听力原文:W: Russ, it's good to see you. M: Good morning, Vera. Nice to see you. W: So the job market is good, ha? M: It's very good. Employers planned to hire about 14% more grads this year than last, a very good time to be an accounting major, engineering major, finance major, but really the demand is across the board. It's the best job market we've seen in 4 or 5 years. W: And what do you attribute this hiring surge to? M: Ah, largely a reflection of the economic conditions. Corporate growth of course has been good, corporate profits arc strong, so companies feel more comfortable hiring. As you know, the entry-level market is most sensitive to the economic conditions. W: Right. M: Conditions are good hiring is on the up. W: What about, what about starting salaries? Are they higher this year than years past? M: Those are very good as well. You, ah, there are up about 6 percent more this year than last with the average starting salary at a whopping 46,000 dollars. And you can do better than that, if you're engineering major or looking at potentially 50 -55 thousand dollars to start, perhaps even the signing bonuses are making a comeback as well. W: Hmm. You've got some advice, er, for college grads as they're looking for a job. The first thing you say is do not rely on the Internet. Why? M: Don't rely ,on the Internet as your only job searching strategy. It's fine if it's a component of the strategy, but should not be your only strategy, because only about 20 percent of the jobs are advertised in any public medium and only about 5 percent of the job seekers actually end up getting a job through an advertisement. So your best job searching tool, networking, word of mouth, getting the 'no word' out there. W: Yeah, that's a good point. Which of the following major is NOT popular in the job market?