May 2011 Undergraduate Degree Report
Conducted and Prepared by Russell B. Lennon, Director of Career Services
May 9, 2012
Purpose
To determine whether or not recipients secured full or part time employment, where employed, job
title, advanced degree plans, what source did they use to find employment. Recipient comments
when provided are noted.
Methodology
A questionnaire composed of four questions and a comments area was prepared (exhibit one) and
mailed along with a cover letter (exhibit two) from the Director of Career Services accompanied by an
enclosed postage paid return envelope.
Three follow-up phone calls were made to recipients who did not respond by mail.
Recipients
May 2011 undergraduate degree recipients were identified in a report prepared and presented by the
Registrar’s office. A total of forty names were provided. Two reported they did not receive their
degree as of May 2011. One elected not to participate in the study, another was in the military and
unavailable, and six were no longer reachable by telephone. The final reporting number was reduced
to thirty recipients.
Results for All Responding Recipients
The following results represent responding Undergraduate degree recipients.
Responses:
Number: 21 out of 30
Percentage: 70%
Have you found full time employment?
71.4% said yes, 15 respondents
28.6% said no, 6 respondents
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If you have not found full time employment have you found part time employment?
23.8% said yes, 5 respondents
4.8% said no, 1 respondent
If you found full time or part time employment please provide company name, city, state and
job title:
Employer
Northeast Parent & Child
Mendon Pottery
Retail
Midland Credit Management
Lehy Clinic
Casella Waste
VT Specialty Foods
Castleton Family Health
CWI
Rutland Area Prevention
Rutland Mental Health
CVH
RRMC
Hannaford’s
Air Products
Kmart
Flagship Cinemas
Windsor Supervisory Union
Tribune Media Services
Pastor
City
Glensfalls
Mendon
Bennington
San Diego
Berlington
Rutland
Montpilier
Castleton
Glensfalls
Rutland
Rutland
Berlin VT
Rutland
Rutland
Rutland
Rutland
Killington
Is your position related to your major?
57.3% said yes, 12 respondents
38.1% said no, 8 respondents
How did you find out about your position?
Source
#
%
Company web site
4
19.0
Job board
0
0
Networking
6
28.6
Newspaper
1
4.8
Other
10
47.6
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ST
Title
NY
Child Mentor
VT
Pottery
VT
Retail Sales Clerk
CA
Consumer Support Services
MA
RAD tech
VT
Credit and Collections
VT
Marketing Consultant
VT
Archives
NY
Day Service Manager
VT
Asst. Director, Prevention
VT
Supportive Employment
X-Ray Technician
VT
X-Ray Technician
VT
Maintenance
NY
VT
Manager
VT
Concessions
VT
Human Resource Mngr
NY
Other sources stated:
Started his own business
Walk-in applicant
Temp agency, Sodona Staffing
Senior year internship
Learned about position from previous work
In-store application
Employed during enrollment
Inquired
Do you plan to further your education?
47.6% said yes, 10 respondents
42.9% said no, 9 respondents
By Degree
6 indicated they plan to pursue a Masters degree
4 indicated they plan to pursue an MBA degree
Comments
Would recommend CSJ, loved professors
CSJ was a big help in creating job readiness
It would have been helpful if CSJ has a resort management program
Internship great way to put studies to real life, good job opportunity
More help finalizing a job after school. Felt like he was on his own to find a job.
Recommends CSJ, loved classes and folks she met
Communication with commuters should be strengthened, more than e-mail. Great experience
Recommends CSJ, excellent program
Would recommend CSJ
In Oct found PT job via friend working there. Getting my bachelors was a waste of time and
money because there are no jobs
Spreadsheets
Accompanying this report are spreadsheets detailing findings for all recipients identified as “2011
Undergraduate Degree Report” and a breakdown by degree identified as “2011 Undergraduate
Degree Report by Degree”.
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Benchmark
In an effort to establish a national benchmark I searched the Associated Press web site for an applicable report
and was able to locate an article released for publication on April 23, 2012 written by Hope Yen, Associated
Press, entitled “1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed”.
He reported the following statistics based on an analysis of government data conducted for the Associated
Press. “About 1.5 million, or 53.6%, of bachelor’s degree-holders under the age of 25 last year were jobless or
underemployed, the highest share in the last 11 years. In 2000, the share was at a low of 41 percent, before
the dot-com bust erased job gains for college undergraduates in the telecommunications and IT fields.”
College of Saint Joseph (CSJ) responding graduates reported only 28.6% are unemployed or underemployed.
This is very good news when the national average is 53.5% or 68% higher than that reported by responding
CSJ graduates
Mr. Yen’s article accompanies this report.
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