Employers to Hire More From Class of 2013 Than 2012

Students will be recruited at a greater rate

There will be more jobs for the class of 2013 than there were for their predecessors. Employers say they plan on hiring 13 percent more from next year's graduating class than the class of 2012, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The number of employers who have "firm" plans to recruit in the Spring is up to 37.6 percent from 34.4 percent last year. "There's a lot more upside if you train them well. They don't have bad habits from another job. You can mold them into the perfect employee," said Brandon Labam, co-founder of Virginia-based ROCS staffing, which specializes in recruiting college and graduate talent. Labam notes that entry-level candidates' sense of "entitlement" has waned, and that they realize they need to demonstrate "hunger and passion." As of June, the national unemployment rate was 8.2 percent. (Today)

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