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Job Seekers More Optimistic in December Than in November: CollegeRecruiter.com Job Seeker Confidence Index for December 2007 (December 7, 2007 Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 7, 2007 - Despite the continuing flat stock market, subprime mortgage scandals, and fears of recession, a large majority of college students and recent graduates are even more optimistic about the prospects they face in the job market than they were a month ago.

CollegeRecruiter.com, the leading job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry level jobs and other career opportunities, conducts a monthly poll in which candidates are asked, "If you were to start looking for a new job today, how many months would you expect it to take to find one?" In November, almost 75 percent of respondents expected that it would take them only three or fewer months to find a job and fewer than 13 percent believed that it would take them longer than a year. In December, almost as many candidates expected that it would take them only three or fewer months to find a job but only five percent believed that it would take them longer than a year.

The results of the CollegeRecruiter.com Job Seeker Confidence Index for December 2007 were:

"We were quite pleased to see that the college students and recent graduates who use CollegeRecruiter.com to find internships, entry level jobs, and other career opportunities were confident about their ability to find a new job quickly," said Steven Rothberg, President and Founder of CollegeRecruiter.com. "There has been so much doom and gloom in the news recently but for every negative story, there have also been positive stories. The effect of so many contradictory economic indicators has been confusing for many. That uncertainty can lead to pessimism. We're happy that Gen Y appears to be confident as that positive attitude will help them in their search for internships, entry level jobs, and other career opportunities."

CollegeRecruiter.com will update the CollegeRecruiter.com Job Seeker Confidence Index on a monthly basis. For updates, visit the CollegeRecruiter.com Press Room page.

About CollegeRecruiter.com

CollegeRecruiter.com is the leading career site used by job-hunting students and recent graduates and the employers who want to hire them. Three million visitors per month use the CollegeRecruiter.com network of career sites to find part-time positions, summer jobs, internships and career opportunities. CollegeRecruiter.com features tens of thousands of job openings and thousands of pages of employment-related articles and Ask the Experts questions and answers. Further information about CollegeRecruiter.com is available at http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com/pages/press-room.php.

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CollegeRecruiter.com

Steven Rothberg

3109 W 50 St Ste 121

Minneapolis, MN 55410-2102

USA

Phone: 800-835-4989

Fax: 702-537-2227

Steven@CollegeRecruiter.com

http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com

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