2007 Post Graduate Survey Report : Student Destinations and Feedback- Release session.

1. 2007 Post Graduate Survey Report : Student Destinations and Feedback- Release session. Including Perspectives on the Current Job Market Denise Dwight Smith University Career Center January 2009

2. Agenda • Highlights of 2007 Post-Graduation Survey • Process, results • Key employers • College outcome comparisons • Student feedback on UNC Charlotte • Perspectives – Today’s Job Market for college students • Career center response and resources • Spring Events • Questions, Discussion, Evaluation

3. Uses of Post-Graduation SurveyMay 2007, Dec 2006, August 2006 • Faculty / Staff / Administration: SACS • Career counselors • Students – employers, salary benchmark • Alumni • Employer benchmarks • Data for trends (note collected since 1994) • Prospective students / their parents • NACE / other associations

4. Data Collection Method(Report produced by CPCC Center for Applied Research) • Questions (see back) • 54 Undergraduate • 50 Graduate • Likert scale items, self report • Mailings – 3 formats (online completion option was offered- 85% used this) • E-mail / follow-up e-mail • Color postcard • Mailed Survey packet • Return rate (effected by 6 month delay) • 22.5% overall • 28.9% graduate

5. New Features • Separate graduate / undergrad surveys • Employers by major App J • Reports by college include departments, note “n” • Overall educational goal assessments plus advising feedback • All in one document: Overall results (pages 1-69) and each college report • College Key Findings Summary Page • Overall result categories: Intro, Demographics, Academics, Full and part time student info, UNC Charlotte Experience (Goals), Career center outcomes and employment status, Student Differences • New Extensive Tables format • On line at www.career.uncc.edu, under faculty

6. Undergraduate / Graduate Responses • Mean GPA • 3.22 Undergraduate, 3.78 Grad • Mean age • 25 Undergraduate • 33 Graduate • Gender / Ethnicity • 37% Male • 63% Female • 76% Caucasian • 12% African American

7. Highlights • 92.8% Employed or in graduate school • 8.3% Did not want to be employed after graduation (national trend) • 10% Undergraduate • 6% Graduate • 81% Education adequately prepared them to enter chosen field • 88% Obtained position within 6 months • 86% Position related to major • 86% Satisfied with position • 85.6% North Carolina (southern region 91%)

8. Experiential Learning 67% Co-op, 49ership, Internship (for credit), Community Service, Special Professional Program, or Related TA/GA • 5.7%more undergraduates with EL found jobsbefore graduation than those without EL • $5,000 Students with co-ops or 49erships earned more than those without either • 9.7 % With EL, more satisfied w/ current position • 20% More Arts and Sciences students with EL indicated they were well prepared for world of work

9. Adequately Prepared for Chosen Career Field 2001 2003 2005 2007 1999 Overall 79% 81.4% 81.47% 81.1% 80.5% ARCH 85.7% 81.8% 91.7% 100% 58.3% A&S 73.2% 76.2% 73.2% 74.7% 74.2% BUSN 81% 83.6% 84.7% 88.3% 86.5% EDUC 84.9% 92.2% 94.8% 90% 88.7% ENGR 84.5% 88.6% 92.8% 90% 78.6% HHS 85.7% 85.2% 86.7% 80% 84.2% C&I68.8% 66.7% 66.7% 72.7% N/A

10. Above 90% from which college? Highest Job Satisfaction?

11. Satisfaction with Current Position 2001 2003 2005 2007 1999 Overall 82.1 80.3% 85.7% 85.6% 88% ARCH 85.7% 84.6% 84.6% 84.6% 100% A&S 78.2% 75.8% 77.8% 84.1% 82% BUSN 78.1% 76% 87.6% 86.4% 87.1% EDUC 90.6% 93.6% 93.3% 88.3% 95.4% ENGR 86.9% 83.1% 90.4% 94.7% 94.2% HHS 89.6% 88% 89.3% 77.5% 85.5% C & I 87.5% 65.4% 81.3% 75% N/A

12. Working While In School • 86.7% Worked • 89% Career related • 58% 21 + hours (Undergraduates) • 60% 30 + hours (Graduates) • 71% Completed degree in time planned • 29% Did not complete in time planned • 15% Undergrad volunteer or service

13. Reasons for Work while in College(Undergraduate) • 37% Necessary - pay for tuition, room, board • 74% Paid for personal expenses • 24% Helped me organize my time • 22% Important – I am full-time career student • 35% As career preparation IMPACT: • 27% Did not affect performance • 24% Helped me be better student • 22% Negative impact on academics

