Class of 2012First Destination Survey Report

Provided by Terry Middendorf, Career Development Center

Table of Contents

Introduction & Highlights Page 1

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Hamline Schools

Employment Status

Educational Status

Types of Employment

Salary Range Information

Job Satisfaction

Sample Employers

Sample Job Titles

Sample Graduate Schools

Sample Areas of Study

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Introduction & Highlights

Each year, the Hamline University Career Development Center conducts a survey of the previous year’s graduating class regarding their post-graduation employment status. All students, a total of 418 graduates, receiving a bachelor’s degree from July 2011 to June 2012 were surveyed. The initial round of data was collected via the web beginning in April 2013. Non-respondents were then contacted via paper mailings. Additional data was obtained by locating the graduates’ LinkedIn or other online profiles. Data collection ultimately found information for 254 graduates.

Highlights of the acquired data:

• a 61% response rate (254/418)

• 90.9% of graduates were employed Full-Time, performing ‘Volunteer Services Full-Time’ (Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, etc.), or ‘Pursuing Additional Education Full-Time’

0 67.7% Employed Full-Time (172 graduates)

0 16.9% Pursuing Additional Education Full-Time (43 graduates)

• 86% of respondents reported being ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with their current position

0 6.3% Volunteer Services

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Employment Status

The majority of respondents, 172 graduates, are employed full-time and make up 67.7% of responders. By comparison, 39 participants (15.4%) are employed part-time while 23 (9.1%) are neither working nor seeking employment. Only 4 graduates (1.6%) are unemployed and seeking work. Sixteen (6.3%) are participating in Volunteer Services or Unpaid Internship opportunities.

Education Status

A total of 43 graduates, 16.9% of total respondents, are pursuing further education. Of those, 4 alumni are seeking PhDs or similar degrees (9.3%), 13 are seeking Professional degrees (30.2%), 24 will be receiving Master’s degrees (55.8%). One respondent (2.3%) pursued a certification and one other sought an unidentified degree (2.3%).

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Types of Employment

Out of the 170 alumni providing data on their types of employment, 108 Pipers (63.5%) indicated they are working in the Private Sector. The next highest category was Nonprofit organizations, including those in the heathcare field, with 32 graduates (18.8%), followed by Education with 18 alumni (10.6%) in the field. Government employed 10 graduates (5.9%), while 2 Pipers identified as self-employed (1.2%).

Salary Range Information

Survey results indicated that of the 104 respondents providing salary information, 31 (29.8%) were earning $30,001 to $40,000 annually. The next highest number of graduates were making $20,001 to $30,000 a year with 30 (28.8%) respondents. Seventeen Pipers were earning $40,001 to $50,000 (16.3%), closely followed by 14 respondents (13.5%) making $1 to $20,000 per year. Seven graduates (6.7%) reported earnings in the range of $50,001 to $60,000, 5 (4.8%)were earning $60,001 to $70,000.

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Job Satisfaction

86% of respondents employed

full-time consider themselves ‘Very Satisfied’ or ‘Satisfied’

with their current position.

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Sample Employers3MAmeriCorps VistaBennerotte & Associates, P.A. Brooklyn Park Police DepartmentCargillCarmichael Lynch SpongCity of MinneapolisConAgra FoodsEaster Seals Bay AreaEnterprise Rent-A-CarEpicor Software CorpForensic Science InitiativeH.B. FullerHealthPartnersLarkin & Hoffman LLPLCI Academy - KoreaLoft Literary CenterMedtox LaboratoriesMidwest Promotional MarketingMN Council of NonprofitsNational Marrow Donor ProgramNikeNorthwestern MutualOptumInsightOutfrontPeace CorpsRobins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLPRoseville Area SchoolsRust ConsultingSaint Paul Public SchoolsState of Minnesota - Departments: Agriculture, Corrections, Public Safety, Veteran AffairsTargetThe Emily ProgramThomson ReutersUnited Health Group

US BankUS Compliance CorpWeber ShandwickWells Fargo

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Sample Job TitlesAccount ExecutiveAmericorp Promise FellowAssociate Actuarial AnalystAuditorBehavior InterventionistBusiness Development RepresentativeCaption EditorCare CoordinatorCity Government ReporterCo-EditorCommunity OrganizerCorrections OfficerData AnalystDigital Literacy Facilitator - Peace CorpsDirector of First ImpressionsDirector of Social ServicesDiversity & Pro Bono CoordinatorEnglish TeacherEnvironmental SpecialistExecutive RecruiterFinancial AnalystFinancial RepresentativeForensic Science TechnicianInstructorLab TechLegal AssistantManagement TraineeMarketing Media SpecialistMental Health AdvocateMutual Fund AdministratorOvernight Addiction SpecialistParalegal Personal and Sports TrainerPolice CadetPolice OfficerProject ManagerPublic Health Outreach SpecialistReporterResident Director

Self-EmployedSenior Research AnalystSocial Media SpecialistSocial Studies TeacherSoftware EngineerSystems AnalystTechnologistVeteran Services Representative

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Sample Graduate Schools Sample Areas of StudyAdvocacy and Political LeadershipAthletic TrainingBusinessCivil EngineeringClinical Exercise PhysiologyElectric EngineeringFitness & NutritionForensic Science/Drugs and ToxicologyHistoryHuman Development and LeadershipHuman ResourcesLawLibrary ScienceMathMedicinePharmacyPhilosophyPhysical TherapyPsychology - Behavioral NeurosciencePublic AffairsSocial WorkSpecial Education and Music TherapySport AdministrationTribal Administration and Governance, Community & Nation Building, Comparative Politics, Tribal Law

American University Washington College of LawColorado School of MinesDuke UniversityFlorida State UniversityHamline Law SchoolHarvard Law SchoolMurray State UniversityNorth Dakota State UniversityNorthwestern State University (LA)Rutgers UniversitySt. Catherine UniversitySt. Thomas School of LawTrinity College DublinUniversity of IowaUniversity of Miami - FloridaUniversity of Minnesota Duluth School of Medicine Medical SchoolUniversity of North DakotaUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaUT Austin School of Social WorkVirginia Commonwealth UniversityWilliam Mitchell College of Law