From the National Association of Colleges and Employers:
http://www.naceweb.org/s08172011/job_search_time/
Class of 2011 Took Longer to Land Jobs
Spotlight for Career Services Professionals, August 17, 2011
Students in the job market this year took longer to secure a position than students did last year, according to results of NACE’s 2011 Student Survey.
The median time that seniors from the class of 2011 took before landing a job was 7.74 months. For seniors from the class of 2010, the median time looking for a job before securing one was 6.95 months.
Why it took longer is hard to say. It may be that seniors this year saw the difficulty the two previous classes had in finding a job and simply started their searches sooner, perhaps even before the recruiting season truly got underway.
NACE’s 2011 Student Survey was conducted mid-February through April 30, 2011. More than 50,000 students nationwide, including nearly 20,000 graduating seniors, took part in this year’s survey. Information in this story is based on data gathered from graduating senior respondents. A full report from the survey will be available this fall.
