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FULL RESEARCH INDEX

The following research is available through the NACE Information Center on NACEWeb. Many of the reports are NACE generated, however, there are links to research and reports on other web sites that may be of use to NACE professional members.

LATEST RESEARCH FROM NACE

NACE Research Brief: 2008 Graduating Student Survey— A NACE Research Brief based on the full report, Moving On: Student Approaches and Attitudes Toward the Job Market for the College Class of 2008. (Research Brief available to NACE members only.  Find out how to get the full report.)

2008 NACE Career Services Benchmark Survey for Two-Year Colleges Executive Summary (PDF)—The report includes information on services offered, number and salaries of staff members, operating budgets and funding sources, and graduating student activity for the class of 2006.  (Executive Summary available to NACE members only.  Find out how to get the full report.)

2008 NACE Graduating Student Survey—One thing that sets apart the current generation of college recruits is the importance they place on a prospective employer’s benefits package. Responses from NACE’s 2008 Graduating Student Survey paint a picture of a generation that may be unusually security conscious.

2008 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update Survey (PDF)—In NACE's final update on hiring projections for the class of 2007-08, the Job Outlook 2008 Spring Update shows that employers are hiring 8 percent more new grads than they did from the class of 2006-07. (For reprint information, see the copyright statement.)

2008 NACE Experiential Education Survey Executive Summary—Includes salary data for interns and co-ops, benefits being offered, conversion rates, and much more.  (Executive Summary available to NACE members only.Find out how to get the full report)

2007-08 NACE M.B.A. Benchmark Survey—Employers expect to hire more M.B.A. graduates during the 2007-08 academic year but the number of schools from which employers will recruit M.B.A. graduates this year is expected to increase by an average of 22.9 percent over last year.

2008 NACE Job Outlook Survey—The Job Outlook 2008 survey includes hiring projections for the college class of 2007-08 by economic sector and region of the country. The report also provides information on the skills and qualities that employers seek in new college graduates, preferred methods for recruiting college graduates, and more. (Available to NACE members. Not a member? Click here to purchase the full report.)

NACE Research: Benchmarking the Status of College Recruiting

NACE Research: Developing the Diverse College-Educated WorkForce

State of the Profession: 2006-07 NACE Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-Year Colleges and Universities—Part Two(PDF)—Includes information on office specifics, services offered, fees charged, graduating student activity for the class of 2006, and technologies in use.  Throughout the report data are provided for respondents as a whole, and are broken down by size of total enrollment. (Executive Summary available to NACE members only. Find out how to get the full report.)

2008 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview—A first look at employers' hiring projections for the class of 2007-08 by economic sector and by region of the country. Released September 2007.

Moving On: Student Approaches and Attitudes Toward the Job Market for the College Class of 2007 is NACE's annual graduating student survey summary like you've never seen it before. The results of a study of more than 13,000 college students from 302 schools in 44 states will confirm some of the things you are already doing in your recruiting or career development program, but some findings will surprise you and may force you to reexamine the strategies you use to reach the newest generation of workers entering the job market. Nonmembers can read the Executive Summary. NACE members can read the full report. Nonmembers can order a copy of the full report.

2007 NACE Recruiting Benchmarks Survey Executive Summary (PDF)—Includes benchmarks for college recruiting (such as offers/acceptances, cycle time, cost-per-hire, retention, etc.) as well as benchmarks for experiential education (such as intern and co-op salaries, benefits offered, conversion rates, etc.) (Executive Summary available to NACE members only. Find out how to get the full report.)

State of the Profession: 2006-07 NACE Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-Year Colleges and Universities—Part One (PDF)—This report includes information on the number and salaries of staff members, operating budgets, and Class of 2005 graduating student activity. Throughout the report data are provided for the respondents as a whole, and are broken down by size of total enrollment. (Executive Summary available to NACE members only. Find out how to get the full report.)

Salary Survey Historical Perspective, 1990-2005 (PDF)—This study compares salaries over a 15-year period and looks at how supply and demand, the tech bubble, recession, and other forces affected starting salary offers to students in the business, engineering, computer-related, sciences, and nursing fields. The study features an analysis to help you understand why salaries are what they are, and where they may be going. (Executive Summary available to NACE members only. Find out how to get the full report.)

NACE Salary Survey for Associate Degree Candidates

The Future of College Recruiting and Hiring—More than 950 NACE members provided insight into the future of college recruiting and hiring through the Current Trends and Future Issues Survey, conducted earlier this spring. The survey formed the basis for the Executive Summit, held at the 2005 National Meeting. Read: Into the Future: Top Issues and Trends for Career Services and College Recruiting, the NACE Journal article based on the discusssion at the Executive Summit.

2001 Global Recruitment Survey: Recruiting in the Global Village— Includes information on methods employers use for identifying candidates, skills they seek, and methods of recruitment. (Available to NACE members only. For information on NACE membership, click here.)

2000 Diversity Advancement Survey—Includes information on diversity among NACE members, diversity recruitment structure and activities, and diversity training. (Available to NACE members only. For information on NACE membership, click here.)

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