trendence Graduate Barometer 2012 Irish Edition Limerick Institute of Technology

1. trendence Graduate Barometer 2012Irish EditionLimerick Institute of Technology

2. Agenda • 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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5. Methodology: trendence Graduate Barometer - Irish edition Global Information Response

6. Informations regarding press releases This document includes previously unpublished research results.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.

7. Participation

8. Participation (cont.)

9. Key researched groups

10. Agenda • 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

11. 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.

12. Key Performance Indicators part I: Students at a glance

13. Agenda • 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

14. 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".

15. 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?

16. Course type • Question: What type of course are you currently studying?

17. Main subjects studied • Question: Which one of the following best describes the main subject that you are studying/have studied?

18. 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?

19. Academic achievement • Question: How would you describe your academic achievement?

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

21. Advanced English skills in Europe • Question: Do you speak English at a HIGHLY ADVANCED LEVEL?

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

23. Soft skills 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').

24. Agenda • 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

25. Key performance indicators part II: University evaluation in a nutshell

26. Key performance indicators part II: University evaluation in a nutshell (cont.)

27. Key performance indicators part II: University evaluation in a nutshell (cont.)

28. Agenda • 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

29. 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".

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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)

33. 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)

34. 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)

35. 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)

36. 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)

37. 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)

38. Use of university career fairs • Question: Which careers fairs have you attended/ do you plan to attend?

39. Agenda • 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

40. 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".

41. 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?

42. 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.

43. 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?

44. 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?

45. 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?

46. 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?

47. 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?

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

49. 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?

50. Expectations of first position: Expected working hours • Question: How many hours are you prepared to work in this position?