Moving On: Student Approaches and Attitudes Toward the Job Market for the College Class of 2007
Although
most students in the Class of 2007 said that they wanted a full-time job
after graduation, fewer than 60 percent actually applied for a job before
graduation. Of those who did apply, however, 80 percent received at least
one job offer and more than half of those who had applied for a job had
one to go to after graduation.
Moving On: Student Approaches and Attitudes Toward the Job Market for the College Class of 2007 is NACE's annual graduating student survey summary like you've never seen it before. The results of a study of more than 13,000 college students from 302 schools in 44 states will confirm some of the things you are already doing in your recruiting or career development program, but some findings will surprise you and may force you to reexamine the strategies you use to reach the newest generation of workers entering the job market.
Watch the Class of 2007 as they explore the job market. Who obtained offers—and who had fewer jobs to go to after graduation? Who did they turn to for advice and assistance in their job searches? What two reasons did many students give for choosing an employer? Did students underprice themselves in the job market? What was the single strongest link to getting a job for a successful applicant? Where did successful applicants say they found employers?
You'll want the all the details from the full survey to really begin to understand this group as they enter the work force.
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Table of Contents
- About the Survey
- Executive Summary
- The Job Market for 2007 Grads
- Figure 1: Immediate plans after graduation
- Graph A: Plans after graduation
- Figure 2: Percent of respondents interested in full-time employment who are actively looking for a full-time job
- Figure 3: Percent of respondents actively looking for a full-time job, by major
- Graph B: Applied for a full-time job by field of study
- Figure 4: Percent of active job seekers who applied for a full-time job
- Figure 5: Percent of active job seekers who applied for a full-time job, by major
- Gender and Race as a Predictor of Employment
- Figure 6: Percent of applicants who accepted a full-time job
- Figure 7: Percent of applicants who accepted a full-time job, by gender
- Figure 8: Percent of applicants who accepted a full-time job, by race/ethnicity
- Graph C: Landing a full-time job: gender differences within ethnic categories
- Figure 9: Accepted full-time job, by gender within racial/ethnic categories
- Active Applicants Receive Multiple Offers; Men Outpace Women
- Salary Expectations
- Figure 10: Salary expectations for first full-time job after graduation
- Figure 11: Salary expectations for first full-time job after graduation (female applicants)
- Figure 12: Salary expectations for first full-time job after graduation (male applicants)
- Figure 13: Salary expectations for first full-time job after graduation (graduates with a job)
- Figure 14: Salary expectations for first full-time job after graduation (females with a job)
- Figure 15: Salary expectations for first full-time job after graduation (males with a job)
- Target Industry and Its Effect on Salary Expectations
- Figure 16: Estimated median salaries by targeted industry
- GPA and Its Effect on Salary
- The Job Search
- Figure 17: Locations searched for potential jobs (all applicants)
- Figure 18: Locations searched for potential jobs (female applicants)
- Figure 19: Locations searched for potential jobs (male applicants)
- Graph D: Sources of job help rated very or extremely helpful (all applicants)
- Figure 20: Job help sources (all applicants)
- Use of Career Services
- Figure 21: Career center familiarity (all respondents)
- Figure 22: Career center use (all respondents)
- Figure 23: Career center use (respondents with jobs)
- Job-Search Activities
- Figure 24: Use of job-search activities
- Figure 25: Successful vs. unsuccessful applicants: job-search activity use
- Choosing Companies
- Figure 26: Company choice method (all applicants)
- Figure 27: Company choice method, by gender Figure 28: Company choice method, by race/ethnicity
- Most Helpful Career Center Services
- Figure 29: Helpfulness of career center services (successful job applicants)
- Favored Application Methods
- Figure 30: Application methods (all applicants)
- Figure 31: Application methods (successful applicants)
- Figure 32: Application methods (female applicants)
- Figure 33: Application methods (male applicants)
- Graph E: Career center service ratings (students with a job in hand)
- Corporate Culture and Attracting Today’s Graduate
- Figure 34: Importance of job/company attributes to students
- Figure 35: Importance of job benefits/policies
- Location, Previous Experience Dictate "Preferred" Employers
- Implications
- Appendix A: Respondent Demographics
- Appendix B: Participating Schools by State
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