The number of on-campus recruiters at Harvard this fall has reached a record high since Sept. 11, according to the Office of Career Services (OCS).

Recruiters from over 125 companies—the greatest number since the end of the dot-com boom—are visiting Harvard within the next two months, seeking students to fill full-time positions at their firms, according to Judy Murray, who oversees the OCS recruiting program.

Most of these companies are in the banking, consulting and finance industries.

“Our recruiting schedule is booked solid from Oct. 19 through November,” Murray said. “It looks very good for [the Class of 2005].”

Murray warned students not to take the situation for granted.

“This year looks promising,” Murray said. “But it’s up to the students to come prepared with good resumes and cover letters.”

Murray said on-campus recruiting fell after the internet bubble burst and declined sharply after Sept. 11, 2001. It remained at a low in the 2002-2003 academic year and made a slight recovery during last year’s recruiting season. And though Murray said she has no statistics available, she added that this year’s fully booked recruiting schedule speaks for itself.

But with the increased number of recruiters comes a greater number of students looking to be recruited, as was revealed Wednesday and yesterday at packed recruiting orientation meetings.

Many recruiters have noticed the uncharacteristically large turnouts at their on-campus events.

“It was tremendous, we were busting at the seams,” said Bain & Company recruiter Glenna Ryan, of the Bain information session that took place Wednesday night. “We were very pleased.”

Murray said a recruiter from Morgan Stanley reported back to OCS that over 250 students—many more than expected—attended the company information meeting.

“Companies have been impressed by the number of students who attend these meetings,” Murray said.

Students gave a variety of reasons for attending the information sessions.

“I’m an English major and I didn’t want to close off my options,” said Joelle Hobeika ’05. “If you miss these meetings, you’ve closed doors.”

Other students are more directed in their recruiting efforts.