May 17, 2010
SHRM Poll: The Hiring of 2010 Graduates
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Has your organization hired staff (full time, part time and/or temporary/contract) in the last three months?
Yes; 87%
No; 13%
YesNo
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Note: n = 483. Respondents answered this question based on the “last three months,” which refers to the time period between February 2010 and April 2010. Respondents who answered “Not sure” where excluded from this analysis.
• Publicly owned for-profit organizations (95%) were more likely than privately owned for-profit organizations (81%) to report that they have hired staff in the past three months.
• Large-staff-sized organizations (91%) and medium-staff-sized organizations (96%) were more likely to have hired staff in the past three months than were small-staff-sized organizations (68%).
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In the last three months, has your organization hired one or more 2010 university/college graduates to start working before or after graduation?
Yes0%
10%
20%
30%
40% 39%
30%
2009 2010
Undergraduates (e.g., B.S., B.A. degrees)
Note: In 2010 , the “yes” option was split into “Yes, will hire to start work before graduation” and “Yes, will hire to start work after graduation.” This analysis is a combination of the “yes” responses. This analysis excludes respondents who answered that they will hire in the next three months. Respondents answered this question based on the “last three months,” which refers to the time period between February 2010 and April 2010.
•Hiring of undergraduates dipped in 2010 compared with 2009.
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In the last three months, has your organization hired one or more 2010 university/college graduates?
Yes10%
20%
30%
22%
20%
2009 2010
Postgraduates (e.g., M.S., M.A., M.B.A., doctoral degrees)
•Hiring of postgraduates dipped slightly in 2010 compared with 2009.
Note: In 2010 , the “yes” option was split into “Yes, will hire to start work before graduation” and “Yes, will hire to start work after graduation.” This analysis is a combination of the “yes” responses. This analysis excludes respondents who answered that they will hire in the next three months. Respondents answered this question based on the “last three months,” which refers to the time period between February 2010 and April 2010.
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Are positions that 2010 university/college graduates were hired for mostly (75% or more) full time, part time or temporary/contract positions?
Mostly part-time positions
Mostly temporary/contract positions
A mix of full-time, part-time, temporary/contract positions
Mostly full-time positions
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
7%
8%
11%
74%
Note: n = 102. Only respondents that have hired one or more 2010 university/college graduates within the past three months were included in this analysis.
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Compared with graduates from previous years, are the 2010 university/college graduates that your organization has hired (or made offers to) satisfied with the salary offered?
Much more satisfied More satisfied About the same Less satisfied0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
3%
36%
58%
3%3%
16%
72%
9%
2009 (n = 33) 2010 (n = 102)
Note: Only respondents whose organizations have hired 2010 undergraduates and/or postgraduates were included in this analysis.
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If your organization has not hired 2010 university/college graduates, why not?
Other
Too early to hire university graduates
University graduates overqualified for open posi-tions
Difficulty finding quailified university graduate candidates
Hiring freeze due to economic downturn
No current openings (at that experience level)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
0%
2%
5%
10%
15%
68%
2%
10%
14%
12%
3%
74%
6%
13%
15%
4%
13%
65%
2010 (n = 248) 2009 (n = 56) 2008 (n = 242)
Note: Multiple response options were allowed; therefore, percentages do not total 100%.
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To what extent will your company target new 2010 university/college graduates once the economy turns around and hiring resumes?
Some ex-tent; 28%
Small extent; 50%
Will not
hire; 22%
Note: n= 32. Only respondents that have not hired 2010 university/college graduates due to hiring freeze were included in this analysis.
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Given the current economic climate, are 2010 university/college graduate job seekers in a more or less advantageous position compared with other types of job seekers?
More advantageous
About the same
Less advantageous
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
11%
34%
55%
7%
27%
66%
2009 (n=373) 2010 (n=415)
n = 373
•According to HR professionals, recent graduates are in a less advantageous position than other types of job seekers because of the economic climate. The 11% of respondents who indicated that recent graduates had an advantage said that the reason these candidates are desirable because they are seen as tech-savvy and because they are seeking entry-level positions.
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Why are 2010 graduate job seekers at a disadvantage?
Overqualified for job applied
Fewer networking opportunities
Entry-level positions
Limited training resources
Less experience
Economic climate
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
1%
12%
20%
22%
35%
72%
6%
19%
12%
33%
77%
12%
2009 (n=237) 2010 (n=226)
Note: Multiple response options were allowed; therefore, percentages do not total 100%. Analysis only includes respondents who indicated that university/college graduate job seekers are at a disadvantage.
•2010 university/college graduates are disadvantaged in the current job market because the economic climate increased the competition for available jobs.
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Demographics: Organization Staff Size
Small (1-99 employees) Medium (100-499 employees) Large (500 or more employees)0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
30%
36%34%
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Note: n = 418
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Demographics: Organization Sector
Government sector
Publicly owned for-profit organization
Nonprofit organization
Privately owned for-profit organization
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
6%
19%
22%
53%
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Note: n= 431
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Demographics: Organization Region
West
Northeast
South
Midwest
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
19%
20%
24%
37%
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Note: n=417
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Demographics: Organization Operations Location
70%
30%
U.S.-based operations Multinational
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Note: n = 416
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SHRM Poll: The Hiring of 2010 Graduates
• Response rate = 19%• Sample comprised of 486 randomly selected HR
professionals from SHRM’s membership• Margin of error is +/- 4 • Survey fielded April 14 - April 27, 2010
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Methodology