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Page: SECTION I: DEGREE/PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. What is the highest degree you hold from UNLV?
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Percent		Response
Count
Associate's 0.0%0
Bachelor's
78.0%853
Master's
19.9%218
Doctoral
2.1%23
Certification 0.0%0

2. What month/year did you graduate with this degree?
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August 2007
15.3%167
December 2007
40.5%443
May 2008
44.2%484

3. What was your primary major for this degree?
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Percent		Response
Count
Accounting
5.4%59
Aerospace Engineering 0.0%0
Afro-American Studies 0.0%0
Anthropology
0.6%7
Applied Physics 0.0%0
Architecture
0.4%4
Art
0.6%7
Art History 0.0%0
Asian Studies
0.1%1
Athletic Training
0.1%1
Beverage Management
0.2%2
Biochemistry
0.6%7
Biological Sciences
1.6%17
Biomedical Engineering 0.0%0
Business Administration (MBA)
2.1%23
Chemistry
0.3%3
Civil Engineering
1.0%11
Clinical Lab Sciences
0.1%1
Communication Studies
1.0%11
Comprehensive Medical Imaging
0.1%1
Computational Physics 0.0%0
Computer Engineering
0.2%2
Computer Science
0.6%7
Construction Management 0.0%0
Counseling
0.1%1
Counselor Education
0.3%3
Creative Writing/Screenwriting 0.0%0
Criminal Justice
3.1%34
Culinary Arts Management
0.3%3
Cultural Studies 0.0%0
Curriculum & Instruction
2.9%32
Dance
0.3%3
Dentistry 0.0%0
Early Childhood Education
0.5%6
Early Studies Program 0.0%0
Earth Sciences
0.1%1
Economics
0.8%9
Educational Leadership
1.6%17
Educational Psychology
0.3%3
Electrical Engineering
0.7%8
Elementary Education
2.5%27
English
1.6%17
Entertainment Engineering & Design 0.0%0
Environmental Engineering 0.0%0
Environmental Geology 0.0%0
Environmental Studies/Science
0.7%8
Ethics & Policy Studies 0.0%0
Exercise Physiology 0.0%0
Family Nurse Practitioner
0.3%3
Film
0.9%10
Finance
2.3%25
Fitness Management
0.2%2
Foodservice Management
0.6%7
Foreign LanguagesFrench 0.0%0
Gaming Management
1.5%16
Geology 0.0%0
Geoscience
0.4%4
German
0.1%1
Gerontology (Cert) 0.0%0
Health Care Administration
0.6%7
Health Education
0.2%2
Health Physics 0.0%0
Health Promotion
1.0%11
History
0.8%9
Honors 0.0%0
Hospitality Administration
3.8%42
Hospitality Management
9.9%108
Hotel Administration
8.4%92
Human Resource Management
0.3%3
Human Services Counseling
0.2%2
Interior Architecture & Design 0.0%0
International Business
0.8%9
Journalism & Media Studies
3.2%35
Kinesiological Sciences
1.7%19
Landscape Architecture
0.1%1
Latin American Studies 0.0%0
Law 0.0%0
Learning and Technology 0.0%0
Liberal Studies 0.0%0
Library Science 0.0%0
Linguistic Studies
0.2%2
Lodging & Resort Management
0.1%1
Management
1.6%17
Management Info Systems (MIS)
0.5%6
Marketing
2.0%22
Marriage, Family & Community Counseling
0.2%2
Mathematical Sciences
0.4%4
Mechanical Engineering
0.7%8
Media Studies
0.1%1
Meetings & Events Management
0.6%7
Multidiciplinary Studies
0.1%1
Music
0.7%8
Non-Profit Management 0.0%0
Non-student 0.0%0
Nuclear Medicine
0.3%3
Nursing
2.6%28
Nutrition Sciences
0.3%3
Philosophy
0.5%5
Physical Education
0.1%1
Physical Therapy
0.2%2
Physics 0.0%0
Political Science
2.0%22
Public Administration
1.5%16
Public Affairs
0.1%1
Public Health
0.5%6
Public Management 0.0%0
Psychology
4.2%46
Radiochemistry
0.1%1
Radiography
0.1%1
Radiology (Cert) 0.0%0
Real Estate
0.2%2
Recreation
0.2%2
Romance Languages
0.1%1
Science
0.1%1
Screenwriting 0.0%0
Secondary Education
1.7%19
Senior Adult Theatre 0.0%0
Social Science Studies
0.4%4
Social Work
2.3%25
Sociology
0.5%6
Spanish 0.0%0
Spanish for the Professions 0.0%0
Special Education
1.7%19
Sports & Leisure Service
0.4%4
Sports Injury Management 0.0%0
Teacher Education
0.2%2
Theatre
0.3%3
Theatre Arts
0.1%1
Transportation 0.0%0
University Studies
2.7%30
Urban & Regional Planning 0.0%0
Water Resource Management
0.1%1
Women's Studies
0.1%1
Workforce Education
0.6%7
Show repliesOther (please specify)
0.7%8

