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Unit 4. Matching dreams with education.
Part 1. Warming up.
A.Keywords
job offers, increase, upcoming college graduates, major.
Vocabulary
renege, snap sb up.
You're going to hear some employment facts and prospects for college graduates in the U.S.Fill in the blankets with what you hear. Focus on the numbers.
Other companies like PricewaterhouseCoopers are pushing back start dates for new hires.
2. In a study done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers last fall, companies surveyed planned to hire 25% more college graduates this year.
In an updated study this spring, those same companies reduced projections to 18%, still a significant increase.
3. A 4.5% unemployment rate is still very good news for upcoming graduates.
College students are younger and cheaper, and companies love that kind of thing.
So the lay-offs may not necessary affect your job prospects if you are an upcoming graduate.
4. Depending on your major, liberal arts graduates including English, and psychology majors once snapped up by marketing firms and dot coms will now likely have a tougher time finding work.
But majors like computer science, nursing, accounting and finance are still hot, and salaries for those jobs are on the rise.
