Entry Level Management Jobs
Entry Level Management Jobs
Job Outlook for Entry Level Management Jobs
According to NACE, employers will be hiring approximately seven percent less graduates in 2010 than in 2009 due to uncertainty of the economy. Of those surveyed by NACE, 16.9% intend to increase hiring college graduates. 43.4% intend to maintain hiring college graduates numbers and 39.7% intend to decrease hiring graduates in 2010. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of administrative services managers will grow by 12 percent between 2008 and 2018 which is about average growth for all occupations. Other interesting points to note are that recruiting will be mostly scheduled for fall 2009 and spring 2010. More emphasis will be on recruiting through social networking. Entry level management jobs will be available in construction, trade and in government. Government jobs are becoming available as employees retire.
The Entry Level Management Jobs Search
Information on the Job Outlook website says that high level graduate management jobs will attract severe competition. Managers must be analytical, flexible, detail oriented, decisive and possess communication and leadership skills. Candidates for graduate management jobs should also be able to effectuate several tasks at once, problem solve, and meet deadlines. Graduates with master’s degrees in business administration can advance to higher-level positions quickly. When searching for entry level management jobs, keep in mind that several industries have a greater share of managers. They are in healthcare, education services, state and local government, finance and insurance. Other options for managers are in management consulting and contract services.
How Have Management Jobs Changed?
From bls.gov, use of office technology might result in needing fewer levels of management. However, managers who can oversee operations of facilities will be in demand. Graduate managers who have the ability to streamline operations by cutting costs to compete in the global marketplace will have an advantage in getting hired. Other areas that have increased demand are in outsourcing firms that service the design, energy, telecommunications, equipment maintenance, and food industries. Still more upcoming demand will be in information technology, data security, data management, and green energy.
The video below is from Boston University regarding MBA graduates searching for entry level management jobs.
