trendence Graduate Barometer 2012 Irish Edition Limerick Institute

trendence Graduate Barometer 2012 Irish Edition Limerick Institute of Technology

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. General information & methodology Key performance indicators part 1: Students at a glance Profile overview Key performance indicators part 2: University in a nutshell Students expectations and university evaluation Education and Career Employer Brands & Communications Individual university question – open answers

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Methodology: trendence Graduate Barometer - Irish edition Global Information Method: Online-questionnaire Field phase: September 2012 – January 2013 Participation: Analysis: Student groups: Invitations via careers service email; anonymity assured; prize draw & donation Data analysis with statistical tools; MRS and ESOMAR codes and ISO 20252 observed Europe sample and various sub-groups analyzed, including students from Ireland Limerick Institute of Technology Media coverage: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 2012 Response © trendence | Page 5 |

Informations regarding press releases This document includes previously unpublished research results. With the present partner report we wish to thank you for your participation in the trendence Graduate Barometer 2012 - Irish edition. We are happy if you publish selected results, but only in consultation with trendence. If you wish to publish further material (especially entire tables/graphs/charts), please contact us beforehand. The basis for this general decision lies in the fact that the evaluation of each individual university contains confidential data. © trendence | Page 6 |

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Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. General information & methodology Key performance indicators part 1: Students at a glance Profile overview Key performance indicators part 2: University in a nutshell Students expectations and university evaluation Education and Career Employer Brands & Communications Individual university question – open answers

Key Performance Indicators - Introduction The KPI's represent additional information of the students satisfaction with their own university in reference to all participating universities in your country. Here you can see at a glance where your university's weaknesses and strengths lie and where your university is below or above average. Please note that this evaluation is the result of students opinions regarding their own university. | Page 14 |

Key Performance Indicators part I: Students at a glance Top Good Average Bad Very Bad Performance | Page 15 |

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. General information & methodology Key performance indicators part 1: Students at a glance Profile overview Key performance indicators part 2: University in a nutshell Students expectations and university evaluation Education and Career Employer Brands & Communications Individual university question – open answers

Opinions Question: Please give your opinion on the following statements. Participants were requested to respond using the options: agree = "+1", no opinion ="0", disagree = "-1". | Page 17 |

Short profile of key researched groups Question: How old are you? Question: Gender / Question: What type of course are you currently studying? / Question: What experience (of at least 3 months' length) do you have? / Question: How many hours are you prepared to work in this position? / Question: How much do you expect to earn (gross income) in your first position after graduation? / Question: How many years do you plan to work in your first graduate position? / Question: Do you speak English at a HIGHLY ADVANCED LEVEL? | Page 18 |

Course type Question: What type of course are you currently studying? | Page 19 |

Main subjects studied Question: Which one of the following best describes the main subject that you are studying/have studied? | Page 20 |

Length of education Question: When did you start studying at your first college/ university? Question: When do you expect to/ did you start your first professional position after graduation? | Page 21 |

Academic achievement Question: How would you describe your academic achievement? | Page 22 |

Experiences Question: What experience (of at least 3 months' length) do you have? Question: Do you speak English at a HIGHLY ADVANCED LEVEL? | Page 23 |

Advanced English skills in Europe Question: Do you speak English at a HIGHLY ADVANCED LEVEL? | Page 24 |

Advanced English skills in Europe (cont. ) Question: Do you speak English at a HIGHLY ADVANCED LEVEL? | Page 25 |

Soft skills were determined on the basis of a self-assessment - through the acceptance or rejection of various statements. Question: We would like to find out about the kind of work you are suited for. To what extent do the following statements describe you? Participants were requested to rate each characteristic on a four-point scale (from -2 for 'strongly disagree' to +2 for 'strongly agree'). | Page 26 |

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. General information & methodology Key performance indicators part 1: Students at a glance Profile overview Key performance indicators part 2: University in a nutshell Students expectations and university evaluation Education and Career Employer Brands & Communications Individual university question – open answers

Key performance indicators part II: University evaluation in a nutshell Top Good Average Bad Very Bad Performance | Page 28 |

Key performance indicators part II: University evaluation in a nutshell (cont. ) Top Good Average Bad Very Bad Performance | Page 29 |

Key performance indicators part II: University evaluation in a nutshell (cont. ) Top Good Average Bad Very Bad Performance | Page 30 |

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. General information & methodology Key performance indicators part 1: Students at a glance Profile overview Key performance indicators part 2: University in a nutshell Students expectations and university evaluation Education and Career Employer Brands & Communications Individual university question – open answers

Opinions Question: Please give your opinion on the following statements. Participants were requested to respond using the options: agree = "+1", no opinion ="0", disagree = "-1". | Page 32 |

Global evaluation of university performance in Europe Question: Overall how satisfied are you with your college/ university and course? 1 = very satisfied; 7 = very dissatisfied | Page 33 |

Global evaluation of university performance in Europe (cont. ) Question: Overall how satisfied are you with your college/ university and course? 1 = very satisfied; 7 = very dissatisfied | Page 34 |

Evaluation of university performance : Importance vs. satisfaction (Europe) Question: If you were to choose a college/ university and course now, which of these would be the most important factors? Question: How does your study institution perform on these factors? (bad; no opinion; good) | Page 35 |

Evaluation of university performance : Importance vs. satisfaction (Europe) (cont. ) Question: If you were to choose a college/ university and course now, which of these would be the most important factors? Question: How does your study institution perform on these factors? (bad; no opinion; good) | Page 36 |

