Spring Break
May brings more graduates, fewer jobs
Corey Hasler
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: News
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The ceremony will commend 1,025 registered spring graduates receiving bachelor's degrees, with the remaining participants including graduate students receiving master's degrees and summer graduates.
Of the 1,025 spring graduates, 171 will receive degrees from the College of Arts and Communications, 373 from the College of Business and Economics, 161 from the College of Education and 320 from the College of Letters and Sciences, Graduation Examiner Barbara Housner said.
According to the graduation statistics provided by the Registrar's office, the 1,300 students who will graduate this May will join 990 students who have already received degrees this year bringing the annual graduate total to approximately 2,290. The class of 2008 graduated 2,100 students.
At the same time, most national sources report that the hiring levels for 2008-09 graduates will be between 11 percent and 22 percent less than in 2007-08.
But it is important to remember that there are still a good number of graduates securing jobs, Director of Career and Leadership Development Ron Buchholz said.
"My belief is that we will see a more significant drop in graduates finding jobs and/or being employed in their desired career field," he said. "Graduates may need to expand their search in terms of types of jobs they consider, as well as the location of the jobs.
Senior Kate Shea said she's kept one thing on her mind throughout her college career.
"I need to be able to do a variety of things, so if I have to, I can fit into a variety of [job] roles," she said.
Buchholz said 87 percent of graduates will stay in Wisconsin for their first job after college, while the rest geographically broaden their search in order to find the type of jobs they want.
"I don't care where I go or what I do," Shea said. "As long as I make some awesome memories and stay employed."
Senior Ryan Donahue said UW-Whitewater has given him incredible academic skills and networking opportunities which have allowed him to acquire his dream internship and eventual job with the Milwaukee Brewers.
He said he is thrilled to begin his post-college life, and also had a piece of advice to offer to fellow classmates.
"Know what you want and once you know what you want, work towards it and believe that you'll get it," he said. "It's really that simple."
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household movers
posted 5/20/09 @ 5:42 PM CST
Unfortunately there are a lot more graduates than jobs these days, but that doesn't mean graduates have no hope of getting a job. Shea has the right idea with having a variety of skills. (Continued…)
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