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Importantly, there is a direct correlation between GPA and full-time job offers:
Have received a full-time job offer for once I graduate
Higher GPAs are more
likely to have job offers
in hand.
Likewise, having multiple internships directly correlates to having full-time job offers pre-gradua-
tion as well. Seniors with two internships are nearly twice as likely to have job offers in hand as those
with only one internship.
The number of internships and having a fill-time job offer in hand
A greater number of
internships increases the
likelihood of job offers.
Furthermore, paid internships have a high influence on
early job offers. Among seniors whose last internship
was paid, 24.9 percent have job offers, compared
with only 8.2 percent of students who had unpaid
internships.
Side jobs, online course work and meaningful side
projects had some influence on job offers, but not quite
to the extent of GPA scores, internship experience and
paid internships.
Seniors Are Willing to Move to
Enhance Job Chances, But Less So
to Settle
Three-quarters of seniors would be willing to move
to another city or to do internships to get a foot in
the door if it were to enhance their chances of landing full-time employment. This share drops off
significantly when considering job offers in industries that are not among their top choices (51.8
percent), in organizations with company cultures or missions that are not a perfect match (42.9
percent) or jobs that offer less of a work-life balance than students may consider ideal (45.4 percent).
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Have received a full-time job offer for once I graduate
Higher GPAs are more
likely to have job offers
in hand.
Likewise, having multiple internships directly correlates to having full-time job offers pre-gradua-
tion as well. Seniors with two internships are nearly twice as likely to have job offers in hand as those
with only one internship.
The number of internships and having a fill-time job offer in hand
A greater number of
internships increases the
likelihood of job offers.
Furthermore, paid internships have a high influence on
early job offers. Among seniors whose last internship
was paid, 24.9 percent have job offers, compared
with only 8.2 percent of students who had unpaid
internships.
Side jobs, online course work and meaningful side
projects had some influence on job offers, but not quite
to the extent of GPA scores, internship experience and
paid internships.
Seniors Are Willing to Move to
Enhance Job Chances, But Less So
to Settle
Three-quarters of seniors would be willing to move
to another city or to do internships to get a foot in
the door if it were to enhance their chances of landing full-time employment. This share drops off
significantly when considering job offers in industries that are not among their top choices (51.8
percent), in organizations with company cultures or missions that are not a perfect match (42.9
percent) or jobs that offer less of a work-life balance than students may consider ideal (45.4 percent).
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