城市就业状况正在改善。

3 employers   

雇主( employer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias. 雇主必须公平而毫无成见地考虑所有求职者。
• The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws. 雇主有义务遵行健康安全法。

4 retirements   

退休( retirement的名词复数 )； 退职； 退役； 退休的实例

参考例句：

• We've had two retirements in our office this year. 今年我们办公室已有二人退休。
• Those may take the form of sackings redundancies, temporary layoffs or retirements. 这些形式有开除，作为编余人员，暂时解雇或退休。

5 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

6 engineering   

n.工程，工程学，管理，操纵

参考例句：

• The science of engineering began as soon as man learned to use tools. 人类一学会使用工具,工程科学就开始了。
• It was the first great engineering works in the world. 这是世界上第一家大型的工程工厂。

7 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

8 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。