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May 17, 2010

SHRM Poll: The Hiring of 2010 Graduates

The Hiring of 2010 Graduates | ©SHRM 2010

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.


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.


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.


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.


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%.


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.


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.


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.


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


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


Demographics: Organization Region

West

Northeast

South

Midwest

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

19%

20%

24%

37%

13

Note: n=417


Demographics: Organization Operations Location

70%

30%

U.S.-based operations Multinational

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Note: n = 416


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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