CareerViews
Spring 2001 - In this issue:
- The Director's View
- We're Number One In Student Satisfaction
- IT is Good!
- But Not That Good!
- UB Grads Doing Well!
- CP&P Fast Facts
- Survey Says
- Some Quick Views
The Director's View
Welcome to the first issue of Career Services's newsletter "CareerViews." To be published during the fall and spring semesters, CareerViews has been created to inform the UB faculty and staff of the current facts, statistics and trends in the work world. If you have any ideas for CareerViews, would like extra copies or wish to discuss any of its contents, feel free to call me at 645-2231, stop in to Capen 259, or email me at dryan@buffalo.edu.
I hope you enjoy reading CareerViews!We're Number One In Student Satisfaction
The results of the SUNY 2000 Student Satisfaction Survey showed that Career Services had moved up to number one among the career centers of the four university centers. The survey, administered across the SUNY system, is taken every three years and measures the level of satisfaction students have regarding a wide range of university services. In 1997 CP&P was ranked in third place for university centers.
IT is Good!
Here are some industry standard entry-level salary ranges for Information Technology positions:
| Application Developer/ programer |
$45,000 - $60,000 |
| Networking Analyst/ Engineer |
$48,000 - $ 80,000 |
| Software Engineer | $50,000 - $84,000 |
| Technical Support/ Help Desk |
$37,000 - $45,000 |
| Web Developer | $40,000 - $70,000 |
But Not That Good!
U.S. companies expect to create 900,000 new information technology jobs this year - 44% less than last year because of the slowing economy, an industry survey finds. Last year, the study found that companies expected to create 1.6 million new information technology jobs.
UB Grads Doing Well!
The average salary for recent UB graduates is between $30,000 and $35,000. For those with recently earned graduate/professional degrees it's $35,000 to $40,000.
1998, 1999
CP&P FAST FACTS
The most valued job search method among UB graduates (for two consecutive years) is the Career Services Office.
1998, 1999
The Career Services Computer-Based Testing Lab is the only Educational Testing Service (ETS) institutional lab in the region. It is open year round and serves more than 2000 testing candidates each year. Students can take the GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, PRAXIS and other exams without a Number 2 pencil!
For details visit: www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/career/testing.shtml
Here are the results of two recent surveys conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
| Top Ten Personal Qualities Employers Seek in Job Candidates | Top Ten Employers Of Job Candidates With Non-Technical Degrees |
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| Job Outlook 2000 | Salary Survey, July 2000 |
National Association of Colleges and Employers Planning Job Choices 2001
Some Quick Views
The Only Constant is ChangeAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the average person changes jobs 8.6 times between the ages of 18 and 32.
"The First Thing We Do, Let's Decrease Enrollments."
Although it's not quite what Shakespeare wrote, since the 1995 - 96 academic year, law school enrollments have steadily declined.
A Real Franc View
According to Meridien Research, the country with the highest percentage of households using financial services on the Internet is France (at 19.5%), followed by Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium. The U.S. is fifth at 1.9%.
