Since 2011 came to a close with a decline in unemployment and positive hiring trends, we look optimistically towards 2012 as a year of growth and economic healing. Through detailed research on current hiring trends and predictions, we have developed our expectations for domestic employment in 2012, including a positive increase in hiring, salary increases, and an influx in hiring of new graduates and those with MBAs. The following are our predictions for the job market in the next 12 months: