探讨一下未来的job market形势

这位同学不要激动.

此外,我们不是在讨论phd嘛....

可能我的意思没有说明白.我是想说我本科的老师,不知道uiuc的金融phd是很好很好的项目.

Well, most of my Chinese friends graduated (2007) from the MSA program have found jobs if they want to stay in US. According to my friends who will graduate this year, many of them have got offers either in NY or in CA. The job market at midwest has been very bad for international students recently, so most of them ended up seeking jobs at east coast or west coast. None of my friends work in Chicago area after graduation.

At the same time, I am surprised how easily undergraduate and MAS students can find a job here. Many of my students started their interns in the summer of the 2nd year, and many of them got offers in their juniors. It seems to me that they are not trying to find jobs after graduation, but choosing a decent job from big4 and other firms.

The job markets for US and non-US students are totally different because of language and visa issue. I guess this problem exists everywhere, not just in UIUC. Maybe my sample is not representative. Just provide some information I know.

For accounting (PhDs), there is a huge gap between supply and demand of PhD graduates, and therefore there is a "PhD Project" trying to attack the gap. You can check AAA's website for more detailed information. It's shocking that 53.4% of the current accounting professors are 55 or older. It also provides the statistics of shortage in each area (auditing, tax, financial...etc.).

http://aaahq.org/temp/phd/index.cfm

I said some UIUC MAS and MSF people could not find job in the States within several months, not lifelong

I know 3 female (with MSA and MSF degree from UIUC) are living in orchard down, those who know uiuc well should know orchard down. these women cannot find job, so have to stay with their LaoGong, now pregnant or watch kids at home.

I and my wife are UIUC graduates, to give you one more example, those who move to NYC or CA, nearly find jobs within 4~6 months in 2007 and the coming 2008.  

MSA & MSF stu cannot post their resumes on the college career website, due to non-citizen status.

if you think UIUC top, could u help them find a job? I believe they would be glad to pay you >>10k referral fee.

A lot of ppl (if aged > 27 with w/e) go for phd because of failure to find a job or  layoff, or being unhappy with his/her current job. Few are for phd title or research interest.