Hiring college grads predicted to increase - NBC12.com - Richmond, VA News

The future for college grads is looking brighter. According to a new report, hiring will be up for many graduates entering the workforce.

Some career fields include anything in business, computer science and engineering related degrees.

Students say they're encouraged, but they know the work force is still competitive and they're taking advantage of as many resources as they can.

Engineering student, Steve Summerville, wants to go into automotive design one day. To hear that he may be able to work in a field that he's majoring in is good news.

"It's really looking good for engineers graduating in the next few years," said Summerville. "Everyone that I know whose graduating or has graduated pretty much has a job."

Hiring is projected to increase 13 percent for new graduates according to a report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The top three degrees include finance, computer and information science, and accounting. Business administration management and mechanical engineering round out the top five.

Torin Liberthson-Brown wants to own her business one day. The recent career fair provided by the university has helped her prepare for her next step.

"I was kind of overwhelmed," said Liberthson-Brown. "There were so many booths around. It was really busy but of course that's such great news. There were a lot of opportunities for us to submit and get out names out there."

School of Business Career Services Director, Mike Eisenman makes a point for students to have the resources they need to land a job out of college.

"One of those is to try to present panels and programs on what you can do with a management and marketing degree," said Eisenman.

Other hot career choices include manufacturing, and economics. Full details from the job outlook survey should be published in November.

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