First Destination Report: 2023-2024 Undergraduate Degree Recipients for Pamplin College of Business

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Response Rate

Number of Respondents %
Category
1541 Not Applicable Total Graduates
1128 73% Reported first destination / respondents
413 27% Unreported / non-respondents

Outcome

What are you primarily doing after graduation?
855 76% Working
16 1% Military
1 0% Volunteering
101 9% Continuing Education
0 0% Fellowship
136 12% Still Seeking Employment
9 1% Still Seeking Continuing Education
10 1% 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.
420 48% Number and percent of working and military who reported salary.
Not Applicable Not Applicable Salary median for full-time working and military: $70000
204 23% 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?

78 9% Worked / volunteered with this employer in the past.
133 16% Knew / met the employer through someone I know (networking).
24 3% Career fair.
51 6% Handshake.
13 2% On-Campus Interviewing Program (employer interviewed in Smith Career Center).
78 9% Went directly to employer website.
60 7% Used job-seeker website, other than Handshake.
8 1% Information posted or messaged from my academic department.
9 1% Employer spoke at a presentation I attended.
306 36% Did not answer

Job related to Career Goals

Question for working respondents.

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

425 50% Very
135 16% Somewhat
8 1% Not
287 34% Did not answer

Job Related to Major

Question for working respondents.

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

384 45% Very
163 19% Somewhat
18 2% Not
290 34% Did not answer

Number of Job Offers

Question for working respondents.

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

242 28% One
135 16% Two
83 10% Three
23 3% Four
31 4% Five or more
296 35% 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?

327 33% Learned most that I needed.
354 36% Learned some, but not all, that I needed.
40 4% Learned nothing, or very little
270 27% Did not answer

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

276 28% Career & Professional Development; advising, presentations, website, resource center.
43 4% Career Planning Guide; booklet free to VT students from CPD.
29 3% Other books, magazines, print materials.
220 22% Websites external to Virginia Tech.
305 31% Academic-credit course in my major or college.
32 3% Not-for-credit program in my major or college.
348 35% Advisors, staff, professors in my major or college.
79 8% Other VT advisors, staff, professors, NOT in my major or college.
397 40% Employers, mentors at jobs, internships.
432 44% Parents, adult relatives, family friends.
314 32% Peers.
313 32% 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.

48 48% Professors at Virginia Tech.
26 26% Academic advisors at Virginia Tech.
2 2% Pre-professional school advisors at Virginia Tech.
0 0% Career center advisors at Virginia Tech.
29 29% Professionals working in the field I want to pursue.
17 17% Faculty or staff at the graduate or professional schools I considered.
23 23% Websites of the graduate or professional schools I considered.
0 0% Websites about professions and graduate schools.
36 36% Parents, adult relatives
28 28% Peers.
3 3% Print information: books, magazines, etc.
7 7% Did not answer
Experience during College
Questions for all respondents.

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

693 61% Yes
119 11% No
316 28% 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.

110 10% Volunteer work
343 30% Part-time job
488 43% Summer job
19 2% Co-op
47 4% Undergraduate research
93 8% Field study
466 41% Did not answer
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Questions for all respondents.

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

622 55% Yes
70 6% No
284 38% 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)

483 43% None
94 8% One
30 3% Two
14 1% Three or more
507 45% 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)

28 2% None
286 25% One
222 20% Two
87 8% Three or more
505 45% 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.

39 3% I did not need an internship. I had other forms of experience relevant to my career goals and/or major
47 4% I did not know all the possible sources to find an internship
52 5% I did not have all the job search skills I needed to secure an internship
42 4% I did not have all the qualifications employers required
13 1% Unpaid internships are the norm in my field, and I could not afford to work without pay
41 4% I could not find an internship in the geographic location I wanted
49 4% I could not find an internship with timing that worked for my schedule
5 0% I was offered an internship, but it was cancelled by the employer (due to economic issues, such as the pandemic, or other causes)
9 1% I was offered an in-person internship at a location to which I could not relocate due to costs
950 84% 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.)

150 13% Never
142 13% Don't recall or unsure
463 41% Yes, but not often
97 9% Yes, often
276 24% 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

398 35% No. Mostly I did what I needed to achieve my goals.
444 39% Yes. I would do something differently.
286 25% Did not answer

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

400 35% Learned more, or earlier, about career options.
141 13% Learned more, or earlier, about graduate or professional school.
284 25% Asked advisors, staff, professors for advice, earlier, or more often.
289 26% Gotten more experience related to my major or career goals.
293 26% Started my job search earlier.
146 13% Used more or different job search resources.
577 51% Did not answer