FOLLOW-UP REPORT: Classes of 2002-2006

Survey
  2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Total Respondents 165 *n/a 153 194 99
Total Graduates 561 *n/a 523 481 472
Response Rate 29.1% 42.8% 29% 40% 21%
Current Status
(approximately 9 mos. After Graduation)
  2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
EmployedFull-Time 64.2% *n/a 71% 63% 48%
Employed Part-Time 7.3% *n/a 8% 11% 11%
Full-Time Grad. student 26.7% *n/a 17% 18% 37%
Part-Time Grad. student 4.8% *n/a 3% 5% 2%
Seeking work 2.4% *n/a 5% 11% 11%
Other n/a *n/a n/a n/a n/a
Types of Employers
  2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Athletic Training, Fitness or Wellness n/a *n/a n/a 0.0% 0.0%
Banking, Finance & Insurance 6.4% 13.5% 7% 11% 5%
Broadcasting (Radio & TV) 1.0% 1.4% 1% 4% 2%
Computer Science / Info. Systems 5.5% 2.1% 3% 3% 3%
Consulting 9.2% 6.4% 5% 1% 2%
Education 21.1% 17% 14% 20% 14%
Entertainment 2.8% 2.8% 3% 3% 2%
Environmental/Conservation n/a 0.7% n/a 0% 2%
Event Planning or Promotion n/a *n/a n/a 0% 0%
Fine & Performing Arts n/a 0.7% 1% 1% 0%
Government 3.7% 5.7% 7% 4% 6%
Health 1.0% 2.8% 2% 3% 9%
Hospitality 1.8% 2.8% 1% 4% 6%
Journalism / Publishing 4.6% 3.5% 1% 7% 3%
Law 1.0% 1.4% 1% 1% 2%
Manufacturing/Industrial 1.8% 2.1% 4% 3% 2%
Merchandising & Retailing 4.6% 4.3% 4% 4% 0%
Ministry/Church 1.0% *n/a 3% 0% 2%
Non-Profit/Social Service 9.2% 6.4% 8% 8% 9%
Public Relations, Advertising & Promotions 3.7% 5.7% 5% 4% 6%
Public Accounting 1.0% *n/a n/a 0% 0%
Real Estate 1.8% 0.7% 2% 3% 0%
Science/Technology 4.6% 2.8% 1% 1% 3%
Sports Management n/a 5% n/a 0% 0%
Telecommunications 1.0% 0.7% 1% 0% 2%
Other - See Attached listing 13.8% 15.6% 9% 16% 23%
Salaries
  2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Under $10K 4.9% 11% 10% 9% 12.5%
$10-14,999 3.9% 3% 3% 2% 12.5%
$15-19,999 5.8% 9% 2% 5% 11.5%
$20-24,999 5.8% 6% 7% 10% 14%
$25-29,999 14.6% 15% 23% 14% 14%
$30-34,999 29.1% 30% 14% 18% 14%
$35-39,999 10.7% 10% 6% 3% 10.5%
$40-44,999 7.8% 3% 2% 4% 5.5%
$45-49,999 3.9% 5% 5% 3% 1.75%
$50 and Above 13.6% 9% 3% 3% 5.5%
Most Effective Job Search Strategies
  2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Personal Contacts (non-alumni) 39.3% 37% 36% 52% 75%
Previous Employment by Organization 36.0% 15% 23% 19% n/a
On-Campus Interviews 21.4% 15% 8% 16% 36%
Answering Want Ads 6.8% 8% 9% 9% 37.5%
Employment Agencies 7.7% 6% 4% 4% 33%
Alumni Assistance 23.9% 25% 20% 26% 49%
DePauw Faculty 12.8% 15% 7% 26% 65%
Internet Research n/a 41% 23% 37% 68%
Networking 38.5% 47%   15%  
Present Position Result of Past:
  2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Winter Term Internship site/ organization 12.6% 8% 8% 4% 7%
Summer employer / organization 14.3% 8% 11% 12% 19%
Semester - long internship 9.2% 5% 4% 3% 5%

*N/A 2005 Information will be available soon

Summary of Factors in Obtaining Job - 2003
(1= very important 5= very unimportant)
  1 2 3 4 5
Written Communication Skills 47% 35% 18% n/a n/a
Verbal Communication Skills 87% 8% 5% n/a n/a
Previous Work Experience 46% 37% 17% n/a n/a
Extracurricular Activities 21% 1% 1% n/a n/a
Course of Study 31% 2% 1% n/a n/a
GPA 8% 1% 3% n/a n/a
DePauw's Reputation 15% 1% 2% n/a n/a
Liberal Arts Background 11% 1% 1% n/a n/a
Interviewing Preparation 42% 1% 1% n/a n/a
Interpersonal Skills 89% 0% 0% n/a n/a
Computer Skills n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Foreign Language Skills n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Leadership Ability n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Summary of Factors in Obtaining Job - 2002
(1= very important 5= very unimportant)
  1 2 3 4 5
Written comm. skills 18% 28% 54%    
Verbal comm. skills 47% 9% 43% 1%  
Previous work experience 20% 24% 53% 2% 1%
Extracurricular activities 9% 20% 66% 2% 3%
Course of Study (major, minor) 10% 17% 64% 7% 2%
GPA 1% 17% 67% 13% 2%
DePauw's reputation 3% 21% 67% 7% 2%
Liberal Arts Background 6% 19% 68% 6% 1%
Interviewing preparation 16% 16% 63% 5%  
Interpersonal skills 36% 14% 50%    
Computer skills 15% 16% 63% 5% 1%
Foreign language skills 2% 2% 67% 19% 10%
Leadership skills 30% 17% 53%    
Other - See Attached listing 5%   95%    
 
