One Dunster House senior who did not want to be identified said he does not feel affected by changes in the job market.

"Since so many recruiters come to campus, I think we are somewhat insular [to fluctuations in the job market] than, say, students at a state school," he said.

"It sounds incredibly elitist, but it's true," he added.

But Wright-Swadel said he believes increased recruiting affects students' career considerations.

"I think it has the effect of opening up some fields that some [Harvard] students would otherwise not have explored," Wright-Swadel said.

Wright-Swadel said he believes the job market improvements reported in the survey will not affect career counseling at Harvard. "I don't think it changes the way we advise our students," he said.

NACE, a non-profit association which attempts to promote cooperation between college advising programs and employers, has conducted this survey for the last four years