Talg said the recent onslaught of company layoffs has alarmed many Americans into thinking that there are no jobs. That s not true, Talg said. At least not for another six months. Clay said that if the economic station were to get worse, it would only have slight impacts on students looking for jobs. But, right now, there is no indication that the current economic status will turn into a depression, Clay said.
Some fields are in high demand.
Teacher education is an awesome market, Talg said. Cherry Creek has 400 positions to be filled, and another district in the same area is looking for 600 employees, Talg said. Teachers are in demand for almost every discipline, she added. Clay said that quantitative, computer-related skills and information systems are also in high demand right now. Senior accounting major Kaylene Kotter, who graduates in April, has already landed a position with the Aurthur Anderson Accounting Firm based out of Salt Lake City.