"College graduates are in some of their peak [hiring] years," said John Challenger, CEO of outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. "It's not just the A students and the engineering or technology grads who are doing well. The benefits of the strong market are reaching out into the B and C students and liberal arts grads. It's a job seekers' market."

So why are Challenger and employers so optimistic? Today's employers emphasize soft skills like oral and written communication, critical thinking, and responding to constructive feedback. Those are the same skills possessed by many liberal arts graduates. Employers are also generally optimistic about their long-term financial prospects and recognize that their Baby Boomer employees and candidates are starting to retire. As those retirements accelerate, the need for college grads will as well as more and more employers are seeing that they must hire college grads today in order to have them properly groomed to become the next generation of their leaders prior to the departure of their seasoned Baby Boomer managers.

Source: Campus Career Counselor