Given how difficult it is to find a job straight after graduation, the job search phase can be quite an adventure for fresh graduates eager to start their career successfully. Sectors that employ the most fresh graduates:The NGO sector (19 percent), the advertising/marketing/public relations sectors (17 percent), the military/defense/police (15 percent) and banking/finance (15 percent) emerged as the sectors most employing fresh graduates. Most attractive sectors and most demanded skills:Banking/Finance (26 percent), Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations (21 percent) and IT/Internet/E-commerce sectors (17 percent) emerged as the most attractive sectors for recent graduates in Egypt. Competencies and expectations of fresh graduates:The most studied majors among recent graduates in Egypt included Accounting/Finance (20 percent), Business/Commerce/Economics (15 percent), and Information Technology/Computer Science (12 percent). Regarding the most popular tools among recent graduates to find their first job, respondents in Egypt cited social media (54 percent), leading online job websites (50 percent) and personal networking (40 percent).