4. What was your secondary major for this degree?
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Percent		Response
Count
Accounting
5.5%4
Aerospace Engineering 0.0%0
Afro-American Studies 0.0%0
Anthropology
1.4%1
Applied Physics 0.0%0
Architecture 0.0%0
Art
2.7%2
Art History 0.0%0
Asian Studies 0.0%0
Athletic Training 0.0%0
Beverage Management
2.7%2
Biochemistry 0.0%0
Biological Sciences 0.0%0
Biomedical Engineering 0.0%0
Business Administration (MBA) 0.0%0
Chemistry
2.7%2
Civil Engineering 0.0%0
Clinical Lab Sciences
1.4%1
Communication Studies 0.0%0
Comprehensive Medical Imaging 0.0%0
Computational Physics 0.0%0
Computer Engineering
1.4%1
Computer Science
2.7%2
Construction Management
1.4%1
Counseling 0.0%0
Counselor Education 0.0%0
Creative Writing/Screenwriting 0.0%0
Criminal Justice
5.5%4
Culinary Arts Management 0.0%0
Cultural Studies 0.0%0
Curriculum & Instruction 0.0%0
Dance 0.0%0
Dentistry 0.0%0
Early Childhood Education 0.0%0
Early Studies Program 0.0%0
Earth Sciences 0.0%0
Economics
1.4%1
Educational Leadership 0.0%0
Educational Psychology 0.0%0
Electrical Engineering 0.0%0
Elementary Education
2.7%2
English
2.7%2
Entertainment Engineering & Design 0.0%0
Environmental Engineering 0.0%0
Environmental Geology 0.0%0
Environmental Studies/Science 0.0%0
Ethics & Policy Studies 0.0%0
Exercise Physiology 0.0%0
Family Nurse Practitioner 0.0%0
Film
1.4%1
Finance
6.8%5
Fitness Management
1.4%1
Foodservice Management
1.4%1
Foreign LanguagesFrench 0.0%0
Gaming Management
1.4%1
Geology 0.0%0
Geoscience 0.0%0
German 0.0%0
Gerontology (Cert)
1.4%1
Health Care Administration 0.0%0
Health Education 0.0%0
Health Physics 0.0%0
Health Promotion
1.4%1
History
1.4%1
Honors 0.0%0
Hospitality Administration 0.0%0
Hospitality Management
2.7%2
Hotel Administration
1.4%1
Human Resource Management 0.0%0
Human Services Counseling
1.4%1
Interior Architecture & Design 0.0%0
International Business 0.0%0
Journalism & Media Studies
5.5%4
Kinesiological Sciences 0.0%0
Landscape Architecture 0.0%0
Latin American Studies 0.0%0
Law 0.0%0
Learning and Technology 0.0%0
Liberal Studies 0.0%0
Library Science 0.0%0
Linguistic Studies 0.0%0
Lodging & Resort Management 0.0%0
Management
5.5%4
Management Info Systems (MIS) 0.0%0
Marketing
4.1%3
Marriage, Family & Community Counseling 0.0%0
Mathematical Sciences
4.1%3
Mechanical Engineering
1.4%1
Media Studies 0.0%0
Meetings & Events Management
2.7%2
Multidiciplinary Studies 0.0%0
Music
1.4%1
Non-Profit Management 0.0%0
Non-student 0.0%0
Nuclear Medicine 0.0%0
Nursing
1.4%1
Nutrition Sciences 0.0%0
Philosophy 0.0%0
Physical Education 0.0%0
Physical Therapy 0.0%0
Physics 0.0%0
Political Science 0.0%0
Public Administration 0.0%0
Public Affairs 0.0%0
Public Health 0.0%0
Public Management 0.0%0
Psychology
6.8%5
Radiochemistry 0.0%0
Radiography 0.0%0
Radiology (Cert) 0.0%0
Real Estate 0.0%0
Recreation 0.0%0
Romance Languages 0.0%0
Science 0.0%0
Screenwriting 0.0%0
Secondary Education
1.4%1
Senior Adult Theatre 0.0%0
Social Science Studies 0.0%0
Social Work 0.0%0
Sociology
2.7%2
Spanish
1.4%1
Spanish for the Professions 0.0%0
Special Education 0.0%0
Sports & Leisure Service 0.0%0
Sports Injury Management 0.0%0
Teacher Education
2.7%2
Theatre 0.0%0
Theatre Arts 0.0%0
Transportation
1.4%1
University Studies 0.0%0
Urban & Regional Planning 0.0%0
Water Resource Management 0.0%0
Women's Studies
1.4%1
Workforce Education 0.0%0

