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Employer Surveys

Employer Surveys. General & Employee Supervisor May -June 2003. History. Spring & Summer meeting with advisory committee Focus on students from most recent alumni survey Focus on general outcomes expected of all graduates (skills, attitudes, values) Obtain permission to contact supervisor

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Employer Surveys

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  1. Employer Surveys General & Employee Supervisor May -June 2003

  2. History • Spring & Summer meeting with advisory committee • Focus on students from most recent alumni survey • Focus on general outcomes expected of all graduates (skills, attitudes, values) • Obtain permission to contact supervisor • Two surveys • General survey of employers in the State • Survey of employee supervisors

  3. General Employer Survey • Sample 1523 Employers • All alumni employers in State • All State employers with 100 or more employees • Surveys Completed by 776 (50.3%) • Less than 100 employees – 28.5% • 100-249 employees – 32.7% • 250 + employees – 38.8% • 1000 + employees – 10.3% (part of 38.8%)

  4. Employer Focus27 Categories • Sales/Marketing/Management 19.1% • Health Related 11.7% • Government/Education 11.2% • Manufacturing 8.4% • Any other <6.0%

  5. Firms with Several to Many Employees from Various Institutions (%)

  6. Overall Quality of Educationat UVSC • Very good 26.2% • Good 45.4% • Satisfactory 28.2% • Average Rating 4.0 on a 5-point scale

  7. Importance of Degree Type

  8. Institutional Designation Important or Very Important in Name: • “College” 31.7% • “State College” 30.2% • “University” 37.8%

  9. BYU 4.0 U of U 3.9 USU 3.6 WSU 3.2 SUU 3.0 DSC 2.7 SLCC 2.6 Snow 2.6 CEU 2.6 Comparableness to UVSC Education5=Superior to; 3=Similar to; 1=Inferior to

  10. Education Provided by UVSCSimilar to or Better than (%)

  11. Employer Recruiting • BYU 31.6% • U of U 27.4% • UVSC 23.1% • USU 18.6% • WSU 18.3% • SLCC 14.3% • SUU 8.9% • DSC 6.1% • Snow 5.8% • CEU 5.5%

  12. Preferred Recruiting MethodsAll Institutions • Job Boards 39.8% • Career Center Contacts 29.1% • e-Recruiting 28.2% • On-Campus Career Fairs 25.0% • Campus Newspapers 17.9% • On-Campus Interviews 13.9%

  13. Recruiting at UVSCN=179 • Job Boards 63.1% • Campus Contacts 53.6% • Career Fairs 49.2% • On-Campus Interviews 20.7%

  14. Business ActivityPercentages

  15. Other Findings *Most frequent recommended 4-year degree not presently offered at UVSC was Engineering (46 firms, 12.3% of responding employers) *Nearly 40% of employers who made recommendations for new 4-year degrees recommended degrees already in place (e.g., Business, Accounting, Nursing)

  16. Supervisor Survey Employed Alumni of 2000 - 2001

  17. Sample Characteristics • Alumni Survey of August 2000 to April 2001Graduates 870 indicated employment in August of 2002. • 627 were employed full-time • 293 were employed part-time • 445 graduates gave permission to the college to contact their supervisors • 284 supervisors (65.0%) responded to the telephone survey

  18. Employment Profile • 73.8% were stilled employed by the firm given on their alumni survey from August 2002 • Graduates averaged 2.8 years of employment and 2.1 years in their current positions • 40.3% were employed prior to graduation 29.1% were in their current position

  19. Knowledge/Skill Ratings - 1 • 93.6% of employers indicated graduates had the essential knowledge and skills • More than 90% of supervisors indicated that graduates had Good or Very Good knowledge and skills in 10 areas • More than 80% of supervisors indicated that graduates had Good or Very Good knowledge and skills in all areas

  20. Knowledge/Skill Ratings - 2 Knowledge/Skill Area Ave %VG Rank Nec Computer Proficiency 4.51 59.6 1 Essnt’l Funct’l Skills for Pos 4.50 57.6 2 Overall Job Know/Skills 4.48 58.2 3 Essnt’l Knowledge for Pos 4.46 55.6 4 Interpersonal 4.45 54.4 5T Conceptual Understanding 4.45 53.7 5T Oral Communication 4.44 52.8 7 Job-related, Techinical 4.42 53.8 8 Organization of Work 4.41 51.8 9 Math/Computational 4.40 49.3 10 Critical Thkng/Prob Solvg 4.39 51.1 11T Written Communication 4.39 47.8 11T Leadership 4.15 38.1 13

  21. Attitude/Value Area - 1 • All 10 areas had averages 4.19 or above on a 5-point scale • Nine (9) of the 10 were rated Satisfied or Very Satisfied by more than 90% of the supervisors • Highest rated area was Ethical Behavior • Lowest was Entrepreneurial/Innovative Behavior

  22. Attitude/Value Area - 2 Attitude/Value AreaAve %VS Rank Ethical Behavior 4.67 70.6 1 Willingness to Learn 4.64 68.2 2 Respect for Others /Ideas 4.56 62.0 3 Acceptance of Wrk Resp 4.55 62.5 4 Ability to Wrk as a Tm Mbr 4.49 60.9 5 Quality of Work 4.48 53.4 6 Applctn of Knwldg to Wrk Sit 4.47 52.0 7 High Pers Stnds for Wrk Perf 4.43 54.3 8 Taking Initiative 4.42 54.6 9 Entrepren/Innovative Behvr 4.19 42.7 10

  23. Relatedness of Educationto Current Position • Very 48.3% • Moderately 31.7% • Slightly 9.2% • Not 10.7%

  24. Importance of Course of Studyto Hiring Decision • Very Important 33.5% • Important 31.0% • Unimportant 5.0% • Very Unimportant 2.1% • No Opinion 13.2% • Not Applicable 15.3%

  25. Likelihood of HiringOther UVSC Graduates • Very Likely 60.1% • Likely 27.2% • Neutral 12.7% • Unlikely 0.0% • Very Unlikely 0.0%

  26. Supervisor Recommendationsto Improve Graduate Quality Approximately 20% made suggestions • Increase communication skills • Provide more practical/applied experiences for graduates • Improve problem solving & critical thinking skills • Develop better interpersonal skills

  27. Employer SurveysSummary & Conclusions • Employers generally believe UVSC is producing quality graduates • UVSC is viewed to be most like SUU, USU & WSU • The college is a changing and emerging institution • Much of what we do is unknown by many employers • General regard for 2-yr degree, but 4-yr degree is seen as more desirable by many employers

  28. Employer SurveysSummary & Conclusions, continued • Employers are supportive of UVSC adding additional 4-yr programs • Desire to see graduates have more work related experience • Add additional focus to communication (writing), problem solving, and interpersonal skills

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