AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
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COMPENSATION
COMMUNICATION
STRATEGIES
STUDENT PREFERENCES
SUMMARY
ABOUT THE SURVEY
21,000+CURRENT STUDENTS & RECENT GRADS RESPONDED
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69%FEMALE
31%MALE
1,000+UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTED
STUDENTS ENTRY-LEVEL SALARIES
STEM MARKETING BUSINESS FINANCE ARTS POLITICAL SCIENCE
Expectation Actual
$39,800$50,000
$45,000$48,000
$61,000$60,000$54,500$54,000$41,300
$65,000$69,500$66,000
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INTERNSHIP COMPENSATION BY GENDER
MALES ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO HAVE PAID INTERNSHIPS
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41.5%OF FEMALES WERE UNPAID IN THEIR MOST RECENT INTERNSHIP
26.8%OF MALES WERE UNPAID IN THEIR MOST RECENT INTERNSHIP
FREQUENCY OF JOB / INTERNSHIP SEARCH ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS#URECRUIT
Never Daily Weekly Monthly
85.0%74.7%
57.6%
73.5%
30.5%
SNAPCHAT INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK TWITTER LINKEDIN
HOW STUDENTS PREFER TO BE CONTACTED INITIALLY#URECRUIT
Phone
No Preference
Text Message
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
0.4%
1%
4.7%
16.7%
77.2%
0.4%
1%
4.5%
13%
80.3%
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RESOURCES FOR FINDING INTERNSHIPS#URECRUIT
Internship Resources Percentage of Students
Google/online searches 51.1%Friends 48.0%Internship websites, including Looksharp 38.2%Career fairs 37.9%Family 36.4%University career services department 34.2%Faculty members (professors, teachers) 31.5%General job sites (Indeed, Monster, Glassdoor, etc.) 25.0%Specific employer/company websites 23.9%University job board 21.6%Professional social network platforms and events (LinkedIn) 18.8%Alumni network (incl. fraternity and older year students) 17.7%Craigslist 8.0%Study and work abroad organizations 5.8%
WHAT ARE MILLENNIALS WILLING TO COMPROMISE?
RELOCATE INTERN POST-
GRADUATION
WORK OUTSIDE TOP
INDUSTRY CHOICE
WORK OUTSIDE IDEAL
CULTURE FIT
LESS WORK-LIFE
BALANCE
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COMPANY SIZE PREFERENCES#URECRUIT
0%
12.5%
25%
37.5%
50%
Startup Small (< 50) Medium (50 - 500) Large (501 - 5000) Mega (> 5001)
14.3%
18.5%
38.5%
19.1%
9.7%
14.1%
18.6%
42.2%
20.2%
4.9%
2014 2016
TOP PERKS FOR INTERNS AND MILLENNIALS#URECRUIT
Career Advancement opportunity
Relevance to my major/minor
Access to executives & mentorship
Work-life balance
Clearly defined assignment
Location
Receiving compensation
Social impact
Diversity
Prestige (well-recognized name)
Flexible hours
After work activities
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
17.3%
30.4%
31.2%
35%
35.9%
40.4%
45.4%
47.7%
50.8%
51.6%
58.9%
71.5% +4.1%
-7.4%
+0.1%
+1.6%
-1.1%
-4.6%
-7.0%
+10.7%
+4.2%
+4.1%
+0.7%
+2.5%
% Change from 2014IMPORTANCE OF INTERNSHIP ATTRIBUTES (% VERY IMPORTANT)
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE EXPERIENCE AT INSTITUTION
ALL STUDENTS
MALE STUDENTS
FEMALE STUDENTS
FRESHMEN SOPHOMORES JUNIORS SENIORS
53.3%63.2%
46.2%38.9%
49.4%54.6% 56.3%
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of students have taken an online course through companies like Coursera, Udemy, etc.36.7%
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of students have completed classwork outside of their major to beef up their resume.47.3%
STUDENTS OFTEN CHANGE THEIR PLANS
IMPACT OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE ON CAREER PLANS
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Minor Change46%
Major Change35%
No Change19%
GETTING HIRED FULL-TIME#URECRUIT
KEYS TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AFTER GRADUATING
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HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE GPA (<3.0)
MORE THAN 1 INTERNSHIP
ONLINE OR OTHER OUTSIDE COURSE EXPERIENCE
POST GRADUATION JOB SATISFACTION#URECRUIT
HOW DOES YOUR JOB COMPARE WITH YOUR EXPECTATIONS?
EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
MOSTLY MATCHES EXPECTATIONS
FALLS SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS
15%
44.7%
42.1%
SUMMARY
FULL-TIME SALARY EXPECTATIONS FOR ARTS / POLI-SCI ARE HIGH
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DON’T RECRUIT DIRECTLY ON NON-PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA
MORE STUDENTS THAN EVER ONLINE - 84% HAVE PROFILES
RELOCATION ISN’T A BIG DEAL. WORK-LIFE BALANCE IS CRITICAL
DON’T JUST LOOK WITHIN A MAJOR FOR A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE
FOR HAPPY RECENT GRAD EMPLOYEES, MANAGE EXPECTATIONS