>> >>AMITA: AFTER YEARS OF ALL NIGHTERS AND UNPAID INTERNSHIPS, NEARLY TWO MILLION COLLEGE
GRADS WILL HIT THE JOB MARKET IN UPCOMING MONTHS.
THE SHUMP FOR THAT THE SEARCH FOR THAT DREAM JOB HAS BEEN BLEAK IN MANY YEARS.
MANY HAVE RETURNED TO LIVE WITH PARENTS.
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHTONING ACCORDING TO EXPERTS JAMES DASH OX AND MOLLY SMITH.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IN APRIL WAS 3.9% AND 7.5% FOR THE OVERALL
POPULATION.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD?
ARE THOSE NUMBERS SUPPOSED TO LAST?
IS THE JOB MARKET BRIGHTONING OVERALL FOR YOUNG COLLEGE GRADS?
>> >>: WE'RE FIND TG WILL STAY STEADY OR IMPROVE SLIGHTLY FROM THE FROM ALL THE REPORTERS ASKING
ABOUT THE RECRUITER PLANS.
>> >>AMITA: MOLLY, WHAT ABOUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES.
WHAT TYPES OF PROGRAMS ARE HELPING THEM, AND WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS LIKE FOR THEM IN THEIR
JOB SEARCH?
>> >>: WELL, I CONDUCTS A SURVEY WITH MY COLLEAGUES AROUND THE COUNTY AT THE OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGES
YESTERDAY, AND THERE IS SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT IN THE JOB MARKET.
PROGRAMS ARE GETTING CALLS AT THE COLLEGES ASKING FOR GRADUATES.
SOME GRADUATES ARE GETTING HIRED OUT OF THEIR PROGRAM BEFORE THEY EVEN FINISH.
THINGS ARE STARTING TO TURN AROUND.
>> >>AMITA: JAMES, TYPICALLY THIS A LOT OF HIRING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, EDUCATION, HEALTH
CARE, WHAT TYPES OF DISCIPLINES ARE YOU SEEING THERE BE A LOT OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN?
>> >>: IN ADDITION TO THE LIST YOU MENTIONED, TRADITIONALLY IT'S ACCOUNTANTS, AND ENGINEERING.
WE SEE THOSE STEADY.
WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC UP KICK IN TERMS OF EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WHEN THEY COME IN TO RECRUIT OUR STUDENTS.
I WOULD SAY MOST MAJORS IN THE INDUSTRIES SUCH AS RETAIL, THOSE ARE THE PLACES STUDENTS
ARE GOING TO BE FINDING JOBS.
>> >>AMITA: WHAT ABOUT RECRUITMENT?
HAS THERE BEEN A LOT OF LOCAL RECRUITMENT FROM LOCAL 500 COMPANIES?
>> >>: ABSOLUTELY, SEMPRA RECRUIT NOT ONLY OUR ENGINEERING STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FINANCE,
A NUMBER OF BUSINESS AREAS, ACCOUNTANCY.
THEY'RE ON CAMPUS VERY REGULARLY.
THEY TRY TO DO THEIR RECRUITING IN THE FALL, BUT WE FIND THEM OFTEN IN THE SPRING AS WELL.
>> >>AMITA: MOLLY, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WHAT LOCAL RECRUITMENT ARE YOU SEEING?
>> >>: I SPOKE IN PARTICULAR TO MY COLLEAGUE AT GROSSMONT COLLEGE YESTERDAY, AND SHE SHARED
WITH ME A MANPOWER STUDY WHICH SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN RECRUITMENT ABOUT 60% IN THE FALL
AND THEN IN THE SPRING AS WELL.
GROSSMONT COLLEGE HAS HAD INCREASED THEIR JOB OFFERINGS BY ABOUT� OR OFFERS BY ABOUT
400 JUST SINCE JANUARY�13.
SO I HOPE THAT'S AN INDICATOR OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGES AS WELL.
>> >>AMITA: WHAT ABOUT SALARIES?
THAT'S A BIG ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEING OFFERED TO THESE COLLEGE GRADS AND IS IT SUFFICIENT
ENOUGH FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO LIVE ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT HELP FROM MOM AND DAD?
>> >>: I THINK IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE MAJOR.
ENGINEERS T BETWEEN 50 AND 70,000 S, AND PEOPLE BETWEEN EDUCATION, MID20S TO MID40S, THEN
YOU MAY HAVE PEOPLE WHO GO INTO SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT BE AS LUCRATIVE IN THE NONPROFITS
MAYBE MID20S TO MID30S.
TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS, IT DOES TAKE AT LEAST 30,000DOLLARS
FOR ONE PERSON.
SO YOU NEED TO NEGOTIATE THAT PIECE IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T AFFORD.
DO YOU NEED TO LIVE WITH TWO OR THREE ROOM MATES YOUR FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS OUT, THAT'S
A DECISION YOU NEED TO MAKE BASED ON THE SALARY YOU NEGOTIATE.
>> >>AMITA: MOLLY, WHAT KIND OF LIVING CAN YOU EXPECT TO EARN WITH A ASSOCIATES DEGREE?
>> >>: YOU CAN MAKE VERY GOOD HIGHPAYING SALARIES WITH A CERTIFICATE FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES, ELECTRICIAN, SHEET METAL, START OUT AT 70,000DOLLARS AFTER COMPLETING
A CERTIFICATE.
IT'S SPECIFIC TO WHAT YOU'RE TRAINING FOR, BUT THERE ARE VERY HIGH PAYING JOBS, IN DEMAND
JOBS, HIGH TECH JOBS COMING OUT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH CERTIFICATE.
>> >>AMITA: THERE ARE A LOT OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN BIG CITIES, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, LOS
ANGELES, HOW OPEN ARE STUDENTS TO MOVING IN 10 SECONDS?
>> >>: NOT VERY, BUT THEY'RE BECOMING�MORE SO, ESPECIALLY AS THE ECONOMY TIGHTENED WE
SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAVE.
>> >>AMITA: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TO US TODAY.