OTHER NEWS - Dec. 6, 1993

Job Picture Looking Up for Grads: The job market for new college graduates is brightening after four dismal years, according to an annual survey of recruiting trends. L. Patrick Scheetz, director of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute, said employers expect to hire 1.1% more college graduates this year than a year ago. Scheetz said the 1.1% increase followed declines ranging from 2.1% last year to 13.3% in 1989-90. Scheetz found demand fairly even across the country, but slightly higher in the north-central states and the Southeast. Chemical engineers, electrical engineers, chemistry majors and graduates with master’s degrees in business administration were most sought after. Minorities and women in technical and business fields also were in demand.