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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
0.1%1
Bachelor's
72.3%612
Master's
24.6%208
Doctoral
2.7%23
Certification
0.4%3

2. What month/year did you graduate with this degree?
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Percent		Response
Count
August 2006
12.0%102
December 2006
32.0%271
May 2007
56.0%474

3. What was your primary major for this degree?
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Percent		Response
Count
Accounting
5.0%42
Aerospace Engineering 0.0%0
Afro-American Studies 0.0%0
Anthropology
0.5%4
Applied Physics 0.0%0
Architecture
0.2%2
Art
1.1%9
Art History
0.1%1
Asian Studies
0.1%1
Athletic Training
0.1%1
Beverage Management 0.0%0
Biochemistry 0.0%0
Biological Sciences
3.1%26
Biomedical Engineering 0.0%0
Business Administration (MBA)
1.4%12
Chemistry
0.1%1
Civil Engineering
1.4%12
Clinical Lab Sciences 0.0%0
Communication Studies
1.8%15
Comprehensive Medical Imaging
0.4%3
Computational Physics 0.0%0
Computer Engineering
0.4%3
Computer Science
1.5%13
Construction Management
0.1%1
Counseling
0.7%6
Creative Writing/Screenwriting
0.1%1
Criminal Justice
5.5%47
Culinary Arts Management 0.0%0
Cultural Studies
0.1%1
Curriculum & Instruction
2.8%24
Dance
0.2%2
Dentistry 0.0%0
Early Childhood Education
1.2%10
Early Studies Program 0.0%0
Earth Sciences 0.0%0
Economics
1.5%13
Educational Leadership
3.1%26
Educational Psychology
1.1%9
Electrical Engineering
0.7%6
Elementary Education
5.1%43
English
2.4%20
Environmental Engineering 0.0%0
Environmental Geology 0.0%0
Environmental Studies/Science
0.7%6
Ethics & Policy Studies 0.0%0
Exercise Physiology 0.0%0
Family Nurse Practitioner
0.2%2
Film
1.3%11
Finance
3.1%26
Fitness Management 0.0%0
Foodservice Management 0.0%0
Foreign LanguagesFrench 0.0%0
Gaming Management 0.0%0
Geology
0.1%1
Geoscience
0.2%2
German 0.0%0
Gerontology (Cert) 0.0%0
Health Care Administration
1.3%11
Health Education
0.4%3
Health Physics 0.0%0
Health Promotion
1.7%14
History
0.8%7
Honors 0.0%0
Hospitality Administration
1.1%9
Hospitality Management
1.9%16
Hotel Administration
2.7%23
Human Resource Management
0.6%5
Human Services Counseling
0.9%8
Interior Architecture & Design
0.1%1
International Business
0.2%2
Journalism & Media Studies
1.9%16
Kinesiological Sciences
1.9%16
Landscape Architecture 0.0%0
Latin American Studies 0.0%0
Law 0.0%0
Learning and Technology
0.2%2
Liberal Studies
0.2%2
Library Science 0.0%0
Linguistic Studies
0.1%1
Lodging & Resort Management 0.0%0
Management
3.1%26
Management Info Systems (MIS)
1.1%9
Marketing
2.5%21
Mathematical Sciences
0.5%4
Mechanical Engineering
0.6%5
Media Studies 0.0%0
Meetings & Events Management
0.5%4
Multidiciplinary Studies
0.2%2
Music
0.4%3
Non-student 0.0%0
Nuclear Medicine
0.4%3
Nursing
3.5%30
Nutrition Sciences
0.5%4
Philosophy 0.0%0
Physical Education
0.5%4
Physical Therapy
0.7%6
Physics
0.1%1
Political Science
1.7%14
Public Administration
1.7%14
Public Affairs 0.0%0
Public Management
0.1%1
Psychology
4.4%37
Radiology (Cert) 0.0%0
Real Estate
0.1%1
Recreation
0.6%5
Romance Languages 0.0%0
Science
0.4%3
Screenwriting 0.0%0
Secondary Education
2.1%18
Senior Adult Theatre 0.0%0
Social Science Studies
0.7%6
Social Work
2.7%23
Sociology
1.7%14
Spanish
0.4%3
Spanish for the Professions
0.2%2
Special Education
1.4%12
Sports & Leisure Service
0.2%2
Sports Injury Management 0.0%0
Teacher Education
0.1%1
Theatre
0.5%4
Theatre Arts
0.1%1
Transportation 0.0%0
University Studies
1.2%10
Urban & Regional Planning 0.0%0
Water Resource Management
0.1%1
Women's Studies
0.1%1
Workforce Education
0.7%6
Show repliesOther (please specify)
0.9%8