5. In which College/School were you enrolled (for your Primary Major)?
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Percent		Response
Count
Business
15.8%173
Dentistry 0.0%0
Education
13.3%145
Engineering
3.4%37
Fine Arts
3.5%38
Hotel Administration
25.9%283
Law 0.0%0
Liberal Arts
11.2%122
Sciences
4.1%45
School of Allied Health Sciences
3.0%33
School of Nursing
2.8%31
School of Public Health
2.1%23
University Studies
2.8%31
Urban Affairs
12.2%133

6. Do you believe your UNLV education has prepared you for your chosen occupation?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
89.2%962
No
9.9%107
Show repliesIf No, please explain:
6.2%67

7. What was your primary reason for pursuing this degree?
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Percent		Response
Count
To attain a degree required for career goals
64.5%699
To study a field of interest to me regardless of career possibilities
33.0%357
Show repliesOther (please specify)
2.5%27

8. What is your gender?
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Percent		Response
Count
Male
36.3%390
Female
63.7%684

9. What is your VISA/citizenship status?
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Percent		Response
Count
U.S. Citizen
83.8%909
Permanent Resident
4.6%50
F1/J1 VISA
11.2%121
Show repliesOther (please specify)
0.5%5

10. What is your race/ethnicity?
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Percent		Response
Count
African American
5.9%64
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.9%10
Asian
18.7%202
Caucasian
57.7%625
Hispanic/Latino
6.6%72
Mixed/Bi-Racial
4.0%43
Pacific Islander/Hawaiian
3.1%34
Show repliesOther (please specify)
3.0%33

Page: SECTION II: PRE-GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT
11. Were you employed while pursuing your degree?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
85.8%924
No
14.2%153

12. Was your pre-graduation employment ON AVERAGE considered to be:
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Percent		Response
Count
Full time
54.5%526
Part time
45.5%440

13. Was any of your pre-graduation employment related to your field of study?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
65.3%628
No
34.7%333

14. Please provide the following information about your employment WHILE IN SCHOOL:
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Percent		Response
Count
Show repliesCompany Name
98.1%831
Show repliesJob Title
97.2%823
Show repliesLocation - City
97.2%823
Show repliesLocation - State
97.0%822
Show repliesSalary Amount
87.2%739
Show repliesper hour, week or year?
86.7%734

15. How many years of prior work experience do you have?
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Percent		Response
Count
1 or less years
11.0%106
1 - 2 years
13.1%127
2 - 4 years
19.1%185
More than 4 years
57.0%551

Page: SECTION III: POST-GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT
16. Are you currently employed or have you accepted a job offer?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
70.4%753
No
29.6%316

17. ON AVERAGE, is your current employment:
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Percent		Response
Count
Full-time
77.7%622
Part-time
22.3%179

