Where College Seniors Are Falling Short – Business Education Week

Where College Seniors Are Falling Short – Business Education Week
"Expected graduates are ill-prepared for the job hunt and many coveted positions, a survey finds
Parents rejoice: 2017 is shaping up to be another healthy year for college hiring.
The latest forecast from the National Association of Colleges and Employers finds that employers expect to hire 5% more graduates than they brought on last year, the eighth year in a row that companies say they are increasing their college hires.
...Among other things, employers reported that one-third of all applications for entry-level roles come from unqualified candidates.
...The mismatch extends to hard skills, too.
Engineering, business and computer science majors are in highest demand, with at least two-thirds of employers seeking graduates in those fields, according to NACE. 
But fewer than half of the students surveyed by iCIMS majored in those subjects.
College seniors feel good about their prospects: more than 90% of the students surveyed by iCIMS reported feeling confident about their interview skills.
They also expect to earn over $53,000 in their first job, compared with average salary of $45,000 that recruiters expect to pay for those positions.
While new grads have a “bloated” sense of their abilities, employers too have unrealistically high expectations for 21-year-olds..."