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Battle for Tech-Savvy New Grads Heats Up

Geeks are a hot commodity on the job market

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(Newser) – Demand for students and recent grads with top-notch tech skills is higher than it's been in over a decade, thanks in part to banks and securities firms waging the recruiting wars alongside Silicon Valley giants such as Google. Bloomberg goes inside the process of wooing the so-called millennials, born between 1982 and 2002 and currently writing their own tickets.

Kids who understand algorithms for search engines or online trading are the objects of on-campus courtship rituals, including career counseling and etiquette seminars. The new breed—uncomfortable with 24/7 schedules, changing jobs at the drop of a hat—may never even have worked in an office before. Says one expert: "You can hear them coming in their flip-flops."

Solar panel installation at Google's Mountain View, Calif. headquarters (Photo
Solar panel installation at Google's Mountain View, Calif. headquarters (Photo   (Associated Press)
Vivian Wu, of San Francisco, waves two mortarboards so her family in the upper reaches of Pauley Pavilion can find her among some 2,900 fellow graduates on the arena floor at commencement ceremonies of the UCLA College of Letters and Science on the campus in Los Angeles, Friday, June...
Vivian Wu, of San Francisco, waves two mortarboards so her family in the upper reaches of Pauley Pavilion can find her among some 2,900 fellow graduates on the arena floor at commencement ceremonies of...   (Associated Press)
Co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates waits for the start of commencement ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, June 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates waits for the start of commencement ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, June 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)   (Associated Press)
Graduates from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government hold inflatable globes as they celebrate their degrees at Harvard's 2007 Commencement exercises on campus in Cambridge, Mass. Thursday, June 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Graduates from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government hold inflatable globes as they celebrate their degrees at Harvard's 2007 Commencement exercises on campus in Cambridge, Mass. Thursday,...   (Associated Press)
Maps Director John Hanke speaks from Google Earth's offices in New York, Tuesday, June 26, 2007, during the rollout of Google Earth Outreach, a new program designed to help nonprofit organizations use the computer search tool to illustrate and advocate for their work. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Maps Director John Hanke speaks from Google Earth's offices in New York, Tuesday, June 26, 2007, during the rollout of Google Earth Outreach, a new program designed to help nonprofit organizations use...   (Associated Press)
A Google neon sign is shown at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, June 18, 2007. Google Inc. says it has received preliminary approval from Chinese regulators for its own Internet license, possibly boosting the search engine's campaign to expand its market share in China. Google announced the decision...
A Google neon sign is shown at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, June 18, 2007. Google Inc. says it has received preliminary approval from Chinese regulators for its own Internet license,...   (Associated Press)
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