NACE Research: Students Who Used Career Center Fare Better in Job Market
What’s the difference between new college graduates who have a job and those who don’t? The “haves” and “have nots” are distinguished in part by their use of their campus career center, according to NACE’s 2009 Student Survey.
Survey results show that students who used career center services extensively fared better in the job market than their peers who didn’t use the career center or used the career center in a limited way.
Overall, just 19.7 percent of 2009 college graduates who applied for a job actually have one, according to NACE’s study. However, 26 percent of those who applied for jobs and made heavy use of career center services have jobs.
Note: The 2009 Student Survey was conducted February 19, 2009, through April 30, 2009. More than 35,000 students representing 840-plus colleges and universities nationwide took part; more than 16,500 of those were graduating seniors. Information in this story are based on data gathered from graduating senior respondents.
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Jena joined the CSPD as the Assistant Director of Recruitment and Professional Development with over 4 years career services experience including a background in corporate recruiting. She is excited to work collaboratively with the Fox School students regarding career search strategies and hopes students gain some additional insight into the job search through “Opportunity Knocks”.
Kel is an undergrad majoring in Management Information Systems, graduating in 2010. He is very involved and hopes to share some of his experiences with other students. His goal is to motivate others to do their best. He believes that with a little inspiration you can get where you want to be. Through this blog, he wants to show you that opportunities are out there.