Upper Saddle River, N.J. - May 2004 - Compensation Resources, Inc. has released the results of its 2003-2004 College Graduate Salary Survey. The purpose of this study was to obtain compensation data and information on recruiting and hiring trends for recent and new college graduates. The survey sampled compensation data from 71 organizations, including 1,253 jobs

The results do not indicate any startling or unexpected results, and for the most part, they are consistent with other studies covering broader employee compensation trends. Among the most significant findings was that total cash compensation, which consists of salary and bonus/incentives, increased by a respectable 6.1%, even though salaries only increased by a modest 0.8%. This is consistent with the trend of increased use of variable pay elements by many organizations. Variable pay allows companies to offer competitive pay with upside potential, while controlling fixed overhead for payroll costs, and to some degree, lessening the impact of higher salaries on benefit costs (i.e., vacation and time off benefits, retirement, some insurances, etc.). Some additional highlights:

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This is probably the most intensive short-term cash drain on any family's finances. Unlike most other big- ticket items, such as homes or automobiles, that can be paid off in monthly installments, college tuition must be paid out over a relatively short period of time. With tuition at staggeringly high levels throughout the nation, a family's commitment to provide higher education for children can be overwhelming.

Ideally, a long-term plan for college education was initiated from the birth date of your college-bound student. There is no better way to ensure a child's education that a systematic savings plan. But this is not an ideal world, many of us must finance part of the college education out of the monthly family budget.

Simplify the college recruiting process with the new ATHLETIC QUEST College Recruiting System. This system allows athletes in any sport to find a college that meets their needs, market themselves to college coaches, and learn how to prepare themselves to play college sports.

Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) August 12, 2024 -- Sending impersonal form letters, making cold calls, and hoping to hear from college coaches are a thing of the past. A new College sports recruiting system has been developed by SPORTAMERICA.com (the largest producer of sports instructional videos for athletes worldwide) that teaches high school athletes how to get themselves recruited.

�We are a Recruiting System, not a traditional recruiting service� says Chris Miller, President. �Recruiting Services will charge anywhere from $300.00 to $3,000.00 claiming they will find you a college to play for. The problem is they end up placing only a very small percentage of players into programs that are not good fits for the athletes. You remain at the mercy of who they may know.�

Parents don�t appreciate how unprepared their kids are to manage financial matters on their own and how much kids need to know today to avoid problems and bad habits which will hurt them later in life.

(PRWEB) August 20, 2024 -- Parents need to take the time to educate their kids about money management before they leave for college. Unfortunately, college students often get in financial trouble at school. US Treasury statistics reveal that 45% of all college students are in debt with an average credit card debt load of $3,000 by graduation. Studies have also shown that young people typically get failing grades on tests of their financial knowledge. They are not adequately prepared for the financial choices they must make when living on their own for the first time. In fact, bankruptcy is growing faster among young adults in their 20's than in any other age group in the country. Yet, parents are sending their kids to college with only a mild lecture against overspending.
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