First Destination Report: 2017-2018 Undergraduate Degree Recipients for Accounting & Information Systems
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First destinations: What grads are doing after graduation: |
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Number of Respondents | % |
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138 | Not Applicable | Total Graduates | ||||||
104 | 75% | Reported first destination / respondents | ||||||
TAKING TIME OFF after graduation (more than 1 month, less than 1 year) |
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48 | 46% | No | ||||||
34 | 33% | Yes, one to less than three full months | ||||||
16 | 15% | Yes, three to less than six full months | ||||||
6 | 6% | Yes, six months to less than a full year | ||||||
FIRST DESTINATION AFTER GRADUATION |
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0 | 0% | U.S. military service commitment. | ||||||
0 | 0% | Service/volunteer program (non-military). | ||||||
1 | 1% | Self-employed or working in a family-owned business. | ||||||
67 | 64% | Employed or have accepted a job offer (not employed by self or family). | ||||||
0 | 0% | Have job offer(s), but undecided on accepting. | ||||||
4 | 4% | Seeking employment, but don't yet have a job offer. | ||||||
2 | 2% | Plan to seek employment later. | ||||||
25 | 24% | Admitted to continuing education. | ||||||
3 | 3% | Plan to continue education, but details not firm yet. | ||||||
0 | 0% | Both seeking employment and applying to continue education. | ||||||
1 | 1% | Other having nothing to do with employment or continued education. | ||||||
Continuing education: Graduate, professional school, or other: |
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View list by undergrad major showing cont. educ. degree / program / institution / location |
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28 | 27% | Plan to attend OR have accepted admission. | ||||||
ADVICE SOURCES about continuing education (check ALL that apply) |
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From what sources did you seek advice about graduate or professional school (or other additional education)? |
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0 | 0% | Print information such as books or magazines. | ||||||
11 | 50% | Websites / online information. | ||||||
17 | 77% | Professors at Virginia Tech. | ||||||
13 | 59% | Academic advisors at Virginia Tech. | ||||||
0 | 0% | Pre-professional school advisors at Virginia Tech. | ||||||
12 | 55% | People who work in the field or profession I'd like to pursue. | ||||||
10 | 45% | Parents and/or other adult relatives or family friends. | ||||||
11 | 50% | Peers such as friends and/or brothers or sisters. | ||||||
1 | 5% | Career & Professional Development. | ||||||
4 | 18% | Faculty or staff at graduate or professional schools you considered. | ||||||
0 | 0% | Other | ||||||
Employment: |
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View list by undergrad major showing employer /job title / location |
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69 | 66% | Number / percent of respondents reporting they are employed (Employed, Self-employed, Volunteer and Military) | ||||||
65 | 98% | Number / percent of total employed who are employed full-time (if indicated) | ||||||
1 | 2% | Number / percent of total employed who are employed part-time (if Indicated) | ||||||
SALARY DATA for graduates who accepted FULL-TIME employment |
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62 | 89% | Number / percent of employed reporting salaries | ||||||
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 25th percentile (25% make this amount or less): $56000 | ||||||
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 50th percentile (50% make this amount or less; 50% make more): $60000 (Median) | ||||||
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 75th percentile (75% make this amount or less; 25% make more): $61250 | ||||||
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | (Percentiles not reported if fewer than 12 graduates reported salary) | ||||||
BONUS WITH JOB OFFER |
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Did your job offer include a signing bonus? |
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63 | 91% | Number / percent of employed who reported whether or not they received bonuses | ||||||
22 | 35% | Yes | ||||||
41 | 65% | No | ||||||
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 25th percentile (25% of bonuses were this amount or less): $1750 | ||||||
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 50th percentile (50% of bonuses were this amount or less; 50% make more): $3000 (Median) | ||||||
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 75th percentile (75% of bonuses were this amount or less; 25% make more): $5000 | ||||||
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | (Percentiles not reported if fewer than 12 graduates reported a bonus) | ||||||
Employment RELATED to CAREER GOALS |
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Do you consider your job to be related to your career goals and/or to be an entry-level avenue to reach your career goals? |
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50 | 77% | VERY related to career goals | ||||||
14 | 22% | SOMEWHAT related to career goals | ||||||
1 | 2% | NOT related to career goals | ||||||
Employment RELATED to MAJOR |
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Do you consider your job to be related to your college major? |
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58 | 89% | VERY related to major | ||||||
6 | 9% | SOMEWHAT related to major | ||||||
1 | 2% | NOT related to major | ||||||
JOB / EMPLOYER SOURCE |
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Which best describes the source of your first contact with the employer (organization, company, agency) whose job you accepted? |
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25 | 38% | Worked for or volunteered with this employer in the past. | ||||||
Referral or contact through: |
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1 | 2% | Current or former employer. | ||||||
1 | 2% | Professor or other faculty or staff member in your department. | ||||||
2 | 3% | Friend or family member. | ||||||
1 | 2% | Alumnus/alumna (a graduate) of Virginia Tech. | ||||||
0 | 0% | Fellow member of club, sorority or fraternity to which you belong. | ||||||
0 | 0% | Email or posted information from your academic department. | ||||||
23 | 35% | Career fair or job fair. | ||||||
10 | 15% | On-Campus Interviewing Program or Hokies4Hire. | ||||||
1 | 2% | The employer's website. | ||||||
0 | 0% | Website for job seekers (such as Monster.com, on-line classifieds, etc.). | ||||||
0 | 0% | Print publication (newspaper, etc.). | ||||||
1 | 2% | Other. | ||||||
WHEN JOB SEARCH STARTED |
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About when did you actively start your job search for your post-graduation job?
