In Demand: Four Majors Employers Love

By Jennifer Merritt

Degrees that make the jobs come looking for you

Do you feel like the bulk of your job search rests solely on your shoulders? Fear not--employers are looking for you, too. Job hunters can expect to see more employment opportunities in the spring of 2007, as employers begin aggressively hiring in anticipation of pending retirements, a recent recruiting-trends survey of 864 companies by Michigan State University (MSU) shows.

With companies reporting a need for more professionally trained graduates, certain career fields, such as business and engineering, will be hiring more so than others, the report reveals. As a result, specific academic majors will be in high demand.

Get a jump on your career-hunting homework with a sneak peek at four hot fields--business, engineering, nursing, and computer science--with advice from experts....