Surveys Index
Subjects:
- Latest Research from NACE
- Career Services
- Computer Science/Computer Engineering
- Diversity
- Employer & Career Services Related Survey Excerpts
- EmployersRecruiting & Hiring
- Internships/Cooperative Education
- MBAs
- Online Polls
- Student Surveys
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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 PreviewA 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 UniversitiesPart 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 HiringMore 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 SurveyIncludes 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.)
INDEX
- CAREER SERVICES
- 2008 NACE Career Services Benchmark Survey for Two-Year Colleges Executive Summary (PDF)
- 2007-08 NACE M.B.A. Benchmark Survey
- State of the Profession: 2006-07 NACE Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-Year Colleges and Universities—Part Two(PDF)
- 2006-07 NACE Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-Year Colleges and UniversitiesPart One (PDF)
- 2007 NACE Career Services Benchmark Survey for Two-Year Colleges (PDF)
- 2006 Career Services Benchmark Survey—Two-Year Colleges
- 2005 NACE Career Services Survey Executive Summary (Find out how to get the full report.)
- 2004 NACE Career Services Survey Executive Summary (PDF)
- 2002 NACE Career Services Performance Measurement Survey: Executive Summary (PDF)
- 2001 NACE Career Services Survey (PDF)
- 2000 NACE Career Services Survey
- 1998 NACE Career Services Survey
- 1997 NACE Career Services Survey
- 1997 The Company Visit: A Survey of Employers on Conducting Company Visits for College Recruits
- 2000 Employer Expectations of Students Attending Job Fairs
- 1998 Employer Ratings of Student Participation in Non-Classroom-Based Activities: Findings From a Campus Survey
- 2001 NACE Global Recruitment Survey: Recruiting in the Global Village
- 1998 Who Gets Hired: Interviewing Skills Are A Prehire Variable
- NACE Salary Survey for Associate Degree Candidates
- Quick Poll Results: More Than One-Quarter of Organizations Have "Googled"/Reviewed Candidate Profiles on Social Networking Sites
- Job Outlook
- 2008
2008 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update Survey (PDF)
2008 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
2008 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF) - 2007
2007 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update (PDF)
2007 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
2007 NACE Job Outlook Student Version (PDF)
2007 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF) - 2006
2006 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update
2006 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
2006 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF) - 2005
2005 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update (PDF)
2005 NACE Job Outlook Winter Update (PDF)
2005 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
2005 NACE Job Outlook Student Version (PDF)
2005 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF) - 2004
2004 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update (PDF)
2004 NACE Job Outlook Winter Update (PDF)
2004 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
2004 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF) - 2003
2003 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update(PDF)
2003 NACE Job Outlook Winter Update (PDF)
2003 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
2003 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF)
2003 NACE Job Outlook Student Version (PDF) - 2002
2002 NACE Job Outlook Update (PDF)
2002 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
2002 NACE Job Outlook Student Version (PDF)
2002 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview - 2001
2001 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update (PDF)
2001 NACE Job Outlook Survey - 2000
2000 NACE Job Outlook Survey
- 2008
- COMPUTER SCIENCE/COMPUTER ENGINEERING
- 1992 - 2003 Taulbee Report (Computing Research Association) Information on enrollment, production, employment of Ph.D.s in computer science and computer engineering; statistics include gender/ethnicity breakdown; some bachelors degree statistics
- DIVERSITY
- EMPLOYER & CAREER SERVICE RELATED SURVEY EXCERPTS
- The Future of College Recruiting and HiringMore 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.
- 1999 Workers Without Education May Become 'Jobsolete'
- 1999 NACE HR/Staffing Practitioners Describe Quality In Career Services Offices and Campus Recruiting
- EMPLOYERSRECRUITING & HIRING
- The Future of College Recruiting and HiringMore 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.
- 2007 NACE Recruiting Benchmarks Survey Executive Summary (PDF) ( Find out how to get the full report.)
