The class of 2009 faced the most difficult labor market in quite some time.
The 2009 NACE Job Outlook – Spring Update Report found employers expected
to hire nearly 22 percent fewer graduates than in the previous year—the first
decline in five years. How did students adapt to this changing labor
environment? Were plans after graduation drastically altered? Did seniors adjust
their job preferences and salary expectations to accommodate the new reality?
Did they alter the way they searched for a job – network more; use the resources
at the career center to better advantage; make use of their social networks to
extend their contacts? Moving On 2009: Student Approaches and
Attitudes Toward the Job Market for the College Class of 2009 addresses
these questions and more.
Moving On: Student Approaches and Attitudes Toward the Job Market for the
College Class of 2009 is NACE's annual graduating student survey summary.
This year’s survey was conducted online, and the results cover the opinions of
more than 36,000 college students from 840 schools.
Watch the Class of 2009 as they explore the job market. Discover:
- How they approach the job market as they neared graduation;
- The most important employer/job attributes;
- The top five benefits as ranked by more than half of the respondents;
- Which resources they used to obtain their first full-time employment; and
- Why they choose or reject an employer's offer.
Look beyond the usual statistics and examine whether this a unique generation
of college graduates and how they differ from previous generations.
The answers may surprise you. You'll want the all the details from the full
survey to really begin to understand this group as they enter the work
force.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Plans After Graduation
Offers and Acceptances
The Job Search
Student Attitudes Toward the Economy and Employment
Conclusion
Appendix
Participating Schools
$50.00 for NACE members; $100.00 for nonmembers. 54 pages. PDF. Order your copy today! You can also order by phone: 800.544.5272.