14. Highest Median Salary • Undergrad: $50,000 • Graduate: $60,000

15. Salary Information • $32,000 UndergraduateMedianFemales $33,000: higher in engineering • $47,000 Graduate Median Correlations between GPA and Salary • Overall group statistically significant (r=.157, p=.002) • Colleges with significant correlation • Architecture • Business • Education

16. Undergraduate Salaries (Median) by College 2001 2005 2007 2003 1999 ARCH $30,000 $35,000 $34,000 $31,800 $37,000 A&S $26,000 $29,000 $27,000 $25,200 $26,000 BUSN $33,000 $34,500 $37,900 $31,000 $32,000 EDUC $25,000 $26,000 $30,000 $26,000 $24,000 ENGR $43,000 $43,000 $50,000 $40,000 $40,000 H&HS $35,750 $38,500 $29,800 $36,000 $31,500 C&I $49,000 $34,500 $28,900 N/A N/A Female $27,250 $29,000 $30,000 $28,000 $25,500 Male $36,000 $36,000 $40,000 $35,000 $34,000

17. Graduate Salaries(Median) by College 2001 2005 2007 2003 1999 ARCH $32,000 $39,500 $38,000 $30,000 $31,000 A&S $39,750 $36,500 $42,000 $35,000 $35,000 BUSN $57,000 $55,000 $58,300 $58,000 $57,500 EDUC $36,750 $36,250 $40,000 $40,000 $32,250 ENGR $56,800 $55,000 $56,000 $52,000 $51,500 H&HS $51,000 $60,000 $44,000 $57,500 $50,000 C&I $60,000 $57,500 $60,000 N/A N/A Female $45,000 $44,000 $41,000 $40,500 $34,000 Male $54,500 $51,000 $56,600 $53,500 $47,500

18. Annual Survey Comparisons 2001 2003 2005 2007 1999 Responses 954 920 911 904 963 % emp/grad s 94 90 92 89 94 % Exp Learning 67 63 78.6 67 57.3 % adequate prep 79 81.4 81.4 81 80.5 % job satisfaction 82.2 80 86 86 88 % position related 82.2 79 85.4 86 82.4 consultant + 299 212 526 522513

19. Graduate School Acceptances • Columbia Univ • East Carolina • Florida State • Michigan State • NY University • NC State • Univ of Cincinnati • Univ of Phoenix • Va Tech • Wake Forest • ASU • Duke • Emory • GWU • Howard • Indiana • Strayer • UMD • UNCG • Wingate • Arizona State Univ • Charlotte School of Law • Keller Graduate School Mgmt • McCormick Theological Seminary • NC Central University • University of Edinburgh • University of Florida • UNC Chapel Hill • UNC Charlotte • University of Virginia 61% Good Preparation for GS

20. Top Employers • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools • Wachovia • Bank of America • UNC Charlotte • Carolinas Health Care System • Cabarrus County Schools • Rowan-Salisbury Schools • General Electric • Lincoln County Schools • Northeast Medical Center

21. Top NAICS Industries • Overall 61 Educational Services • ARCH Professional, Scientific, Technical / Other Svcs • BUS Finance & Insurance / Professional, Scientific, Technical Manufacturing • A & S Educational Svcs / Health care & Social Assistance Finance and Insurance • EDUC Educational Svcs / Healthcare & Social Assistance Other Svcs • ENG Manufacturing / Construction / Professional, Scientific,Technical • H & HS Health care & Social Assistance / Educational Svcs Other Svcs • C & I Information / Professional, Scientific, Technical Educational Svcs

22. Employment Locations 86% employed in NC Others in 31 states 9 employed Internationally Taiwan Chile United Arab Emirates Mexico Uzbekistan

23. Further Education • 11%undergrads attending GS • 54% undergrads’ parents obtained bachelor’s degree • 57% grad students worked with employer as part of academic program • 32% grad students said degree assisted career advancement • 6% reported received TA/GA or stipend

24. Worth Noting • 81 % Would likely or very likely choose UNC Charlotte • 75% Would likely or very likely choose their major again • 86% Satisfied with current employment • 65%/ 62% Used at least one Career Center service • 78.1% Agreed had a supportive learning environment • 4.2 Agreed well developed communication skills