18. Is this employment related to your field of study?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
68.9%554
No
31.1%250

19. Did the degree you recently completed through UNLV help you obtain this position, or help you get a promotion?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
51.4%418
No
48.6%395

20. Please provide the following information about your CURRENT employment (please do not put "same"):
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Percent		Response
Count
Show repliesCompany Name
97.7%668
Show repliesJob Title
94.2%644
Show repliesLocation - City
94.9%649
Show repliesLocation - State
94.7%648
Show repliesSalary Amount
83.5%571
Show repliesper hour, week or year?
83.5%571

Page: SECTION IV: JOB SEARCH
21. Are you currently seeking full-time career employment (whether currently employed or not)?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
56.2%590
No
43.8%459

22. Are you enrolled in graduate/professional school or awaiting acceptance into graduate/professional school within the next year?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
21.1%219
No
78.9%817

23. If you answered "yes" above, please list the name of the program and school in which you are/plan to enroll:
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Show replies206

24. If you are unemployed or working part-time and you are NOT currently seeking full-time career employment, which of the following best describes your current situation? (select only one)
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Percent		Response
Count
Enrolled in graduate school
25.9%71
Relocating
15.3%42
Taking time off
29.6%81
Show repliesOther (please specify)
29.2%80

Page: SECTION V: USE OF UNLV CareerLink
25. Did you use UNLV CareerLink (Career Services' online recruiting system that includes Job & Internship Postings, Resume Books, and On-Campus Recruiting)?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
31.5%333
No
68.5%723

26. Did you learn how to use UNLV CareerLink to:
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 YesNoResponse
Count
Research employer information46.0% (250)54.2% (295)544
Search for internships44.9% (244)55.1% (300)544
Search for full-time career employment52.0% (286)48.0% (264)550
Make your resume available to employers50.1% (273)49.9% (272)545
Find out about employer Information sessions40.0% (213)60.4% (322)533
Sign-up for On-Campus Recruiting interviews36.1% (192)64.3% (342)532

27. Did you receive any full-time career employment offers as a result of any On-Campus Recruiting interviews scheduled via UNLV CareerLink?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
12.4%78
No
87.6%550

28. How many full-time career employment offers did you receive?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
1
56.9%99
2
24.7%43
3
11.5%20
4
2.3%4
5
2.3%4
6
0.6%1
7+
1.7%3

29. Did you accept any of these job offers?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
40.9%105
No
59.1%152

30. Is this the same job as entered in section III?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
45.5%105
No
40.3%93
Show repliesPlease explain situation if "no"
14.3%33

Page: SECTION VI: USE OF OTHER SERVICES
31. In addition to UNLV CareerLink, Career Services offers the following services and programs as a means of learning about resources, opportunities or techniques useful to your career development. Please rate only those services/programs you used or in which you personally participated:
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 Enhanced Knowledge/UsefulNeeds to ImproveResponse
Count
UNLV Career Day (each Spring semester)62.9% (248)37.3% (147)394
Hospitality & Business Marketplace (each Fall)60.1% (167)39.9% (111)278
In-office Career Library48.6% (122)51.4% (129)251
In-office Computer Lab56.2% (150)43.8% (117)267
Met with a Career Counselor54.9% (168)45.1% (138)306
Walk-in resume critique63.1% (195)36.9% (114)309
Interview Savvy/Employer Panel52.6% (113)47.4% (102)215
Mock Interview (taped/not taped)61.7% (148)38.3% (92)240
DISCOVER career assessment47.5% (104)52.5% (115)219
In-class presentation by staff member66.0% (204)34.0% (105)309
"Backpacks to Briefcases" handbook78.8% (312)21.2% (84)396
Career Services' main web page57.7% (198)42.3% (145)343

32. How did you learn about this survey (check all that apply)?
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Percent		Response
Count
While visiting the Career Services website.
1.1%12
Received email from my College Dean with link to survey.
22.5%235
Received letter from my College Dean.
50.2%525
Received email from UNLV Career Services.
20.4%213
**CS USE ONLY**
0.1%1
Show repliesOther (please specify)
25.2%263

33. Please add any comments or words of encouragement:
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