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Job outlook rates increase for Class of 2018

Job outlook rates increase for Class of 2018

By Bianca Mestiza, Staff Writer • December 13, 2017
Employers plan to hire four percent more new graduates from the Class of 2018 than they did from the Class of 2017.
Larry Workman, general manager of contract staffing for Challenge Workforce Solutions, said the program allows workers from a variety of circumstances with physical or intellectual disabilities and language or work-experience barriers to have “meaningful employment.”

Ithaca College partnership helps defeat employment barriers

By Sophia Tulp, Assistant News Editor • February 24, 2016
On the other side of the dish room, a ceramic plate fell through an employee's hand as he stacked them coming off the machine, shattering on the ground. It was his first week on the job. Nobody yelled or scolded him — instead, a fellow employee grabbed a broom and helped him sweep up the shards.
The “Job Outlook Survey” released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers estimated an 11-percent increase in hiring of college graduates.

Hiring outlook for Class of 2016 is more favorable than 2015

By Daniel Hart, Staff Writer • December 8, 2015
Employers plan to hire more college graduates from the Class of 2016 than they did from the Class of 2015.
Students work inside of the Office of Career Services. The Office of Career Services launched a new job and internship recruitment website in August called ICHired.

Career Services to host ribbon cutting for new ICHired site

By Keon Broadnax, Staff Writer • November 4, 2015
The Office of Career Services launched a new job and internship recruitment website in August, bringing about a significant increase in student connections to potential employers as compared to the previous website.

Commons construction project has potential to create jobs

By Patrick Feeney, Staff Writer • November 8, 2012
The project, headed by L Enterprises, LLC in Horseheads, N.Y., will renovate a block on The Commons known as “Harold’s Square.” The project is currently under site review by the Planning and Development Board.
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