The vast majority of students want universities to help their transition into employment.
This is according to the Great Expectations survey, published today (Thursday 17 January) by GTI Media Research, part of graduate careers specialists Group GTI. More than 2,300 undergraduates from 125 different universities were surveyed for five weeks at the end of 2012.
The vast majority (97%) of the students surveyed fully expect their university to help them develop employability skills. While over a third think their university is mostly responsible for preparing them for the working world.
The survey also found that greater numbers of undergraduates are using their university career service compared to six years ago. The 36% of respondents who had not used the service either said they did not have enough time to or they had not got around to it. Six years ago, the most common reason was that they could not find it.
While students favour the heavy use of email and internet communication by university careers services, they think social media is poorly utilised.
Chris Phillips, Information and Research Director at GTI Media, says: “With the cost of higher education rocketing and the economy suffering, it’s more important than ever to examine how well universities and the ‘university experience’ prepare students for life after graduation.
“Almost all students surveyed said that developing employability skills was their No.1 aim. The careers service has a big role to play in helping the university give students multiple opportunities to improve the skills needed in a competitive job market.”
Source: 17 January 2013, Ask Grapevine HR
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