First Destination Report: 2021-2022 Undergraduate Degree Recipients for Whole University

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Response Rate

Number of Respondents %
Category
7024 Not Applicable Total Graduates
3968 56% Reported first destination / respondents
3056 44% Unreported / non-respondents

Outcome

What are you primarily doing after graduation?
2276 57% Working
99 2% Military
14 0% Volunteering
714 18% Continuing Education
0 0% Fellowship
666 17% Still Seeking Employment
189 5% Still Seeking Continuing Education
10 0% Not Seeking (traveling, gap year, taking time off, other)

Continuing Education Details

Respondents who indicate continuing education are asked to report their institution and location, and their degree level and program of study.

View list by undergrad major of continuing education degrees, institution, and locations

Working Details

Respondents who indicate working are asked to report their employer, position title, and location.

View list by undergrad major of employers, job titles, and locations

Salary and Bonus

Question for working and military respondents Note
Medians are shown when four or more individuals reported salary or bonus.
See Salary Detail Report which includes 25th and 75th percentiles where sufficient Ns were reported.
See Bonus Detail Report which provides more detail on numbers and percentages reporting.
1667 70% Number and percent of working and military who reported salary.
Not Applicable Not Applicable Salary median for full-time working and military: $66560
640 27% Number and percent of working who reported receiving a bonus above $0.
Not Applicable Not Applicable Bonus Median: $5000

Job Source

Question for working respondents.

Regarding the job you accepted: Which best describes the way you first made contact with this employer?

252 11% Worked / volunteered with this employer in the past.
379 17% Knew / met the employer through someone I know (networking).
422 19% Career fair.
143 6% Handshake.
19 1% On-Campus Interviewing Program (employer interviewed in Smith Career Center).
281 12% Went directly to employer website.
268 12% Used job-seeker website, other than Handshake.
80 4% Information posted or messaged from my academic department.
32 1% Employer spoke at a presentation I attended.
400 18% Did not answer

Job related to Career Goals

Question for working respondents.

Do you consider your job to be related to your career goals?

1414 62% Very
471 21% Somewhat
47 2% Not
344 15% Did not answer

Job Related to Major

Question for working respondents.

Do you consider your job to be related to your major?

1317 58% Very
509 22% Somewhat
106 5% Not
344 15% Did not answer

Number of Job Offers

Question for working respondents.

As best as you recall, how many job offers have you received?

714 31% One
492 22% Two
331 15% Three
129 6% Four
122 5% Five or more
354 16% Did not answer

Career Planning and Preparation

Learned Job Search Skills | Source of Learning

Questions for working and still seeking employment respondents.

Which best describes the extent to which you learned job search skills during college?

853 29% Learned most that I needed.
1390 47% Learned some, but not all, that I needed.
276 9% Learned nothing, or very little
423 14% Did not answer

If you learned job search skills, where did you learn them? Check all that apply.

1037 35% Career & Professional Development; advising, presentations, website, resource center.
206 7% Career Planning Guide; booklet free to VT students from CPD.
167 6% Other books, magazines, print materials.
1092 37% Websites external to Virginia Tech.
908 31% Academic-credit course in my major or college.
134 5% Not-for-credit program in my major or college.
1129 38% Advisors, staff, professors in my major or college.
312 11% Other VT advisors, staff, professors, NOT in my major or college.
1339 46% Employers, mentors at jobs, internships.
1551 53% Parents, adult relatives, family friends.
1246 42% Peers.
606 21% Did not answer

Advising on Continuing Education

Question for continuing education respondents only.

Where did you get advice about graduate or professional school? Check all that apply.

378 53% Professors at Virginia Tech.
271 38% Academic advisors at Virginia Tech.
43 6% Pre-professional school advisors at Virginia Tech.
39 5% Career center advisors at Virginia Tech.
246 34% Professionals working in the field I want to pursue.
206 29% Faculty or staff at the graduate or professional schools I considered.
315 44% Websites of the graduate or professional schools I considered.
0 0% Websites about professions and graduate schools.
290 41% Parents, adult relatives
281 39% Peers.
26 4% Print information: books, magazines, etc.
53 7% Did not answer
Experience during College
Questions for all respondents.

Did you have any type of career-related experience during college?

2679 68% Yes
598 15% No
691 17% Stated prefer not to answer OR did not answer
TYPES OF EXPERIENCE OTHER THAN INTERNSHIPS
Questions for all respondents.

If you had any of the following types of experience, check all that apply.

782 20% Volunteer work
1325 33% Part-time job
1805 45% Summer job
214 5% Co-op
741 19% Undergraduate research
366 9% Field study
1385 35% Did not answer
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Questions for all respondents.

Did you have any type of internship during college (including paid, unpaid, or both)?

2107 53% Yes
523 13% No
1116 33% Stated prefer not to answer OR did not answer

Question asked to those who responded “yes” to had internship:
How many unpaid internships did you have?
("unpaid" meaning no monetary compensation, such as wage, salary, or stipend)

1490 38% None
427 11% One
127 3% Two
50 1% Three or more
1874 47% Did not answer OR question not applicable

Question asked to those who responded “yes” to had internship:
How many paid internships did you have?
("paid" meaning monetary compensation, including wage, salary, or stipend)

234 6% None
955 24% One
563 14% Two
344 9% Three or more
1872 47% Did not answer OR question not applicable
NO INTERNSHIPS; REASONS
Question asked to those who responded “no” to had internship:

You said you did not have any internships during college. Please check any of the following that are applicable to you.

416 10% I did not need an internship. I had other forms of experience relevant to my career goals and/or major
262 7% I did not know all the possible sources to find an internship
247 6% I did not have all the job search skills I needed to secure an internship
272 7% I did not have all the qualifications employers required
154 4% Unpaid internships are the norm in my field, and I could not afford to work without pay
199 5% I could not find an internship in the geographic location I wanted
247 6% I could not find an internship with timing that worked for my schedule
93 2% I was offered an internship, but it was cancelled by the employer (due to economic issues, such as the pandemic, or other causes)
18 0% I was offered an in-person internship at a location to which I could not relocate due to costs
2905 73% Did not answer OR question not applicable

Used Career Center

Question for all respondents.

As you recall: During college, did you use any resources provided by the Virginia Tech career center? (could include advising, books, workshops, publications, website, Handshake, employment interviews, etc.)

629 16% Never
459 12% Don't recall or unsure
1921 48% Yes, but not often
365 9% Yes, often
594 15% Did not answer

Regrets

Question for all respondents.

If you could start over in college, is there anything you would do differently related to career planning

1591 40% No. Mostly I did what I needed to achieve my goals.
1863 47% Yes. I would do something differently.
514 13% Did not answer

If yes, please check all that apply.
I wish I had...

1385 35% Learned more, or earlier, about career options.
714 18% Learned more, or earlier, about graduate or professional school.
1116 28% Asked advisors, staff, professors for advice, earlier, or more often.
1311 33% Gotten more experience related to my major or career goals.
1034 26% Started my job search earlier.
636 16% Used more or different job search resources.
1786 45% Did not answer