{"id":645,"date":"2008-03-24T14:35:52","date_gmt":"2008-03-24T18:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=645"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:01:49","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:01:49","slug":"trends-in-hiring-what-might-the-future-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2008\/03\/trends-in-hiring-what-might-the-future-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Trends in hiring: What might the future hold?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\nProspective employers remained busy answering questions from students at the “Just in Time Hiring Event.”<\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

With a number of career fairs behind it this spring, including the MBA\/MS \u201cJust in Time Hiring Event\u201d on February 15, 2008, Career Management Services (CMS) personnel in the College of Business Administration have been looking at what the possible arrival of a recession might mean for students and soon-to-be graduates seeking employment.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a recent MBA Focus-sponsored conference for top business schools and employers, I learned that firms are looking at undergraduates more than at MBAs,\u201d said <\/span>Barry Shiflett,<\/strong> <\/span>director of the college\u2019s Career Management Services office. \u201cMBAs must have experience if they are to be competitive in today\u2019s job market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shiflett said the technology sector seems to be a steady bet, but that some cutbacks were projected to take place in investment banking, finance, and consulting.<\/p>\n

\u201cPermanent hires must come through a firm\u2019s summer internship programs,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cOtherwise, they won\u2019t have a chance at many positions, as these are going to experienced candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shiflett also noted that many companies today are not willing to risk hiring foreign nationals in the U.S. on visas.\u00a0 \u201cForeign nationals must have experience not found in U.S. candidates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Imani Fredricks-Lowman<\/strong>, associate director, placement and external relations, Career Services Office, Florida International University, has not seen a decline in numbers of employers attending the university\u2019s career fairs and campus recruitment programs, but \u201cthere has been a lot of talk in the media about a recession, and we continue to focus on career development and management so our graduates will be competitive regardless of the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to <\/span>Job Outlook 2008<\/em>, a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), at all degree levels, business graduates are among those that continue \u201cto generate the most interest among employers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nRecruiters like those from Caterpillar fielded questions from interested students.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u201cThe market still looks good for service industry positions, engineering, and computer related fields,\u201d Fredricks-Lowman said. \u201cMany of our students look for entry-level jobs, still a strong area. Also, our many bilingual students and those with work experience have an advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to <\/span>Miguel Lantigua<\/strong>, UPS Human Resources Supervisor, South Florida District, the number of positions \u201chas stayed about the same since the fall,\u201d and <\/span>Luis Almodovar<\/strong> <\/span>(IMBA \u201905), talent management specialist, Burger King Corporation, also has seen hiring stay steady.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just-in-time hiring, so we have positions opening up and closing on a consistent basis, and we see all areas within the company continuing to stay strong,\u201d Almodovar said.<\/p>\n

From the job seekers\u2019 perspective, <\/span>Puneet Sawhney<\/strong>, a student in the International MBA (IMBA) program, found a number of consulting opportunities, and <\/span>Ashley Boot<\/strong>, an IMBA\/Master of Science in Finance (MSF) student working to land a job with a bank, particularly in private wealth management, found several companies to talk to about internships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prospective employers remained busy answering questions from students at the “Just in Time Hiring Event.” With a number of career fairs behind it this spring, including the MBA\/MS \u201cJust in Time Hiring Event\u201d on February 15, 2008, Career Management Services (CMS) personnel in the College of Business Administration have been looking at what the possible […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[190,313,459,1150,1620,1906],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24174,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645\/revisions\/24174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}