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Power Affiliates Annual Meeting. Engineering Career Services 14 May 2010. National hiring trends Engineering recruiting trends ECE by the numbers. Agenda. National Hiring Trends. New “normal” Things are looking up BS no change MS down ~10% PhD up ~20%
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Power Affiliates Annual Meeting Engineering Career Services 14 May 2010
National hiring trends Engineering recruiting trends ECE by the numbers Agenda
National Hiring Trends New “normal” Things are looking up BS no change MS down ~10% PhD up ~20% Small companies (<500 employees) leading hiring College grads face significant competition Little to no change in starting salaries
National Hiring Trends Job security is gaining importance Some companies withdrew offers Students are quick to accept Parents are influencing job choices Interns are filling more full-time positions
Engineering Recruiting Trends Our students have fared well Students are nervous Graduate school applications are up Average 6.1 interviews per interviewing graduate Average 1.9 offers per interviewing graduate 90% of students have internship experience
Companies Recruiting From ECE More companies recruit ECE students.
ECE Salaries Salaries have increased and compare well to other engineering majors.
ECE By the Numbers BS salary range: $54-112KAverage: $66,855National average: $57,404 MS salary range: $60-100KAverage: $77,171National average: $69,389 PhD salary range: $85-125KAverage: $103,614National average: $66,018 *Figures based on 2008-09 data reported by students.
ECE By the Numbers 851 companies recruited ECE students 882 BS ECE student interviews 691 full-time job postings and 284 internship job postings *Figures based on 2008-09 data.
Questions? Sarah Zehr Engineering Career Services szehr@illinois.edu http://engineering.illinois.edu/ecs http://engineering.illinois.edu/careers