By utilising the National Graduate Survey (NGS) - class of 2005 and 2009/10 - this paper examines the effects of fields of study on the time it takes to find full-time employment that lasts at least six months among graduates of Canadian Universities. Within cohorts, the results suggest considerable differences in the duration to first job after…

This study examined the post-graduation employment location preferences of international students preparing to participate in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program in the United States. An exploratory survey asked international students in their final semesters at three midwestern public universities to indicate their employment location…

Although the government collects data on the state origins of undergraduate students at each college, no publicly available data exist for where graduates of specific colleges end up, even though this information is vital for local economic and workforce development and estimating the state and local return on public funding of higher education.…

Graduate tracer studies have come to represent one of the key approaches for enhancing study programme effectiveness in contemporary higher education. This has led to a surge in graduate tracer studies by Ghanaian higher education institutions. However, reflective practices on challenges and lessons from these studies are lacking. Through…

Mandatory internships are implemented in higher education curricula in order to ease the labour market integration of graduates. This article evaluates the utility of mandatory internships in Germany by assessing the effect on graduates' transition from higher education to work. The authors examine whether these compulsory programmes provide extra…

Marketing and business education faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout) recently conducted a longitudinal study, spanning the entire 35 years of the program's existence, describing and analyzing its graduates' career paths. Data was collected through a questionnaire that utilized a combination of Likert-type responses, open-ended…

Vermont Technical College's (VTC's) graduating class of 1987 has attained a 100% placement rate, marking the third consecutive year that every VTC graduate has found employment, continued his/her education, or entered the military. This report offers follow-up data on the 182 men and women of the class of 1987, broken down by degree major. In…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO REVEAL WHAT HAPPENS TO ENGLISH MAJORS AFTER GRADUATION, TO SEPARATE AND EXPLORE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS IN THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SIGNIFICANT TRENDS OR PATTERNS EMERGE. THE SAMPLE POPULATION WAS COMPOSED OF 98 MEN AND 76 WOMEN WHO HAD RECEIVED THE A.B. DEGREE IN ENGLISH BETWEEN…

Special Labor Force Report examines the job status in October 1971 of recent college graduates and whether they obtained work in their chosen fields.

The data presented here on 1993 college graduates show 92% were in the labor force and 26% in continuing education one year after graduation. Charts depict employment by major field: biological sciences, business/management, education, engineering, health care, history, humanities, math/physical sciences, psychology, public affairs, and social…

This report focuses on the vocational and educational activities and accomplishments of the graduates of the University of Illinois. Results of a questionnaire survey indicated 83.0 percent of the graduates responding to the survey were employed. There was virtually no difference in the employment rate for men and women graduates. Married women,…

Surveyed 79 graduates in gerontological counseling to examine employment opportunities. Results showed that 94 percent of the respondents were employed, and a large proportion were employed in settings that provide services exclusively to older persons. Another large group were employed by social service agencies. (JAC)

Provides information from 1,504 graduates of selected occupational programs regarding the effectiveness of their Illinois community college experience. Data for this report were obtained from responses to a standardized survey. The survey instrument addresses attendance objective, education status, employment status, salary, employment start-up,…

A survey of instructional media graduates and their job placement status for 1972-73. (HB)