What we are seeing is that, in the specialized nature of information economy, a college degree is increasingly important for employers. What's interesting is that even liberal arts majors are finding significant opportunities, since those are the folks who are best at critical thinking skills. They can adapt to any number of professions.
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It's an excellent job market for college graduates this year and although it seems to be slowing somewhat, we are still seeing an increase of about 40 percent over last year in the number of job offers being made. We are seeing great offers in what you'd consider hot majors, computer fields and information sciences, along with accounting, finance and business areas. But oddly enough you are also seeing strong growth in education, since there's a shortage of qualified teachers to replace those who are retiring.
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