Beyond Graduation:the survey
A follow-up to the AGS Three years out◦ First piloted in 2009 (2006 AGS respondents)◦ Three years after the AGS◦ AGS respondents only◦ Same reference date
Five years out◦ Pilot in 2011◦ 2009 BGS pilot respondents contacted
What is the BGS?
Collects three years of outcomes data◦ Employment status and specifics◦ Study status◦ Tenure
Plus◦OSI and GSS◦ Course retrospective◦Workplace relevance◦ Employability skills
What is the BGS?
Conducted in June/July
34 institutions participated
Total of 11,807 usable responses received
◦matched back to AGS response
Participating institutions received
◦ Summary reports
◦ Data files
BGS 2011 – three years out
Conducted in October
Pilot only
BGS 2009 follow-up
◦ AGS 2006 follow-up
Total of over 2,000 usable responses received
◦ matched back to AGS response
Preliminary analysis only
Will help to form 2012 instrument
BGS 2011 – five years out pilot
2008 (%) 2011 (%)
Full-time employment? 83.2 92.8
Males 83.9 93.8
Females 82.8 92.2
Employment Outcomes? (Bach)
2008 (%) 2011 (%)
Full-time employment? 83.5 92.5
Part-time employment 11.1 4.2
Graduates not working 5.8 3.0
Employment Outcomes? (Bach)
2008 (%) 2011 (%)
Managers 5.9 11.1
Professionals 72.2 73.8
Technicians and trades workers 3.6 2.3
Community and personal service workers 4.8 3.7
Clerical and administrative workers 10.7 8.1
Other occupations 2.8 0.9
TOTAL 100 100
Broad Occupation Type (Bach)
Self-rated employability skills (H/VH)
83.2
86.3
92.2
92.2
93.1
93.4
93.5
93.7
58.9
57.7
81.8
64.8
70.0
74.1
72.0
63.5
0 20 40 60 80 100
Technology
Initiative and enterprise
Learning
Planning and organising
Communication
Teamwork
Problem solving
Self-management
%
2008 2011
9
General outcomes (Bach)
2008 (%) 2011 (%)
Avail FT employment 73.6 80.3
Full-time study 16.5 9.9
In part-time or seeking PT work only
7.1 7.2
Unavailable 2.8 2.6
Main Act – not in Empl or FStud
5.6
49.1
13.9
19.4
12.0
4.8
9.5
19.0
61.9
4.8
0 20 40 60 80
Voluntary work
Parenting
Home duties
Travelling
Focusing on a health issue
%
Males Females
Salaries?Median Salary 2008 2011
Bachelors $47,000 $66,000
Postgraduates $65,800 $85,000
Salaries?Bachelors 2007 ($,’000) 2010 ($’000) % Growth
Natural and physical sciences 47.0 65.0 38.3
Information technology 50.0 75.0 50.0
Engineering and related 55.0 76.0 38.2
Architecture and building 45.0 65.0 44.4
Agriculture and environment 45.0 65.0 44.4
Health 45.3 67.0 47.9
Education 48.0 63.0 31.3
Management and commerce 47.0 70.0 48.9
Society and culture 46.2 66.0 42.9
Creative arts 40.0 55.0 37.5
All fields 47.0 66.0 40.4
Fieldwork beginning mid July 38 institutions participating Working with ◦ Research Performance and Analysis Team from Innovation
HDR graduates◦Office for Women from Department of Families, Housing,
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Gender pay equality
Participating institutions in December to receive◦ Summary reports◦ Data files
BGS 2012
Beyond Graduation:the employers
Takes a closer look at graduate recruiters
Running since 2005
Graduate recruitment practices and trends, including:
◦ Intake numbers and quality / satisfaction
◦ Recruitment techniques
◦ Preferred graduate attributes
◦ Retention
◦ International graduates
The Graduate Outlook Survey
Conducted in August each year
Over 500 graduate employers responded in 2011
◦ Variety of industries
◦ Employer sizes
Online only
Full report and industry reports distributed free
The Graduate Outlook Survey
Would have recruited more graduates if a higher number of appropriate candidates had been available, 2005-11
33.3%
42.5%
64.5%
46.8%
21.6%
27.1% 27.6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 19
Proportion of employers who had difficulty sourcing graduates – discipline, 2009-11
Other
Mathematics/Statistics
Sciences (excluding Earth Sciences)
Resource Engineering /Earth Sciences
Accounting
Health/Social Sciences
Business and Economics
Other Engineering
Information Technology
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
9.2%
2.5%
3.3%
4.2%
5.0%
10.0%
11.7%
16.7%
30.0%
12.3%
4.1%
5.5%
18.1%
12.3%
11.0%
19.2%
15.1%
19.2%
12.9%
2.4%
3.5%
25.9%
7.1%
11.8%
22.4%
14.1%
18.8%
2009 2010 2011
Proportion of employers who recruited international graduates, 2005-11 (%)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
15.7%
20.7%
24.1%
35.3%
20.5%19.0%
30.8%
Employers who recruited international graduates, by employer size (%)
1 - 19 employees 20 - 99 employees 100 - 500 employees More than 500 employees0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
22.2%
12.3%
17.3%
48.1%
Recruited international graduates
Mature Age Postgraduate degree0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
15.6%
38.0%
10.8%
34.6%1-500 employees More than 500 employees
Table 2: Why employers did not recruit mature age graduates, 2011 (%)
Proportion of graduate intake constituted by mature age
Why did not recruit mature age %No suitable candidate 55.6%No applications received 27.8%Too experienced for graduate position 7.4%
Other 9.3%
Methods used to promote graduate program, by organisation size, 2011 (%)
16.4%
26.2%
37.4%
58.9%
75.2%
71.0%
74.3%
93.9%
12.9%
14.7%
19.6%
20.2%
37.4%
57.1%
59.5%
73.6%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Other
Newspaper advertising
Other websites (e.g. Facebook, Linkedin)
Graduate recruitment handbooks
University careers fairs
Employment websites (e.g. SEEK, CareerOne)
University careers services
Your organisation's website
1-500 employees More than 500 employees
24
Effectiveness of social media sites in engaging graduates, 2011 (%)
Effectiveness of social media sites Somewhat/Quite/Very effective
Quite/Very effective
Facebook 81.1% 41.1%
YouTube 77.8% 29.6%
LinkedIn 74.4% 28.2%
Twitter 66.7% 18.5%
Most important selection criteria when recruiting graduates, 2009-11 (Rank)
Selection Criteria 2009 2010 2011
Interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) 1 1 1
Passion/Knowledge of industry/Drive/Commitment/Attitude 2 2 2
Critical reasoning and analytical skills/Problem solving/Lateral thinking/Technical skills
3 3 3
Calibre of academic results 4 4 4
Work experience 6 6 5
Cultural alignment / Values fit 7 5 6
Teamwork skills 5 7 7
Emotional intelligence (incl. self-awareness, strength of character, confidence, motivation)
8 8 8
Leadership skills 9 9 9
Activities (incl. intra and extra curricular) 10 10 10
Median costs to recruit a graduate, by industry, 2011
Industry Group Median total cost Median per capita cost
Government/Defence/Health $50,000 $3,350
Construction/Mining/Engineering $30,000 $1,500
Accounting/Finance related $12,500 $1,800
Communication/Technology/Utilities $10,000 $2,000
Legal/Professional services $10,000 $2,000
Manufacturing $10,000 $3,350
Graduate cohort still employed with the organisation one, three and five years after their commencement, 2011 (%)
Still employed after 1 year Still employed after 3 years Still employed after 5 years0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
79.3%
61.0%
44.2%