Jobs in the 'real world,' where to look
Issue date: 12/9/09 Section: Campus News
At UTM's fall commencement on Dec. 19, about 635 people will walk across the stage and into the real world.
Where will they get jobs? According to online news sources, as well as recent interviews with UTM's five deans, jobs seem to be more readily available in health-related fields, in education and in computer or business-related fields.
That doesn't mean, however, that students in other fields can't get jobs, even in a tough economy. All the deans stressed that jobs can be found for graduates who have a good work ethic, who are professional and skilled and who are willing to relocate.
"There are jobs in teaching in public schools and in technical communications, especially in urban areas, as well as all sorts of possibilities with nonprofit organizations," said Dr. Lynn Alexander, interim co-dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. However, she added, "Be willing to relocate. The coasts will come out of the recession faster than any other part of the country."
"Not as many doors are as open out in the work force. The most attractive jobs right now are anything relating to accounting, finance, banking and any kind of financial management. Also, any kind of computer science major generally has no problem finding a job straight out of college," said Dr. Ernie Moser, dean of the College of Business and Global Affairs.
Dr. Richard Helgeson, interim dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, said he sees a huge demand for health-related jobs.
"The medical field is going to continue to grow because of the population growing and we as a nation are not as healthy as we ought to be. And the onset of a lot of diseases is going to continue to make these jobs very much in demand," he said.
Helgeson added that engineers are also going to continue to be in demand.
"Even though the economy is down, engineers are still being hired. However, they have to look a little longer. … People are changing jobs, and they are hard to find now, but if you Google jobs that are in demand right now, engineering is in the top 10 during this economy and being projected toward more of a demand, along with nursing and math and education for math and science," he said.
Where will they get jobs? According to online news sources, as well as recent interviews with UTM's five deans, jobs seem to be more readily available in health-related fields, in education and in computer or business-related fields.
That doesn't mean, however, that students in other fields can't get jobs, even in a tough economy. All the deans stressed that jobs can be found for graduates who have a good work ethic, who are professional and skilled and who are willing to relocate.
"There are jobs in teaching in public schools and in technical communications, especially in urban areas, as well as all sorts of possibilities with nonprofit organizations," said Dr. Lynn Alexander, interim co-dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. However, she added, "Be willing to relocate. The coasts will come out of the recession faster than any other part of the country."
"Not as many doors are as open out in the work force. The most attractive jobs right now are anything relating to accounting, finance, banking and any kind of financial management. Also, any kind of computer science major generally has no problem finding a job straight out of college," said Dr. Ernie Moser, dean of the College of Business and Global Affairs.
Dr. Richard Helgeson, interim dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, said he sees a huge demand for health-related jobs.
"The medical field is going to continue to grow because of the population growing and we as a nation are not as healthy as we ought to be. And the onset of a lot of diseases is going to continue to make these jobs very much in demand," he said.
Helgeson added that engineers are also going to continue to be in demand.
"Even though the economy is down, engineers are still being hired. However, they have to look a little longer. … People are changing jobs, and they are hard to find now, but if you Google jobs that are in demand right now, engineering is in the top 10 during this economy and being projected toward more of a demand, along with nursing and math and education for math and science," he said.
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Brian
posted 12/12/09 @ 11:05 PM CST
Jobs in the education are not readily available my wife graduated in May and has not found a job yet because no one is hiring. My brother in law graduated last December with a degree in Information Systems and he has not found a job either and they are saying that computer related fields are readily available. (Continued…)
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