- 2006 NACE Employer Benchmark Survey Executive Summary (PDF). (Find out how to get the full report.)
- 2004 NACE Employer Benchmark Survey Executive Summary (PDF). (Find out how to get the full report.)
- 2000 NACE Employer Benchmark Survey
- 1999 NACE Employer Benchmark Survey
- 2008 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update Survey (PDF)
- 2008 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
- 2008 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF)
- 2007 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update (PDF)
- 2007 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
- 2007 NACE Job Outlook Student Version (PDF)
- 2007 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF)
- 2006 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update
- 2006 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
- 2006 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF)
- 2005 NACE Job Outlook Spring Update (PDF)
- 2005 NACE Job Outlook Winter Update (PDF)
- 2005 NACE Job Outlook Survey (PDF)
- 2005 NACE Job Outlook Fall Preview (PDF)
- 2004 NACE Job Outlook (all reports)
- 2007-08 NACE M.B.A. Benchmark Survey
- 2005 NACE M.B.A. Benchmark Survey Executive Summary (PDF) (Find out how to get the full report.)
- 1999 NACE M.B.A. Benchmark Survey
- 2001 NACE Global Recruitment Survey: Recruiting in the Global Village
- 2000 How Students Rate Employer Information Sessions
- 1999 Elements of Effective Recruiting Brochures
- 1997 The Company Visit: A Survey of Employers on Conducting Company Visits for College Recruits
- INTERNSHIPS/ COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
- 2008 NACE Experiential Education SurveyExecutive Summary (PDF) (Find out how to get the full report)
- 2007 NACE Recruiting Benchmarks Survey Executive Summary (PDF) ( Find out how to get the full report.)
- 2006 NACE Experiential Education Survey Executive Summary (Find out how to get the full report.)
- 2005 NACE Experiential Education Survey Executive Summary (Find out how to get the full report.)
- 2004 NACE Experiential Education Survey Executive Summary (Find out how to get the full report.)
- 2002 NACE Job Outlook (PDF) ( see pages 6 and 7)
- 2001 NACE Experiential Education Survey
- 2001 Making Experiential Education Mandatory: A Blueprint for Success (PDF)
- 2000 Does Intern/Co-op Experience Translate Into Career Progress and Satisfaction?
- 1999 Internship Program Best Practices Revisited
- 1999 Workplace Education: A Survey of Employers on Experiential Education Programs
- 1998 Benchmarking Internship Practices: Employers report on Objectives and Outcomes of Experiential Programs
- M.B.A.s
- 2007-08 NACE M.B.A. Benchmark Survey
- 2005 NACE M.B.A. Benchmark Survey Executive Summary (PDF) (Find out how to get the full report.)
- 2001 NACE M.B.A. Recruiting & Hiring Survey: Money Changes Everything
- 1999 NACE M.B.A. Recruiting & Hiring Survey: Employers Reveal that Grads with Advanced Business Degrees Dont Come Easy or Cheap
- 2001 Career Services and The MBA Student
- 2003 Survey of M.B.A. Graduates from Top-Tier Programs—Fuqua Report
- ONLINE POLLS
- Employers
- Students
- STUDENT SURVEYS
- NACE Research Brief: 2008 Graduating Student Survey
- 2008 NACE Graduating Student Survey
- 2007 NACE Graduating Student Survey
- 2006 NACE Graduating Student & Alumni Survey
- 2005 NACE Graduating Student & Alumni Survey
- 2004 NACE Graduating Student & Alumni Survey
- 2003 NACE Graduating Student & Alumni Survey
- 2002 NACE Graduating Student & Alumni Survey
- 2001 NACE Graduating Student & Alumni Survey (PDF)
- 2000 NACE Graduating Student & Alumni Survey
- 1999 NACE Graduating Student & Alumni Survey
- 1999 A Regional Survey of College Seniors on Their Career Ambitions
- 2000 Student Expectations of Employers At Job Fairs
- 1999 What Motivates & Matters Most to Generations X & Y