Spotlight for Career Services Professionals
Spotlight for Recruiting Professionals
Employer hiring plans for fall recruiting for the Class of 2018 look very promising, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2017 Spring Update.
More than three-quarters of respondents plan to be on campus recruiting for both full-time and intern/co-op positions. Furthermore, less than 2 percent of respondents are either not hiring in the fall of 2017 or in the entire 2017-18 recruiting year. (See Figure 1.)
Data for the Job Outlook 2017 Spring Update survey were collected from February 14, 2017, through March 27, 2017. A total of 160 surveys were returned—a 16.7 percent response rate. The Job Outlook 2017 Spring Update report is available to members through MyNACE.
Figure 1: Hiring expectations for fall 2017
| Hiring Plan |
Percentage of 2017 Respondents |
| Full time only |
8.4% |
| Intern/co-op only |
11.7% |
| Both full time and intern/co-op |
76.6% |
| Maintain presence—not hiring in fall 2017 |
1.9% |
| Not on campus—not hiring in 2017-18 |
1.3% |
Source: Job Outlook 2017 Spring Update, National Association of Colleges and Employers