Evaluation of university performance : Importance vs. satisfaction (Ireland) Question: If you were to choose a college/ university and course now, which of these would be the most important factors? Question: How does your study institution perform on these factors? (bad; no opinion; good) | Page 37 |

Evaluation of university performance : Importance vs. satisfaction (Ireland) (cont. ) Question: If you were to choose a college/ university and course now, which of these would be the most important factors? Question: How does your study institution perform on these factors? (bad; no opinion; good) | Page 38 |

Evaluation of university performance : Importance vs. satisfaction at your university Question: If you were to choose a college/ university and course now, which of these would be the most important factors? Question: How does your study institution perform on these factors? (bad; no opinion; good) | Page 39 |

Evaluation of university performance : Importance vs. satisfaction at your university (cont. ) Question: If you were to choose a college/ university and course now, which of these would be the most important factors? Question: How does your study institution perform on these factors? (bad; no opinion; good) | Page 40 |

Use of university career fairs Question: Which careers fairs have you attended/ do you plan to attend? | Page 41 |

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. General information & methodology Key performance indicators part 1: Students at a glance Profile overview Key performance indicators part 2: University in a nutshell Students expectations and university evaluation Education and Career Employer Brands & Communications Individual university question – open answers

Opinions Question: Please give your opinion on the following statements. Participants were requested to respond using the options: agree = "+1", no opinion ="0", disagree = "-1". | Page 43 |

Optimism indicator The trendence job search optimism index is an indicator for graduate confidence in relation to their job prospects. It has been calculated with respect to two parameters, which have been chosen yearly as part of the evaluation of the job application process. 1) Number of anticipated applications. 2) Length of time it takes to secure a job. The highest possible mark of 100 symbolises an "overheating" of the market: in such a market every graduate would find a position within the shortest of time and with minimal effort. Question: How many months do you expect to need (or did you require) to find your first position after graduation? Question: How many applications do you expect to make (or did you make) to find your first professional position? | Page 44 |

Career priorities Question: What is important for your first professional position after graduation? Respondents were asked to indicate which of the opposing pairs of graduate job factors listed above they preferred, and the strength of their preference. The more the chart's bar stretches to the right or to the left; the more the correspondent criteria defines the student's career priority. | Page 45 |

Job application process: Estimated timeframe to find first position Question: How many months do you expect to need (did you require) to find your first position after graduation? | Page 46 |

Job application process: Estimated timeframe to find first position (cont. ) Question: How many months do you expect to need (did you require) to find your first position after graduation? | Page 47 |

Job application process: Estimated number of applications to find first position Question: How many applications do you expect to make (did you make) to find your first professional position? | Page 48 |

Job application process: Estimated number of applications to find first position (cont. ) Question: How many applications do you expect to make (did you make) to find your first professional position? | Page 49 |

Expectations of first position: Expected gross annual salary vs. Expected working hours relationship in Europe Question: How many hours are you prepared to work in this position? Question: How much do you expect to earn (gross income) in your first position after graduation? | Page 50 |

Expectations of first position: Expected gross annual salary Question: How much do you expect to earn (gross income) in your first position after graduation? | Page 51 |

Expectations of first position: Expected gross annual salary (cont. ) Question: How much do you expect to earn (gross income) in your first position after graduation? | Page 52 |

Expectations of first position: Expected working hours Question: How many hours are you prepared to work in this position? | Page 53 |

Expectations of first position: Expected working hours (cont. ) Question: How many hours are you prepared to work in this position? | Page 54 |

Expectations of first position: Expected time in first position Question: How many years do you plan to work in your first graduate position? | Page 55 |

Expectations of first position: Expected time in first position (cont. ) Question: How many years do you plan to work in your first graduate position? | Page 56 |

Opinions Question: Please give your opinion on the following statements. Participants were requested to respond using the options: agree = "+1", no opinion ="0", disagree = "-1". | Page 57 |

Mobility - willingness to relocate Question: Imagine you received an attractive job offer. To what extent would you relocate? I would… | Page 58 |

Mobility – Top 10 emigration destinations Question: Which foreign countries would you be most likely to move to for your first professional position after graduation? | Page 59 |

Interest in studying a master course abroad Question: Are you interested in studying a masters degree in a foreign country? | Page 60 |

Interest in studying a master course abroad (cont. ) Question: Are you interested in studying a masters degree in a foreign country? | Page 61 |

Top 10 - Desired master course destinations Question: Where would you like to study this masters degree? | Page 62 |

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. General information & methodology Key performance indicators part 1: Students at a glance Profile overview Key performance indicators part 2: University in a nutshell Students expectations and university evaluation Education and Career Employer Brands & Communications Individual university question – open answers

Who are the most attractive employers in Ireland? Question: Which of these employers would you most like to work for? | Page 64 |

Who are the most attractive employers at your university? Question: Which of these employers would you most like to work for? | Page 65 |

Who are the most active employers in Ireland? Question: Which employers most actively target students as applicants for graduate positions where you study? | Page 66 |

Who are the most active employers at your university? Question: Which employers most actively target students as applicants for graduate positions where you study? | Page 67 |

General communication channels used Question: Which of the following methods do you use most often to find out more about potential employers? | Page 68 |

Most appealing campus marketing activities Question: Which employer activities on campus appeal to you most? | Page 69 |

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. General information & methodology Key performance indicators part 1: Students at a glance Profile overview Key performance indicators part 2: University in a nutshell Students expectations and university evaluation Education and Career Employer Brands & Communications Individual university question – open answers