This is especially good news for the more than 2,000 students who will attend NJIT’s bi-annual career fair on Oct. 14, 2009, from 12:30-5 p.m. on the NJIT campus in the Athletic Center and the Campus Center Ballroom.  

“NJIT’s numbers for graduates attaining full-time employment were dramatically higher than the 19.7 percent national average reported by the National Association of Colleges and Employers,” said Gregory Mass, executive director of NJIT’s Career Development Services.  “Fifty-one percent of this year’s NJIT baccalaureate graduates held positions at the time of graduation. An additional 34 percent of our graduates reported plans for attending full-time graduate study. This accounts for 85 percent of our graduates. Considering the year, terrible recession and plunge in national average, our numbers are very strong,” said Mass.

He noted that the overall average starting salary for NJIT undergraduates is 2.5 percent higher than last year.   “Most NJIT recent grads this year will earn upwards of $50,000 with some earning more than $80,000,” he said.

More than 100 employers are registered to attend and set up booths at the NJIT Career Fair.  Rutgers University--Newark will once again co-host the annual event with NJIT’s Career Development Services Office.  An additional 50 employer booths will also be available at the Robeson Center on the Rutgers-Newark campus.

The fair targets private and public-sector employers and government agencies who seek to hire upcoming and recent graduates, co-op students, interns, part-time or summer candidates. Participating companies include Colgate-Palmolive, L’Oreal, Johnson & Johnson and the Internal Revenue Service.  For more companies and information, see http://www.njit.edu/cds/employers/careerfair/partemp.php