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College Hiring Dips, But Most Employers Will Maintain or Increase Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research shows industries with large decreases in hiring this year include chemical (pharmaceutical) manufacturers, which planned a hiring increase of slightly more than 30% last year but expect to decrease hiring by almost 13% for the Class of 2024. this year compared to -4.6% last year), utilities (0.3% compared to -16.6%).

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pathways for Careers in Manufacturing and Engineering, a joint effort from Cal State Fullerton’s Extension and International Programs and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received $211,000 to spark community college students’, high schoolers’, and eventually, middle schoolers’ interest in the field of biomanufacturing.

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Meet with MIT Alumni to Explore Careers in Medicine & Life Sciences

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He has held leadership roles in pharmaceutical and biotech companies, including serving as the current Senior Clinical Trial Physician / Medical Director in Global Oncology at Bristol Myers Squibb and Director of Clinical Development at PharmaEssentia. Chung Wei Lee, M.D.,

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Why are employers finding business graduates more attractive hires?

University Business

This sentiment is most pronounced across the finance, accounting and manufacturing industries. Over 900 employers in 38 countries across industries in technology, products, finance/accounting, consulting and healthcare/pharmaceutical submitted responses to the international nonprofit’s survey.

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4,400 candidates attend the 2024 in-person Fall Career Fair 

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2024 industry clusters: Aerospace, Defense, and Transportation Chemical Manufacturing, Materials, and Supply Chain Computer Science Data Analytics, Consulting, Finance, Investment, and Trading Design, Engineering, and Research Energy & Environment Government, Non-Profit, and Social Impact Hardware, Robotics, and Software Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, (..)

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5 High-Paying Careers in Biotechnology

CAPD

In the context of biotechnology, you’ll be working with products such as pharmaceuticals, biofuels, food ingredients, and vitamins and supplements, among many others. Here, a clinical research manager will oversee clinical trials while testing the safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical treatments and medical devices.

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Breathing with double lungs: How higher education can thrive in a changing market

University Business

Starting in manufacturing sterile surgical dressings and home first aid kits, J&J now—through two significant acquisitions—has earned a competitive spot in the pharmaceutical industry. .” Johnson & Johnson is another example of a business that has thrived by utilizing its double lungs.