4. What was your secondary major for this degree?
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Percent		Response
Count
Accounting
1.4%1
Afro-American Studies 0.0%0
Anthropology
1.4%1
Applied Physics 0.0%0
Architecture 0.0%0
Art 0.0%0
Art History 0.0%0
Asian Studies 0.0%0
Athletic Training
1.4%1
Beverage Management
1.4%1
Biochemistry 0.0%0
Biological Sciences 0.0%0
Biomedical Engineering 0.0%0
Business Administration
2.8%2
Chemistry
1.4%1
Civil Engineering
1.4%1
Clinical Lab Sciences 0.0%0
Communication Studies
2.8%2
Comprehensive Medical Imaging 0.0%0
Computational Physics 0.0%0
Computer Engineering 0.0%0
Computer Science
1.4%1
Construction Management 0.0%0
Counseling
2.8%2
Creative Writing/Screenwriting 0.0%0
Criminal Justice
5.6%4
Culinary Arts Management 0.0%0
Cultural Studies 0.0%0
Curriculum & Instruction
4.2%3
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
1.4%1
Educational Psychology
1.4%1
Electrical Engineering
2.8%2
Elementary Education 0.0%0
English
2.8%2
Environmental Engineering 0.0%0
Environmental Geology 0.0%0
Environmental Studies/Science
2.8%2
Ethics & Policy Studies 0.0%0
Exercise Physiology 0.0%0
Film
2.8%2
Finance
5.6%4
Fitness Management
2.8%2
Foodservice Management 0.0%0
Foreign LanguagesFrench 0.0%0
Gaming Management
4.2%3
Geology 0.0%0
Geoscience 0.0%0
German
1.4%1
Gerontology (Cert)
1.4%1
Health Care Administration
1.4%1
Health Education
1.4%1
Health Physics 0.0%0
Health Promotion 0.0%0
History
4.2%3
Honors 0.0%0
Hospitality Administration
1.4%1
Hospitality Management 0.0%0
Hotel Administration
2.8%2
Human Resource Management 0.0%0
Human Services Counseling 0.0%0
Interior Architecture & Design 0.0%0
International Business 0.0%0
Kinesiological Sciences 0.0%0
Landscape Architecture 0.0%0
Latin American Studies 0.0%0
Law
1.4%1
Learning and Technology 0.0%0
Liberal Studies 0.0%0
Linguistic Studies 0.0%0
Lodging & Resort Management 0.0%0
Management
5.6%4
Management Info Systems (MIS) 0.0%0
Marketing
5.6%4
Mathematical Sciences
1.4%1
Mechanical Engineering 0.0%0
Media Studies 0.0%0
Multidiciplinary Studies 0.0%0
Music 0.0%0
Non-student 0.0%0
Nuclear Medicine 0.0%0
Nursing 0.0%0
Nutrition Sciences 0.0%0
Philosophy 0.0%0
Physical Education 0.0%0
Physical Therapy
1.4%1
Physics 0.0%0
Political Science 0.0%0
Public Administration 0.0%0
Psychology
1.4%1
Radiology (Cert) 0.0%0
Real Estate 0.0%0
Recreation 0.0%0
Romance Languages 0.0%0
Science 0.0%0
Secondary Education
1.4%1
Senior Adult Theatre 0.0%0
Social Science Studies
1.4%1
Social Work
1.4%1
Sociology
2.8%2
Spanish 0.0%0
Spanish for the Professions 0.0%0
Special Education
1.4%1
Sports & Leisure Service 0.0%0
Sports Injury Management
1.4%1
Teacher Education 0.0%0
Theatre 0.0%0
Theatre Arts
1.4%1
Transportation 0.0%0
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 were you enrolled (for your Primary Major)?
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Percent		Response
Count
Business
20.1%170
Dentistry 0.0%0
Education
19.1%162
Engineering
4.8%41
Fine Arts
4.1%35
Division of Health Sciences
10.9%92
Hotel Administration
6.0%51
Law 0.0%0
Liberal Arts
13.8%117
Sciences
5.4%46
University Studies
1.3%11
Urban Affairs
14.4%122

6. Do you believe your UNLV education has prepared you for your chosen occupation?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
87.6%726
No
11.3%94
Show repliesIf No, please explain:
6.5%54

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
63.5%534
To study a field of interest to me regardless of career possibilities
34.4%289
Show repliesOther (please specify)
2.1%18

8. What is your gender?
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Percent		Response
Count
Male
34.2%288
Female
65.8%555