Summary of Factors in Obtaining Job - 2002
(1= very important 5= very unimportant)
  1 2 3 4 5
Written comm. skills 26% 28% 44% 3%  
Verbal comm. skills 57% 13% 30%    
Previous work experience 27% 35% 37% 1%  
Extracurricular activities 8% 27% 52% 12% 1%
Course of Study (major, minor) 18% 24% 48% 9% 2%
GPA 7% 24% 53% 11% 5%
DePauw's reputation 5% 22% 53% 15% 5%
Liberal Arts Background 7% 18% 59% 12% 4%
Interviewing preparation 18% 30% 47% 2% 3%
Interpersonal skills 47% 22% 30% 1%  
Computer skills 17% 28% 47% 6% 2%
Foreign language skills 2% 4% 53% 28% 13%
Leadership skills 23% 31% 41% 4% 1%
Other - See Attached listing 3% 1% 96% 1%  
Summary of Factors in Obtaining Job - 2000
(1= very important 5= very unimportant)
  1 2 3 4 5
Written comm. skills 39.8% 35.0% 21.8% 2.4% 1.0%
Verbal comm. skills 76.7 10.7 10.7 0.0 1.9
Previous work experience 42.2 34.5 14.6 6.8 1.9
Extracurricular activities 18.9 36.9 31.6 9.71 11.7
Course of Study (major, minor) 25.7 34.0 27.18 7.3 5.8
GPA 7.4 26.0 42.2 16.7 7.8
DePauw's reputation 7.8 29.6 41.8 9.7 11.2
Liberal Arts Background 9.2 34.0 39.3 11.7 5.8
Interviewing preparation 24. 36.4 7.7 7.3 3.9
Interpersonal skills 64.6 22.3 11.2 0.0 1.9
Computer skills 20.4 31.2 38.8 5.3 4.4
Foreign language skills 4.4 1.2 35.0 19.9 29.6
Leadership skills 33.7 39.0 20.0 4.88 2.44
Other - See Attached listing 8.1 0.0 87.9 1.01 3.03
Satisfaction with Current Employment
  2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Very Satisfied 37% 59% 54% 38.0% 53.3%
Satisfied 31% 22% 32% 41.0 30.5
Neutral 9% 10% 9% 14.0 11.2
Dissatisfied 5% 7% 2% 5.0 4.1
Very Dissatisfied 1% 2% 3% 1.0 1.0
Why Dissatisfied With Current Employment
(First Job - approximately 9 mos. After Graduation)
Theological viewpoint misrepresented (2000)
Small company, no room for advancement (2000)
Internship for Law School (2000)
DPU Needs higher salaries (2000)
Degree doesn't matter in Retail (2000)
Not in my field, company too big (2000)
Don't like current work environment (2000)
It's okay for now, will move on soon (2000)
Too long to get a job (2000)
Mgr./Boss Incompetent (2000)
Types of Graduate/Professional Schools
  2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Bus.Admin. 2% 5% n/a 2% 2%
Dental n/a n/a 1% 0% 0%
Education 11.8% 7% 5% 18% 7%
Fine Arts n/a 4.5% 2% 0% 0%
Law 27.5% 34% 8% 21% 20%
Medicine 9.7% 7% 3% 7% 11%
Science 13.7% 16% 3% 14% 13%
Engineering n/a 2% n/a 0% 0%
Social Sciences 7.8% 7% 3% 9% 4%
Theology n/a n/a 2% 5% 2%
Music n/a 4.5% 2% 2% 2%
Other- See Attached listing 27.5% 13% 4% 22% 39%
Date Employment Secured
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Within 3 mos.   76% 86% 18.0% 76.2%
Within 6 mos.   95% 95% 5.0% 93.3%
Within 9 mos.   98% 97% 2.0% 95.9%
Within 12 mos.   100% 100% 1.0% 98.5%
'Other' Types of Employers
Child Care (2000)
Drug Trade (2000)
E-Commerce (2000)
Engineering Research & Development (2000)
Entrepreneurship (2000)
Human Resources/Employment (2001)
Law Enforcement (2000)
Media Services/Advertising (2000)
Military (1999, 2000)
Political Campaign (2000)
Private Social Club (2000)
Recruiting (2000)
Relocation Firm (2000)
Research (2000)
Wireless Keypad Production Co. (2000)
'Other' Job Search Strategies
Bonner Scholar Connections (2000)
DPU Resume Database (2000)
Illinois Office of Education (2000)
Internships (2000)
Internet (2000)
Job Fairs (2000)
Luck ( 2000)
Motivation (2000)
Networking/Attending Seminars (2000)
Personal Experience & Sending Resumes (2000)
Promoted in Department (2000)
Response based on Interview Comments (2000)
Resumes sent on-line and taken in person (2000)
Right Place at Right Time (2000)
'Other' Factors in Obtaining a Job
Analytical Skills (2001)
BA Degree (2000)
Certifications:  LGI, life guarding, CPR (2001)
Computer experience (2001)
Interview preparation is essential (2001)
Knowledge of Community Service (2000)
Luck (2000)
Professionalism (2001)
'Other' Types Graduate/Professional Programs
Advertising Portfolio (2000)
Anatomy (2000)
Aviation (2000)
Biochemistry (2000)
Computer Science (2000)
Education /Spanish (2000)
English (2000)
French Language (2000)
Human Nutrition (2000)
Human Resources (2000)
Information Systems Security (2000)
International Studies (2000)
Marketing (2000)
Non-degree Continuing (2000)
Philosophy (2000)
Publishing (2000)
Systems Science and Math (2000)