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2014 JOB PREPAREDNESS INDICATOR SURVEYCONDUCTED BY THE CAREER ADVISORY BOARD PRESENTED BY DEVRY UNIVERSITY
The Voice of Job Seekers podcast with guest Alexandra Levit
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
The 2014 Job Preparedness Indicator survey is designed
to identify gaps between the skills candidates have
and the skills employers seek to fill available positions,
as well as assess how hiring managers are selecting
successful candidates.
HOW MANY JOB SEEKERS HAVE THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF SKILLSAND TRAITS NEEDED TO FILL OPEN POSITIONS?
Some job seekers Very few job seekers Most job seekers Nearly all job seekers
68% of job seekers
25% of job seekers
7% Most
0% Nearly all
Less than 1 of 10 candidates
EMPLOYERS MOST DESIRED ATTRIBUTES FROM CANDIDATES
strategicperspective
highintegrity
strongwork ethic
accountability
self-motivation
HIRING MANAGERS PREFER TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME
Only 25 percent of respondents hire andrelocate candidates from other geographic areas regularly, and nearly aquarter said they are more likely to hire from within than they were lastyear.
OBJECTIVE MEASURES BUT SUBJECTIVE
Hiring managers reported that they mostoften talk to those who directly supervise individualsin that position and that they rely on personalobservation to assess what does and doesn’t work foremployees in that position.