UNLV Career Outcomes Survey
UNLV Career Services
About Career Services
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Comprehensive programs & services- career
development process: Career decision & exploration,
career experience, professional job search
Services: career counseling/coaching, career
assessment, resource center, resume & interviewing
assistance, internship assistance, career fairs, oncampus interviewing, on-line job posting and referral
database.
Purpose of Career Outcomes Survey
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Find out where UNLV
graduates begin careers
Assess student career
experience profiles while
attending college
Identify career
services/resources that are
most helpful
Provide information to
campus on company’s and
salaries of grads
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Assist departments with
information often requested
for accreditation
Provide job market trend
information
Assist employing
organizations to package
opportunities
Provide information to
prospective students about
outcomes of college
graduates
SURVEY METHOD
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UNLV CareerLink email
system and SEND college
systems
Joint letter from Deans and
Career Services Executive
Director
Sent email the week after
finals with letter following,
then 2 weeks later, another
follow up email.
Some surveys last week in
capstone classes
Collect responses up to 2
months post graduation.
RESPONSE RESULTS
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Responses for 2007/08 Graduates more than
tripled from 03/04 at 300 to over 1094
respondents- 1094 representing 21.5% of
07-08 graduates (78% UG, 22% G).
High number of responses from the Joint
letter from the Dean and Career Services
Director (40%) followed by each college
SEND email (19%)
What We learned – Data Highlights
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Over 86% of all respondents worked while attending
College (95% hotel-75% sciences)
Of those working 55% worked full time
Of those working, 65% worked in Career related jobs
(hotel 85%- 35% lib arts)
The majority of UNLV students pursue a degree to
“reach a career goal”. In contrast, Liberal Arts ( 55%)
to “study field of interest”, followed by Fine Arts
(50%)
What we learned … continued
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More than 85% of UNLV graduates
responding believe their education prepared
them for their chosen profession
70% of UNLV graduates responding were
employed within 2 months after graduation,
69% in career positions (compares to 50%
nationally)
21% of respondents pursuing graduate
school
Average Graduate Salaries 2007/08
Avg
Salary
UNLV
All
Bus
Ed.
Eng.
FA
Hlth.
HOA
LA
Sci.
UA
NUR
MBA
$43
$45
$43
$57
$33
$43
$36
$37
$45
$45
$56
$70
Top Salary Reported
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College of Sciences –DOE Project Manager =
$115,000
Location of Employment
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88% of graduates reporting employment
positions were staying in Nevada
Hotel and Engineering Majors were most
likely to relocate with 25% and 27% locating
outside Nevada respectively
Most frequent state reported for relocation
was CA followed by WA, GA, IL and
AL,OR,MT, DC, MA, CO, PA, S Korea, Japan
Services Utilized – Top 7
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#1 – “Backpacks to
Briefcases” Career
Services Handbook
#2 – UNLV Career Day
#3 – Career Services Web
page
#4 – Walk-in Resume
Critique
#5 – In-Class Presentation
#6- Career Counseling
#7- In-office computer lab
TRENDS/THEMES
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Increasing desire to stay in Las Vegas
Continued phenomena of busy working
student, benefit of career related experience
Job market favoring college graduates 07/08
to downturn and competition 08/09
Slight lag in salaries compared to national
average
Data Access & Communication
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Memo with Executive Summary sent to all Deans,
Associates, Directors, Department Chairs, Assoc
Provost, Assessment, VP Student Affairs
Executive Summary, College Reports and Database
on CS Web site – http://hire.unlv.edu – “Reports”
Graduating Survey Response Database also on
Web site - to select filters
NACE Salary Survey data contributor
THANK YOU
Eileen McGarry
Executive Director
UNLV Career Services
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eileen.mcgarry@unlv.edu