AEC Workforce of the Future (New Grads)

This survey is administered by Zweig Group, leading advisory firm for the AEC industry. Any questions or issues should be directed to research@zweiggroup.com.

This survey is for any upcoming or recent graduate who is considering a career in architecture, engineering, environmental, construction, or other related field.

This quick survey is designed to be taken in less than 15 minutes, and asks questions about future career expectations. All survey responses are completely confidential.

This survey may be taken anonymously if desired, but those wishing to see a final report with aggregate information should leave a contact email.

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* 1. Please fill out the following

Name

State/Province

Country

Non-academic email address

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* 2. Academic Information

College or University

Year of Graduation

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* 3. Please select what most closely matches your degree:

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* 4. What is your race or ethnicity?

Asian

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Middle Eastern or North African

Multiracial or Multiethnic

Native American or Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

White

Another race or ethnicity, please describe below

Self-describe below:

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* 5. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Non-binary

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* 6. What is your age (in years)

18 years or less

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 7. What is your expected annual base salary for your future job?

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* 8. How many days of paid time off (PTO) do you have, or expect to receive annually?

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* 9. Please rate the following:

	Strongly Disagree		Neutral		Strongly Agree
It is important that there are other people at my future job who look like me	It is important that there are other people at my future job who look like me Strongly Disagree	It is important that there are other people at my future job who look like me	It is important that there are other people at my future job who look like me Neutral	It is important that there are other people at my future job who look like me	It is important that there are other people at my future job who look like me Strongly Agree
It is important there are other people at my future job who have similar backgrounds or experiences	It is important there are other people at my future job who have similar backgrounds or experiences Strongly Disagree	It is important there are other people at my future job who have similar backgrounds or experiences	It is important there are other people at my future job who have similar backgrounds or experiences Neutral	It is important there are other people at my future job who have similar backgrounds or experiences	It is important there are other people at my future job who have similar backgrounds or experiences Strongly Agree
It is important that I can find a mentor at my future job	It is important that I can find a mentor at my future job Strongly Disagree	It is important that I can find a mentor at my future job	It is important that I can find a mentor at my future job Neutral	It is important that I can find a mentor at my future job	It is important that I can find a mentor at my future job Strongly Agree
It is important that my future workplace has diversity	It is important that my future workplace has diversity Strongly Disagree	It is important that my future workplace has diversity	It is important that my future workplace has diversity Neutral	It is important that my future workplace has diversity	It is important that my future workplace has diversity Strongly Agree
It is important that my future workplace has gender balance	It is important that my future workplace has gender balance Strongly Disagree	It is important that my future workplace has gender balance	It is important that my future workplace has gender balance Neutral	It is important that my future workplace has gender balance	It is important that my future workplace has gender balance Strongly Agree
It is important that my future workplace do work that benefits the community or humanity	It is important that my future workplace do work that benefits the community or humanity Strongly Disagree	It is important that my future workplace do work that benefits the community or humanity	It is important that my future workplace do work that benefits the community or humanity Neutral	It is important that my future workplace do work that benefits the community or humanity	It is important that my future workplace do work that benefits the community or humanity Strongly Agree
It is important that people at my future workplace will notice my efforts	It is important that people at my future workplace will notice my efforts Strongly Disagree	It is important that people at my future workplace will notice my efforts	It is important that people at my future workplace will notice my efforts Neutral	It is important that people at my future workplace will notice my efforts	It is important that people at my future workplace will notice my efforts Strongly Agree

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* 10. Please rank the following statements;

	Strongly Disagree		Neutral		Strongly Agree
I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is male	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is male Strongly Disagree	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is male	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is male Neutral	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is male	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is male Strongly Agree
I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is female	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is female Strongly Disagree	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is female	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is female Neutral	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is female	I would prefer to work for a manager/supervisor who is female Strongly Agree
I would prefer to work on a team comprised of people who are similar to me	I would prefer to work on a team comprised of people who are similar to me Strongly Disagree	I would prefer to work on a team comprised of people who are similar to me	I would prefer to work on a team comprised of people who are similar to me Neutral	I would prefer to work on a team comprised of people who are similar to me	I would prefer to work on a team comprised of people who are similar to me Strongly Agree

