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We have broken the release of employer information into a series of short briefs that will be made available over the next six weeks. You can download the briefs from the Collegiate Employment Research Institute.  \nRecruiting Trends 2016—2017 is published by Career Services and the Collegiate Employment Research Institute and copyrighted, © 2016- 2017, by Michigan State University. All rights reserved. This electronic version is for individual use only. No part of this electronic report maybe reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without written permission from the Institute. Users are not permitted to mount this file on any network servers or distribute this report by email without written permission from the Institute. Material from this report can be used in classrooms and newsletters with proper citation of Michigan State University and the Collegiate Employment Research Institute.  \nMeet the Completers  \nWe generated this convenience sample from employers currently seeking college talent through their interactions with college and university career services offices. Nearly 200 career service centers from around the country invited their employers to participate in this study. Approximately 4,350 employers provided information useful for understanding recruiting trends and practices. We will use information provided by those recruiting talent for full-time positions, internships, and co-ops for these research briefs. Readers can use the following key sample characteristics to determine how applicable our survey results are for their campus employer base.  \nCompany Size  \nVery small  \n> 9 employees  \n9%  \nFast-growth Small  \nMidsize  \nLarge Very large  \n10-100 employees 101–500 employees 501–3,999 employees 4,000–25,000 employees> 25,000 employees  \n30%  \n23%  \n20%  \n10%  \n8%  \nRole in College Recruiting  \nFull-time positions 71%  \nInternship or co-op positions only 12%  \nShort-term hiring 7%  \nExperienced hiring 10%  \nInstitutions Where Companies Recruit Talent  \nTwo-year public college Four-year public college Four-year private college  \nTwo- & four-year for-profit institution  \nInstitution with bachelor’s & advanced degree programs Institution with advanced degrees only  \nHistorically black college & university Hispanic-serving institution  \nAsian, Asian-Pacific serving institutions  \n28%  \n53%  \n40%  \n22%  \n69%  \n10%  \n17%  \n15%  \n14%  \nActive Recruiting by Region  \nInternational 5%  \n Entire U.S. 25%   \nRegional recruiting only 69%  \nKey States  \nMassachusetts 10%  \n Michigan 9%   \nArizona, California, Florida, Ohio & Texas 6%  \nKey Economic Sectors  \nProfessional, business & scientific services 22%  \nManufacturing 13%  \nEducational services 10%  \nFinance & insurance 8%  \nGovernment 7%  \nHealthcare & social assistance 7%  \nNonprofits 7%  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nRecruiting Trends 2016-17 is made possible by the efforts of many dedicated and generous colleagues, friends of the institute, and corporate sponsors. We thank all the colleges and universities who encouraged local, regional, and national organizations to participate in our survey and for their confidence in our contribution to research on college recruiting. Please visit our web page, Consortium For Student Transition Studies, for a complete list of participants. We also thank our editor, Stephanie Schlick.  \nWe extend special appreciation to several people whose special insights contribute to CERI’s research activities: Jeff Beavers (CEO 3sevenPartners), Duncan Ferguson (Managing Director, Vantage Leadership Consulting), and James Spohrer (Director of University Programs Worldwide [and numerous other titles], IBM Almaden Research Center).  \nBrief 4: Hiring by Degree  \nWe have been experimenting with different ways of presenting","cbCaiiOFVnMkSihu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiOFVnMkSihu","pdf",313998,"English","# Meet the Completers\n## Company Size\n## Role in College Recruiting\n## Institutions Where Companies Recruit Talent\n## Active Recruiting by Region\n## Key States\n## Key Economic Sectors\n# Brief 4: Hiring by Degree\n## Composition of the hiring pool\n## Willingness to consider candidates across disciplines","[{\"question\":\"What data source and sample size does this brief use?\",\"answer\":\"The brief uses a convenience sample from employers interacting with college and university career services offices. 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