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December 2017 graduates | ||||||||
7 | 70% | During spring semester 2017 (more than 6 months prior to degree completion) | ||||||
1 | 10% | Summer 2017 (4-6 months prior to degree completion) | ||||||
2 | 20% | September or October 2017 (2-3 months prior to degree completion) | ||||||
0 | 0% | November or December 2017 (0-1 month prior to degree completion) | ||||||
0 | 0% | January, February or March 2018 (0-3 months after degree completion) | ||||||
0 | 0% | After March 2018 (4 or more months after degree completion) | ||||||
0 | 0% | Not applicable; I obtained an offer without an active job search. | ||||||
May and Summer 2018 graduates | ||||||||
41 | 89% | Between July and October 2017 (more than 6 months prior to May commencement) | ||||||
2 | 4% | Between November 2017 and January 2018 (4-6 months prior to May commencement) | ||||||
3 | 7% | February or March 2018 (2-3 months prior to May commencement) | ||||||
0 | 0% | April or May 2018, prior to May commencement (0-1 month prior to commencement) | ||||||
0 | 0% | May commencement to August 2018 (0-3 months after commencement) | ||||||
0 | 0% | September 2018 or after (4 or more months after May commencement) | ||||||
0 | 0% | Not applicable; I obtained an offer without an active job search. | ||||||
NUMBER OF JOB OFFERS |
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To the best of your recollection, how many job offers have you received?
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28 | 46% | One | ||||||
15 | 25% | Two | ||||||
12 | 20% | Three | ||||||
1 | 2% | Four | ||||||
5 | 8% | Five or more | ||||||
WHEN OFFER RECEIVED |
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About when did you receive the job offer you accepted? |
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December 2017 graduates | ||||||||
7 | 78% | Before September 2017 | ||||||
1 | 11% | September or October 2017 | ||||||
0 | 0% | November or December 2017 | ||||||
1 | 11% | January, February or March 2018 | ||||||
0 | 0% | After March 2018 | ||||||
0 | 0% | Other | ||||||
May - summer 2018 graduates | ||||||||
48 | 87% | Before January 2018 | ||||||
4 | 7% | January 2018 through Spring Break 2018 | ||||||
3 | 5% | After Spring Break 2018 - May 2018 | ||||||
0 | 0% | June, July or August 2018 | ||||||
0 | 0% | After August 2018 | ||||||
0 | 0% | Other | ||||||
Career-related learning and experience during college: |
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Did you have any kind of career-related experience prior to graduation (types listed)? |
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84 | 89% | Yes | ||||||
10 | 11% | No | ||||||
TYPES OF CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCE (check ALL that apply) |
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84 | 81% | Respondents to this question: number and percent of total respondents | ||||||
What kind of experience did you have? (check ALL that apply) |
How many of each? |
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Number of Respondents |
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Category
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | |
16 | 19% | Volunteer work | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
26 | 31% | Part-time job | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | 55% | Summer job | 22 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
5 | 6% | Unpaid internship | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
72 | 86% | Paid internship | 44 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 1% | Co-op | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 2% | Undergraduate research | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | 1% | Field study | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 4% | Other | Not Applicable | |||||
EXTENT to which graduates LEARNED JOB SEARCH SKILLS |
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Which best describes the extent to which you learned job search skills during college?
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39 | 41% | Most job search skills I needed. | ||||||
30 | 32% | Some job search skills, but not all I needed to know. | ||||||
25 | 27% | Nothing or very little. | ||||||
SOURCES of LEARNING JOB SEARCH SKILLS (check ALL that apply) |
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If you did learn job search skills,where do you believe you learned them? Please check all that apply. |
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29 | 37% | Career & Professional Development programs, publications, website, advising, workshops, etc. | ||||||
31 | 39% | Academic-credit course or seminar in your major department or college. | ||||||
3 | 4% | Not-for-credit programs or seminars in your major department or college. | ||||||
42 | 53% | Advisors, professors or staff in your major department or college. | ||||||
9 | 11% | Other faculty or staff in the university, but not in your major department or college. | ||||||
46 | 58% | Parents and/or other adult relatives or family friends. | ||||||
33 | 42% | Peers such as friends and/or brothers or sisters. | ||||||
27 | 34% | Websites with job search advice (other than Career & Professional Development). | ||||||
4 | 5% | Books, magazines or other print materials. | ||||||
4 | 5% | Other | ||||||
USED CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DURING COLLEGE: |
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As best as you can recall: During college did you use any the resources provided by Career & Professional Development? |
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5 | 5% | Never | ||||||
18 | 19% | Don't recall or unsure | ||||||
56 | 60% | Yes, but not often | ||||||
14 | 15% | Yes, often | ||||||
Regrets: |
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If you had to do it over again, is there anything related to planning for life after college that you would do differently? |
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57 | 61% | No. For the most part, I did what I needed to do to achieve my goals. | ||||||
36 | 39% | Yes. I wish I had done something differently. | ||||||
If yes, please check ALL that apply. (Percentages are of "Yes" respondents, not total respondents.)
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8 | 21% | Learned more about graduate or professional school earlier. | ||||||
18 | 47% | Gotten more experience related to my major or career goals. | ||||||
22 | 58% | Learned more about career options and/or learned earlier. | ||||||
9 | 24% | Started my job search earlier. | ||||||
8 | 21% | Used more or different job search resources. | ||||||
14 | 37% | Asked professors and/or other advisors for advice (more often, earlier, or at all). | ||||||
1 | 3% | Other |