Results from a national survey conducted by The National Association for College's and Employers (NACE) reported today in their Spotlight Online Magazine that students who started their job search early are rewarded...well most of the time!
The article shows that students who began their job search early this year were usually rewarded for their early efforts. At the time of NACE's survey of graduating students (March 1 through April 30, 2007) 71 percent of responding students either planned to or already had begun to look for a full-time job after graduation. Among those reporting that they had actively begun searching for a job, 79 percent already had submitted an application. And, of those students who submitted a job application, 51.2 percent had already accepted an offer for the job they would begin after graduation.
While males were slightly more likely to have submitted an application than females, there is no statistically significant difference based on ethnicity. The respondents' majors, however, was a significant factor. For instance, engineering and business majors were more likely to have applied for a job, while liberal arts majors were more likely to have not submitted an application.
When looking at students who had accepted job offers, differences in gender and ethnicity begin to surface. African-American and Hispanic students were far less likely to have a job in hand than their white and Asian-American counterparts, even though they had actively pursued employment.
Food for thought! Let us know what you think
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