9. What is your VISA/citizenship status?
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Percent		Response
Count
U.S. Citizen
93.8%792
Permanent Resident
3.7%31
F1/J1 VISA
2.1%18
Show repliesOther (please specify)
0.4%3

10. What is your race/ethnicity?
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Percent		Response
Count
African American
5.4%45
American Indian/Alaskan Native
1.4%12
Asian
11.1%93
Caucasian
66.1%555
Hispanic/Latino
7.1%60
Mixed/Bi-Racial
2.5%21
Pacific Islander/Hawaiian
3.7%31
Show repliesOther (please specify)
2.7%23

Page: SECTION II: PRE-GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT
11. Were you employed while pursuing your degree?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
86.5%727
No
13.5%113

12. Was your pre-graduation employment ON AVERAGE considered to be:
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Percent		Response
Count
Full time
55.0%409
Part time
45.0%334

13. Was any of your pre-graduation employment related to your field of study?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
57.2%427
No
42.8%320

14. Please provide the following information about your employment WHILE IN SCHOOL:
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Percent		Response
Count
Show repliesCompany Name
97.6%649
Show repliesJob Title
97.3%647
Show repliesLocation - City
97.4%648
Show repliesLocation - State
97.6%649
Show repliesSalary Amount
88.7%590
Show repliesper hour, week or year?
88.3%587

15. How many years of prior work experience do you have?
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Percent		Response
Count
1 or less years
7.1%54
1 - 2 years
10.2%77
2 - 4 years
17.6%133
More than 4 years
65.2%493

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
74.3%621
No
25.7%215

17. ON AVERAGE, is your current employment:
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Percent		Response
Count
Full-time
80.2%523
Part-time
19.8%129

18. Is this employment related to your field of study?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
65.9%431
No
34.1%223

19. Did the degree you recently completed through UNLV help you obtain, enhance your status in, and/or make you eligible for promotion in this position?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
61.7%410
No
38.3%255

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
97.0%559
Show repliesJob Title
92.5%533
Show repliesLocation - City
92.7%534
Show repliesLocation - State
93.2%537
Show repliesSalary Amount
83.2%479
Show repliesper hour, week or year?
80.7%465

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
49.2%406
No
50.8%419

22. Are you enrolled in graduate/professional school or awaiting acceptance into graduate/professional school within the next year?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
23.4%191
No
76.6%624

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 replies182

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
30.4%65
Relocating
15.0%32
Taking time off
29.4%63
Show repliesOther (please specify)
25.2%54

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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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
24.2%200
No
75.8%628

26. Did you learn how to use UNLV CareerLink to:
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 YesNoResponse
Count
Research employer information38.8% (137)61.2% (216)353
Search for internships35.4% (123)64.6% (224)347
Search for full-time career employment47.5% (172)52.5% (190)362
Make your resume available to employers45.9% (162)54.1% (191)353
Find out about employer Information sessions33.9% (117)66.1% (228)345
Sign-up for On-Campus Recruiting interviews28.6% (100)71.4% (250)350

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
15.4%70
No
84.6%386

28. How many full-time career employment offers did you receive?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
1
50.7%76
2
26.7%40
3
15.3%23
4
5.3%8
5
0.7%1
6
0.7%1
7+
0.7%1

29. Did you accept any of these job offers?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
49.7%94
No
50.3%95

30. Is this the same job as entered in section III?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
57.8%107
No
30.3%56
Show repliesPlease explain situation if "no"
11.9%22

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)64.2% (156)37.0% (90)243
Hospitality & Business Marketplace (each Fall)43.8% (57)57.7% (75)130
In-office Career Library53.3% (73)46.7% (64)137
In-office Computer Lab66.0% (107)34.0% (55)162
Met with a Career Counselor52.6% (90)48.0% (82)171
Walk-in resume critique65.9% (114)35.3% (61)173
Interview Savvy/Employer Panel50.0% (52)50.0% (52)104
Mock Interview (taped/not taped)56.4% (66)43.6% (51)117
DISCOVER career assessment51.9% (56)48.1% (52)108
In-class presentation by staff member69.9% (121)30.1% (52)173
"Backpacks to Briefcases" handbook79.7% (200)21.1% (53)251
Career Services' main web page53.8% (106)48.2% (95)197

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%9
Received email from Career Services (cscssc@unlv.edu) with link.
10.7%88
Received "UNLV Student News of the Week" email (Rebel.News@unlv.edu) with link.
4.6%38
Received letter from UNLV Career Services.
56.6%467
**CS USE ONLY**
29.1%240
Show repliesOther (please specify)
2.8%23

33. Please add any comments or words of encouragement:
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