New college graduates looking for their first full-time job have reason to be optimistic. After a string of dismal to lackluster years, the job outlook brightened considerably for the class of 2015. And despite uncertainty about the strength of the economy, recruiters, on-campus career specialists and economists remain generally upbeat about prospects for this year’s graduates.
Michigan State University’s Collegiate Employment Research Instituteprojects that hiring will be up 15 percent across all degree levels from last year, part of a stuttering rebound from the Great Recession and its aftermath, 2009 to 2013.