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* 11. Please rank the following statements:

	Strongly Disagree		Neutral		Strongly Agree
I am more productive when I know I will receive an immediate financial reward upon completion of my work	I am more productive when I know I will receive an immediate financial reward upon completion of my work Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when I know I will receive an immediate financial reward upon completion of my work	I am more productive when I know I will receive an immediate financial reward upon completion of my work Neutral	I am more productive when I know I will receive an immediate financial reward upon completion of my work	I am more productive when I know I will receive an immediate financial reward upon completion of my work Strongly Agree
I am more productive when I know other members of my team depend on me	I am more productive when I know other members of my team depend on me Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when I know other members of my team depend on me	I am more productive when I know other members of my team depend on me Neutral	I am more productive when I know other members of my team depend on me	I am more productive when I know other members of my team depend on me Strongly Agree
I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to my supervisor	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to my supervisor Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to my supervisor	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to my supervisor Neutral	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to my supervisor	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to my supervisor Strongly Agree
I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to other members of a project team	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to other members of a project team Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to other members of a project team	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to other members of a project team Neutral	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to other members of a project team	I am more productive when I have to work in close physical proximity to other members of a project team Strongly Agree
I am more productive when working by myself	I am more productive when working by myself Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when working by myself	I am more productive when working by myself Neutral	I am more productive when working by myself	I am more productive when working by myself Strongly Agree
I am more productive when I can set my own work schedule	I am more productive when I can set my own work schedule Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when I can set my own work schedule	I am more productive when I can set my own work schedule Neutral	I am more productive when I can set my own work schedule	I am more productive when I can set my own work schedule Strongly Agree
I am more productive when I have set hours or times to do my work	I am more productive when I have set hours or times to do my work Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when I have set hours or times to do my work	I am more productive when I have set hours or times to do my work Neutral	I am more productive when I have set hours or times to do my work	I am more productive when I have set hours or times to do my work Strongly Agree
I am more productive when working at home	I am more productive when working at home Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when working at home	I am more productive when working at home Neutral	I am more productive when working at home	I am more productive when working at home Strongly Agree
I am more productive when I work after exercising	I am more productive when I work after exercising Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when I work after exercising	I am more productive when I work after exercising Neutral	I am more productive when I work after exercising	I am more productive when I work after exercising Strongly Agree
I am more productive when working at night	I am more productive when working at night Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when working at night	I am more productive when working at night Neutral	I am more productive when working at night	I am more productive when working at night Strongly Agree
I am more productive when working early in the morning	I am more productive when working early in the morning Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when working early in the morning	I am more productive when working early in the morning Neutral	I am more productive when working early in the morning	I am more productive when working early in the morning Strongly Agree
I am more productive when working after a meal	I am more productive when working after a meal Strongly Disagree	I am more productive when working after a meal	I am more productive when working after a meal Neutral	I am more productive when working after a meal	I am more productive when working after a meal Strongly Agree

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* 12. Please rank the following statements:

