Career Services
Graduate Survey Form

Personal Information

Graduation Date
Year
First Name           Last Name (while in school)

Baccalaureate Degrees (4 year)(B.S.)

Please select your Major:
Select second major if applicable

Online Degrees

Minors

Associate Degrees (2 year)(A.A.S.)

I. Employment and Further Study

First we'd like to know about your employment and further education since you graduated from the University.

1. Which of the following best describes your principle activity at this time(If you hold more than one paid job, answer in terms of your primary job)? (Select only one)

Paid Employment (including self-employment, but not including graduate school assistantships)

Full-time employment (including self-employment) (Please skip to question 2)
Part-time employment (including self-employment) (Please skip to question 2)
Military (Please skip to question 2)

Note: If you answer any of the items below in this question, please skip to 11.

Seeking employment
Graduate or professional school, full-time
Graduate or professional school, part-time
Additional undergraduate coursework
Internship or volunteer position
      Organization name (optional):
Not seeking employment
      If not seeking employment, please choose:
         Taking time off to travel
         Family obligations
         Other
Other(Write in)

2. If you are currently employed, in what type of organization or sector do you work? (Select only one)

Private for-profit corporation/company/group-practice
Self-employed, own business, or professional practice (non-group)
Government or other public institution or agency
Private non-profit (school, college, arts/cultural organization, etc.)
Other (Please specify)

3. Did you receive your offer for employment in your current position prior to graduation? (Select only one)

Yes
No
NA

4. Please tell us about your current (primary) job: (Type in or choose a response for each item.)

A. What is your job title?
B. What is the name of your current employer?
C. Where is your employer located?
          City:
          State:
          Zip Code:
          If country other than US, write in:

D. What is your compensation (including commissions, tips, etc.) before taxes from your primary occupation? (Please respond to only one of the options below)

Annually: /year
Monthly: /month
Hourly: /hour
E. How many hours per week do you work?
F. If monthly, how many months per year do you work?

G. How many people are employed by your current employer (at all sites)? (Select only one)

1-19
20-99
100-499
500-2,499
2,500 or more

5. Which of the following was the most important in helping you find out about your current job? (Select only one)

GoldPASS/CARS (U of M on-line job posting site)
Internship/co-op experience
University of Minnesota career services office (e.g. on-campus interviewing, career fairs)
Advertisement in newspaper
Advertisement on large, online job posting sites (monster.com, careerbuilder.com)
Alumni association/mentor program
Professional associations in your field/industry
Professional contacts (faculty, people in your field/industry)
Personal contacts (friends, family)
Private employment agency
Through employer's website
Other (please specify)

6. How many months did it take you to find your current job? (From the time you began your job search to the offer of employment)? (Select only one)

Less than 1 month
1-2 months
3-4 months
5-6 months
7-8 months
9-10 months
11-12 month
More than 12 months
Not applicable - I have not accepted employment

7. Is your current position related to your undergraduate field(s) of study? (Select only one)

Yes, same field as major(s)
Yes, related to major(s)
No, not related
Not applicable

8. Is your current position related to your undergraduate minor(s)? (Select only one)

Yes, related to minor(s)
No, not related
Not applicable (no minor, etc.)

9. Do you plan to pursue a career in the same field in which you are currently employed? (Select only one)

No, definitely not
No, probably not
Uncertain
Yes, probably
Yes, definitely
10. Overall, how satisfied are you with your current employment
Very dissatisfied
Moderately dissatisfied
Slightly dissatisfied
Slightly satisfied
Moderately satisfied
Very satisfied

11. At the time you graduate, approximately what was the total amount borrowed to finance your undergraduate education that you were personally responsible for repaying? (Cumulative, not just at U of M. Select only one)

None
$1-$9,999
$10,000-$19,999
$20,000-$29,999
$30,000-$39,999
$40,000-$49,999
$50,000 or more
Unable to estimate

12. Reflecting back, do you now think that the benefits you received from attending the University of Minnesota were worth the financial costs to you and your family? (Select only one)

Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Neither agree nor disagree (neutral)
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree

13. Since receiving your University of Minnesota degree, have you been enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree or certificate program, or other education? (Select only one)

No (Please skip to question 16)
Yes

14. How well do you think your undergraduate experience at the University of Minnesota prepared you for graduate or professional school when you compare yourself with others in your graduate/professional degree program(s)? (Select only one)

I was very well prepared
I was generally well prepared
I was adequately prepared
I was inadequately prepared
I was not at all prepared
Not relevant

II. Your Assessment of Your University of Minnesota Education

Next, we would like to know how you feel about your experiences at the University (If you attended more than one campus, please focus on the campus from which you received your degree.)

15. How well do you think your undergraduate institution prepared you for your chosen career?(Select only one)

Very well
Generally well
Neither well nor inadequately (Neutral)
Inadequately
Very Inadequately
Not Relevant

16. In general, how satisfied are you with your experiences at the University of Minnesota Crookston? (Select only one)

Very dissatisfied
Moderately dissatisfied
Slightly dissatisfied
Slightly satisfied
Moderately satisfied
Very Satisfied

17. How likely is it that you would recommend the University of Minnesota Crookston to a prospective student with a background and interests similar to your own? (Select one number between 0-10, ranging from "Not at all likely" to "Extremely likely", respectfully.)

0 – Not at all likely
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 – Extremely likely

III. Supplementary Questions

The following questions are of special interest to the University of Minnesota Crookston.

1. Contact Information: (Type in or choose a response for each item.)

A. Current Address:
         Address 1
         Address 2
         City
         State
         Zip
B.      Home Phone
C.      Business/Work Phone
D.      Cell Phone
E.      Email address
F.      Parent's Phone

2. How did you utilize the Career Services Office at UMC? (Check all that apply.)

Resume Development
Career Counseling
Job Fairs
Job Searching Strategy
Individual Appointment(s)
Workshops
On Campus Interviews
Interviewing Information

3. When did you start your job search? (Select the appropriate year and month from the drop-down menus below)

Year         Month

4. Please provide the following supplemental information about your current (primary) job: (Type in or choose a response for each item.)

A. Employer/Organization E-mail Address:
B. Supervisor's Name
C. Employer Address:
         Address 1
         Address 2
         City
         State
         Zip
D. Date you started or accepted this job (Select the appropriate year and month from the drop-down menus below)
Year         Month

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMPLETING THIS SURVEY!

Please hit "Submit" at the bottom of this page. If you are having problems sending the form, please contact Don Cavalier