What percentage of the schools at which you are recruiting have above 10,000 students and what percent have below 10,000 students?

• 62.5% of employers are concentrating their recruiting at large colleges
• 12.9% will be recruiting equally from large colleges and small colleges.
• 24.6% will be concentrating their recruiting efforts more toward smaller colleges.

What percentage of the schools at which you are recruiting are public vs. private?

• 80% of the surveyed employers are concentrating their recruiting at public universities.
• 10% will be recruiting from public and private universities equally.
• 10% will be recruiting mainly at private universities.

Do you restrict prospective hires to a minimum GPA level?

• 44% of employers do not restrict prospective hires to a minimum GPA.
• 36% of the surveyed employers restrict prospective hires to a minimum GPA between 3.0 and 3.29.
• Based on the number of hires expected, 46% of the entry-level applicants considered by surveyed employers in the year 2000 will not be restricted based on a minimum GPA; 38% will need to have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The top location for college recruiting in 2000 among the employers surveyed is Chicago, IL. The other locations rounding out the top recruiting locations are as follows: 2. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; 3. Atlanta, GA; 4. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC; 5. Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD; 6. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA; 7. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA; 8. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA; 9. Boston-Worchester-Lawrence, MA; and 10. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.

Student Characteristics in Demand

• Relevant work experience (i.e. internships) is most in demand among employers.
• Strong communication skills and leadership experience also rank high among the employers surveyed.