	Strongly Disagree		Neutral		Strongly Agree
I feel more motivated to do my work when at home	I feel more motivated to do my work when at home Strongly Disagree	I feel more motivated to do my work when at home	I feel more motivated to do my work when at home Neutral	I feel more motivated to do my work when at home	I feel more motivated to do my work when at home Strongly Agree
I feel more motivated to do my work when in an in-person group or team environment	I feel more motivated to do my work when in an in-person group or team environment Strongly Disagree	I feel more motivated to do my work when in an in-person group or team environment	I feel more motivated to do my work when in an in-person group or team environment Neutral	I feel more motivated to do my work when in an in-person group or team environment	I feel more motivated to do my work when in an in-person group or team environment Strongly Agree
I feel more motivated to do my work when I have a tight deadline	I feel more motivated to do my work when I have a tight deadline Strongly Disagree	I feel more motivated to do my work when I have a tight deadline	I feel more motivated to do my work when I have a tight deadline Neutral	I feel more motivated to do my work when I have a tight deadline	I feel more motivated to do my work when I have a tight deadline Strongly Agree
I feel more motivated to do my work when I am inspired by interesting surroundings	I feel more motivated to do my work when I am inspired by interesting surroundings Strongly Disagree	I feel more motivated to do my work when I am inspired by interesting surroundings	I feel more motivated to do my work when I am inspired by interesting surroundings Neutral	I feel more motivated to do my work when I am inspired by interesting surroundings	I feel more motivated to do my work when I am inspired by interesting surroundings Strongly Agree
I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I can go home	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I can go home Strongly Disagree	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I can go home	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I can go home Neutral	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I can go home	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I can go home Strongly Agree
I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive a monetary reward	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive a monetary reward Strongly Disagree	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive a monetary reward	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive a monetary reward Neutral	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive a monetary reward	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive a monetary reward Strongly Agree
I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive public praise or notoriety	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive public praise or notoriety Strongly Disagree	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive public praise or notoriety	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive public praise or notoriety Neutral	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive public praise or notoriety	I feel more motivated to do my work when I know after a task or project is completed I will receive public praise or notoriety Strongly Agree
"Moving up" in my organization is important to me	"Moving up" in my organization is important to me Strongly Disagree	"Moving up" in my organization is important to me	"Moving up" in my organization is important to me Neutral	"Moving up" in my organization is important to me	"Moving up" in my organization is important to me Strongly Agree
Making money is important to me	Making money is important to me Strongly Disagree	Making money is important to me	Making money is important to me Neutral	Making money is important to me	Making money is important to me Strongly Agree

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* 13. How often do you expect to work in the office at your job or future job?

40+ hours/week

Split between home and office

Mostly remote

Other (please specify)

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* 14. How much flexibility do you expect to have in your job or future job?

I expect to work core hours in the office

I expect to have to attend meetings, but will otherwise be able to set my own hours to complete my work

I expect to have total flexibility to do my work when and where I want

None of the above

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* 15. Please rank the following statements regarding workplace benefits

	Not important		Neutral		Very important
Flex-time	Flex-time Not important	Flex-time	Flex-time Neutral	Flex-time	Flex-time Very important
Remote work options	Remote work options Not important	Remote work options	Remote work options Neutral	Remote work options	Remote work options Very important
401(k)	401(k) Not important	401(k)	401(k) Neutral	401(k)	401(k) Very important
Health insurance	Health insurance Not important	Health insurance	Health insurance Neutral	Health insurance	Health insurance Very important
Parental Leave	Parental Leave Not important	Parental Leave	Parental Leave Neutral	Parental Leave	Parental Leave Very important
Training Programs (technical)	Training Programs (technical) Not important	Training Programs (technical)	Training Programs (technical) Neutral	Training Programs (technical)	Training Programs (technical) Very important
Training Programs (soft skills such as management and leadership)	Training Programs (soft skills such as management and leadership) Not important	Training Programs (soft skills such as management and leadership)	Training Programs (soft skills such as management and leadership) Neutral	Training Programs (soft skills such as management and leadership)	Training Programs (soft skills such as management and leadership) Very important
Mentoring Programs	Mentoring Programs Not important	Mentoring Programs	Mentoring Programs Neutral	Mentoring Programs	Mentoring Programs Very important
Social and Gym Memberships	Social and Gym Memberships Not important	Social and Gym Memberships	Social and Gym Memberships Neutral	Social and Gym Memberships	Social and Gym Memberships Very important
Auto Allowance	Auto Allowance Not important	Auto Allowance	Auto Allowance Neutral	Auto Allowance	Auto Allowance Very important

Other (please specify)

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* 16. How comfortable would you be with having your time and actions tracked on a work-provided computer? (1-5 scale)

Not at all

Somewhat uncomfortable

Neutral

Somewhat comfortable

Very comfortable

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* 17. Would you, or will you be willing to relocate for a job?

Yes

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* 18. Do you currently have a job (for post graduation), or do you have a signed job offer for post-graduation?

Yes