Job Market Robust for 2006 NYU Graduates

Salaries will be up five percent for NYU’s Class of 2006 and more than half of graduates can expect at least two job offers, according to preliminary findings from a survey of the current graduating class’s plans conducted by NYU’s Wasserman Center for Career Development. Findings from a formal survey, called “Life Beyond the Square,” will be available next fall.

According to Trudy Steinfeld, executive director of the center, it is believed that hiring for NYU graduates will be up 10-15 percent, starting salaries are projected to rise nearly five percent to approximately $48,000, and about 60 percent of students will receive at least two job offers.

Steinfeld notes that according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, NYU’s starting salaries are nearly $7,000 above the national average. She adds that the hottest hiring sectors currently include education, financial services, technology, health care, hospitality, real estate, legal services, and consulting.

For more information on the Wasserman Center for Career Development, visit: www.nyu.edu/ careerdevelopment