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 Top employers for class of 200670 percent of managers polled say they'll recruit college gradsFrom CareerBuilder.com Editor's Note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com.  SEARCH JOBSYOUR E-MAIL ALERTS
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Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. The biggest employers of the class of 2006 won't necessarily be the nation's largest companies, a recent survey suggests. According to a report by entry-level job site CollegeGrad.com "This is an exciting time to be an up-and-coming college graduate," said Rebecca Face, director of corporate college relations for Convergys Seventy percent of hiring managers say they plan to recruit recent college graduates this year, up from 62 percent in 2005, according to CareerBuilder.com's "College Hiring 2006" survey. Nearly one-in-five expect to hire more recent grads than last year, and 27 percent plan to boost starting salaries. Company recruiters will have heavy workloads in upcoming months. Thirty-six percent of hiring managers say they will do the majority of their hiring of recent college graduates in the second quarter, the CareerBuilder.com survey found. Thirty-one percent say the majority of their hiring will take place in the third quarter. According to CollegeGrad.com, these companies will be the heaviest recruiters on college campuses this year: 1. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Projected entry-level hires in 2006: 7,000 4,400 4,300 3,817 3,500 3,400 7. Schlumberger 3,000 8. U.S. Department of Agriculture 3,000 9. Hertz 2,500 10. KPMG 2,240 Students hoping to cash in on one of these positions should be sure their resumes accurately reflect their experience. According to CareerBuilder.com, nearly one-in-four hiring managers view relevant experience as the most important factor when evaluating an entry-level candidate. Hiring managers also assign heavy value to: © Copyright CareerBuilder.com 2005. All rights reserved. The information contained in this article may not be published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority
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, this year's top entry level employers include a healthy mix of Fortune 500 companies, smaller firms and government agencies.
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