Cal Poly Construction Management Students Main Determinants For

Cal Poly Construction Management Student’s Main Determinants For Potential Employment Opportunities: A Guide for Employers David Van Buskirk California Polytechnic State University’s Construction Management department has an excellent reputation. This reputation, boosted by an excellent placement rate, attracts an abundant number of recruiters, a number that continues to grow every year. With the large number of recruiters coming to campus, students often find themselves in the fortunate situation of having multiple offers and getting to select who their future employer is. In order to benefit the students, employers should cater their recruitment process to better suit the need of the students they are trying to hire. While plenty of research has been conducted to investigate and determine how recruiters choose students to interview or hire, the way students make decisions about the sort of company they might want to work for has received little attention. Included in this study is data that reveals Construction Management student’s main determinants for potential employment. Students were placed in two groups, those looking for full-time employment and those looking for internship positions, and an analysis was conducted. The study revealed that students are influenced by many factors, namely company culture, salary, perks, and raises. Keywords: Factors, Influencing, Employment, Recruiting, Determinants RESULTS The Top 5 Major Determinants (both groups, in order): 1. Company Culture 2. Perks of Full-Time Employment 3. Salary 4. Company Representative’s Personality 5. Frequency of Raises Based on Merit