First Destination Report: 2021-2022 Undergraduate Degree Recipients for Pamplin College of Business

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Response Rate

Number of Respondents %
Category
1322 Not Applicable Total Graduates
825 62% Reported first destination / respondents
497 38% Unreported / non-respondents

Outcome

What are you primarily doing after graduation?
649 79% Working
12 1% Military
2 0% Volunteering
82 10% Continuing Education
0 0% Fellowship
69 8% Still Seeking Employment
10 1% Still Seeking Continuing Education
1 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.

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Working Details

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

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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.
479 72% Number and percent of working and military who reported salary.
Not Applicable Not Applicable Salary median for full-time working and military: $65000
226 34% 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?

54 8% Worked / volunteered with this employer in the past.
113 17% Knew / met the employer through someone I know (networking).
142 22% Career fair.
52 8% Handshake.
5 1% On-Campus Interviewing Program (employer interviewed in Smith Career Center).
76 12% Went directly to employer website.
66 10% Used job-seeker website, other than Handshake.
23 4% Information posted or messaged from my academic department.
11 2% Employer spoke at a presentation I attended.
107 16% Did not answer

Job related to Career Goals

Question for working respondents.

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

384 59% Very
159 24% Somewhat
16 2% Not
90 14% Did not answer

Job Related to Major

Question for working respondents.

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

371 57% Very
164 25% Somewhat
24 4% Not
90 14% Did not answer

Number of Job Offers

Question for working respondents.

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

200 31% One
162 25% Two
107 16% Three
35 5% Four
23 4% Five or more
88 14% 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?

247 34% Learned most that I needed.
324 45% Learned some, but not all, that I needed.
48 7% Learned nothing, or very little
99 14% Did not answer

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

286 40% Career & Professional Development; advising, presentations, website, resource center.
47 7% Career Planning Guide; booklet free to VT students from CPD.
35 5% Other books, magazines, print materials.
272 38% Websites external to Virginia Tech.
236 33% Academic-credit course in my major or college.
28 4% Not-for-credit program in my major or college.
298 42% Advisors, staff, professors in my major or college.
72 10% Other VT advisors, staff, professors, NOT in my major or college.
351 49% Employers, mentors at jobs, internships.
391 54% Parents, adult relatives, family friends.
313 44% Peers.
143 20% 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.

41 50% Professors at Virginia Tech.
24 29% Academic advisors at Virginia Tech.
1 1% Pre-professional school advisors at Virginia Tech.
2 2% Career center advisors at Virginia Tech.
19 23% Professionals working in the field I want to pursue.
11 13% Faculty or staff at the graduate or professional schools I considered.
22 27% Websites of the graduate or professional schools I considered.
0 0% Websites about professions and graduate schools.
27 33% Parents, adult relatives
26 32% Peers.
3 4% Print information: books, magazines, etc.
9 11% Did not answer
Experience during College
Questions for all respondents.

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

578 70% Yes
102 12% No
145 18% 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.

108 13% Volunteer work
287 35% Part-time job
426 52% Summer job
19 2% Co-op
32 4% Undergraduate research
70 8% Field study
282 34% Did not answer
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Questions for all respondents.

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

532 64% Yes
46 6% No
216 30% 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)

412 50% None
80 10% One
27 3% Two
9 1% Three or more
297 36% 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)

22 3% None
278 34% One
166 20% Two
62 8% Three or more
297 36% 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.

43 5% I did not need an internship. I had other forms of experience relevant to my career goals and/or major
34 4% I did not know all the possible sources to find an internship
44 5% I did not have all the job search skills I needed to secure an internship
37 4% I did not have all the qualifications employers required
8 1% Unpaid internships are the norm in my field, and I could not afford to work without pay
24 3% I could not find an internship in the geographic location I wanted
31 4% I could not find an internship with timing that worked for my schedule
21 3% I was offered an internship, but it was cancelled by the employer (due to economic issues, such as the pandemic, or other causes)
4 0% I was offered an in-person internship at a location to which I could not relocate due to costs
687 83% 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.)

90 11% Never
90 11% Don't recall or unsure
422 51% Yes, but not often
101 12% Yes, often
122 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

366 44% No. Mostly I did what I needed to achieve my goals.
346 42% Yes. I would do something differently.
113 14% Did not answer

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

295 36% Learned more, or earlier, about career options.
85 10% Learned more, or earlier, about graduate or professional school.
216 26% Asked advisors, staff, professors for advice, earlier, or more often.
240 29% Gotten more experience related to my major or career goals.
218 26% Started my job search earlier.
114 14% Used more or different job search resources.
395 48% Did not answer