25. Primary reason to stay and complete my degree: 23% Geographic location 18% Felt good about career options 16% Department’s excellent program 7% Teachers who cared 9% Family influence

26. Most Widely Used Career Center Services • UCC Homepage* • Individual Appointments* • Resume Critiques* • NinerJobNet database* • Career Resource Collection • Mock Interviews • EL/part time jobs • UCC Career Fairs • 65% used at least one service in or out of classroom *High Tech, High Touch demands

27. University Career Center Services 45 Programs • Individual assistance • Career Assessment- SII, MBTI • Group based assistance, workshops • Career Resource Library • Internet / other Tech Services • Experiential Learning Programs (includes UNC in Washington), 49ership , Co-op • On-Campus Interviewing, Info sessions • Part-time Jobs (JLD) off campus

28. Services, continued • Outreach: classes, clubs, residence halls • Mini-computer lab • 7 Career and Job Fairs • Majors Day • Career publications -print, on-line (students, employers, faculty) • Computer guidance system FOCUS-2™ , Bridges • My Future- WCIDWAMI • Job listings from 12,000 employers and links • Consultation • 142,000 Student Contacts in 07-08

29. First Learned About UCC • 11.5% As undergraduate • 9.3% Faculty/staff referral • 9% Class presentation • 9% Flyer/special promo • 8.7% Ad

30. Goals Response Highlights (1-5SA)

31. * Questions? Post-Graduation Survey Section

32. UCC Common Myths and Misconceptions • Career Centers are only useful for seniors. • Career Centers only assist Business and Engineering majors. • Doing well academically is enough to achieve success. • Career development/job search takes little time or effort on the part of students. • Career centers will place me; no need to worry. • There are No Jobs during a recession and I should Not bother trying

33. "Don't project beyond the range of the known observations" Adage for economists NACE Strategic Research report excerpts- Ed Koc The Job Market and Campus Recruiting

34. How Bad? • The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by nearly 40% since last October. • This is the largest annual decline since the Great Depression (1932). • Overall unemployment is close to 8%-the highest level since 1992, but still considerably below the 11.4% in January 1983.

35. Trends in the Dow Jones Average

36. Trends in the U.S. Unemployment Rate

37. Forecasting Power of the Dow • The Dow Jones Industrial Average is frequently cited as a leading economic indicator with the unemployment rate lagging. • The data relationship between the two since 1979 suggests a clear inverse pattern—as the Dow decrease, the unemployment rate increases.

38. Change in the DJIA vs. Unemployment

39. Unemployment in 2009 • Overall unemployment rate is likely to reach 8.5% in 2009. • Unemployment for those with a bachelor’s degree or better is likely to go from the current 3.1% to 3.7%. • Unemployment for young bachelor’s degree holders figures to go from the current estimateof 3.4% to an estimated 4.1%.

40. Job Outlook – Class of 2009 • Job prospects for the class of 2009 are considerably below those for the previous five graduating classes. • NACE’s Job Outlook 2009 Quick Poll, conducted in October 2008, found an overall flat job market for this year’s candidates. • Most sectors were projecting decreases, with government, high-tech manufacturing, and professional services firms still projecting some increase.

41. NACE Job Outlook Projections2006 - 2009

42. Job Outlook by IndustryPercent Change, August-October

43. Majors in Demand • The current Job Outlook survey projects the majors most in demand to be consistent with previous surveys: • Undergraduate majors with “technical” skills (accounting, engineering, computer sciences) command the most attention in today’s job market.

44. Top Degrees in Demand Job Outlook 2009

45. Longer-term Prospectsfor College Graduates • Economic outlook is for significantly slower growth over the next several years than was experienced over the past 15 years. • New jobs are not likely to be plentiful, but replacement openings due to aging in the work force will be dominant.

46. The Demographic AdvantageFor New College Graduates • Current work force is aging: • Average age is currently 41 (up from 35 in 1980) • 20 percent of the work force will be over 55 during the next decade • Firms are developing succession strategies focused on college recruiting.

47. Trends in the Labor ForceExits vs. Entrants?

48. Top Jobs in a Down Economyfor College Graduates • Elementary and Secondary Educationand Information Technology are the best prospects for new grads in the next few years. • Healthcare positions, particularly in nursing,are also attractive options.

49. Top Jobs Requiring a Post-Secondary Degree: Replacement Openings

50. Top Jobs Requiring a Bachelor’s Degree: Replacement Openings