The main business of a company called Command Security Corporation, based in upstate New York, was hiring out security guards, and an association with Rudy Giuliani offered an obvious chance to heighten its profile and trade on his name.

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This number closely aligns with the recent announcement of a 19% increase in hiring of new college grads by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) noted recently by my colleague Jenna Goudreau in a post looking at the best entry level jobs in the country.

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And according to NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, for the first time in this academic year, college hiring is up.

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