This is a copy of an article I wrote for the Official SJSU blog at http://blogs.sjsu.edu/today/
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San Jose State University's Career Center Releases Local Employment Stats
San Jose State University’s Career Center would like to report its most recent employment figures as they pertain to the local job market. The future employment outlook is bright and promising for all levels of job seekers and it continues to show signs of improvement for college hiring.
72 employers attended Spring '11 Job Fair (April) - 38% increase over Spring '10
100 employers attended EXPO '11 Job Fair (March) - 23% above EXPO '10
SJSU’s student job board, SpartaJobs postings for Q3 at - 59% above this time last year
Year-to-date SpartaJobs postings at - 13% above entire 09/10 academic year
Part-time positions for Q3 increased up 6% over Q3 ;10
100 employers attended EXPO '11 Job Fair (March) - 23% above EXPO '10
SJSU’s student job board, SpartaJobs postings for Q3 at - 59% above this time last year
Year-to-date SpartaJobs postings at - 13% above entire 09/10 academic year
Part-time positions for Q3 increased up 6% over Q3 ;10
Summer/Seasonal for Q3 increased up 33% over Q3 '10
Full-time positions for Q3 increased over 80% over Q3 '10
Internship postings up 55% for same period
Internship postings up 55% for same period
PT, FT, internship, and seasonal employment opportunities are all up from this time last year.
Businesses interested in recruiting SJSU students and alumni and being a part of SJSU’s statistical analysis as it pertains to the local job market must use SJSU’s free job posting service SpartaJobs at https://sjsu-csm.symplicity.com/employers to promote opportunities. SJSU also collects salary information that can be used to assist businesses in identifying salary trends.
To be added to SJSU Career Center’s email list of statistical information, please email the Job Development and Marketing Specialist, Daniel Newell atdaniel.newell@sjsu.edu
