Employability of graduates (Marco Taisch)

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Politecnico di Milano

Rector delegate to Placement activities

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Agenda

1. The Bologna Agreement at Politecnico di Milano2. Some statistics3. Two surveys

1. The graduate expectations2. Employability

4. PoliPlacement: our services

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POLITECNICO DI MILANO

•Opened on November, 29th, 1863 and started out with 36 students

•Now 41200 students and 1100 Professors and Researchers

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The network of Politecnico

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Schools with the Bologna Agreement

ARCHITECTURE1st Environmental Architecture, Urban Planning2nd Architecture, Constructions Architecture

DESIGNCommunication, Fashion, Interior, Industrial Design

ENGINEERING1st Environmental and Land Planning, Civil2nd Management, Biomedical, Physics, Math3rd Chemical, Electrical, Materials, Nuclear4th Aeronautical, Energy, Mechanical, Transportation5th Automation, Electronic, Computer Science, Telecom6th Building

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Faculty and Students (current year)

Architecture& Design

Architecture& Design

EngineeringEngineering Professors & Researchers

771

Professors & Researchers

377Students

15,384

Students

25,808

About 25% of graduatedin Italy

About 20% of graduatedin Italy

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Program Structures from September 2000

Bachelor Degree(3 yrs.)

Master of Science Degree(2 yrs.)

Specializing Master Degree(1 yr.)

PhD Degree(3 yrs.)

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Architecture and Design ProgramsARCHITECTURE & DESIGN SCHOOLS

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Engineering Programs

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PhD Programs

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STATISTICS

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Bachelor Freshmen

485413

522515

553

856976

10381007

1119

319218

310352

315

10931060

949979

1087

15821532

13961346

1277

263230

270279

315

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Ing I - Civ Ing II - Sis Ing III - Pro Ing IV - Ind Ing V - Inf Ing VI - Eda

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Number of graduated students 1° Level

161291

488

792139

154

290

479

458

851

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59

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

2003

2004


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Master of Science enrollment

230308

630

838

180

164349

423

584

73463

84

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

2003

2004


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Shall I go on?

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

AerospaceAutomationBiomedical

BuildingBuilding Science

ChemicalCivil Engineering

Computer ScienceComputer Science (e-learning)

ElectricalElectronics

EnergyEnvironmental and Land Planning

Management and Industrial engineeringMaterial

MathematicsMechanical

PhisicsTelecommunications

TransportOverall

% of students whoenrolled in the II Level

% of students whostop at the I Level

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Students Expectations

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Taking part toUniversum Graduate Survey 2004

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302

Politecnicodi Milano

1009Institutions

10.7341.669Students

EuropeItaly

Fonte: Universum Graduate Survey 2004

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Institutions taking part to Universum Graduate Survey 2004 – Italian Edition

Università degli Studi di Milano-

Bicocca

LUISS Guido Carli

La Sapienza

Università di Bologna Politecnico di

Milano

Università Commerciale Luigi

Bocconi

Tor Vergata

Other

Politecnico di Torino

Università Cattolica del Sacro

Cuore


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Students Performance

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

PoliMiItalyEurope


Self evaluation of academic results

Low High

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StudentsCourses

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Biomedical

Other Engineering

Electrical and Eletronics

Telecommunications

Management

Information Technology

PoliMiItalyEurope


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University Satisfaction

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Very Satisfied Satisfied Neithersatisfied norunsatisfied

Unsatisfied Veryunsatisfied

PoliMiItalyEurope


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Opinions about University:Why are graduated satisfied?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Academy Environment

Libaries, Computers, etc

Quality of Life

Connections to foreignuniversity

Contacts to enterprises

Teachers

Many courses

Teaching Quality

University reputation

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Professional Aims

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Other

Set up an enterprise

Change tasks in the enterprise

Improve society

Influence enterprise strategies

Have solid financial basis

Reach managerial level

Manage projects

Specialization

Develop new products

Have more and more responsibilities

Work internationally

Have time for private life

PoliMiItalyEurope


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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Yes No

PoliMiItalyEurope

Working Abroad?


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Quality of the employerWhat do you think is most interesting from the different offers from employers?

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Unfrequent overtime

Other

More and more challenging tasks

Internal education

Diversity in the tasks

Educational programme

Interesting colleagues

Flexible working time

Managerial responsibilities

Work by projects

International career opportunities

Good references for career

Salary

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Best Employer

EniSonySun MicrosystemsVodafoneEnelAppleIntelHPAccentureBMWIBMCisco SystemsMicrosoftNokiaFerrari

AmericanExpressCredit SuisseMcKinsey & Co.NokiaProcter & GambleDeutsche BankAlitaliaEU Central BankCoca-ColaL'OréalBMWBenettonGiorgio ArmaniBarillaFerrari

ShellSun MicrosystemsPorscheSonyAudiAccentureMicrosoftBoeingEADSAppleNokiaFerrariSiemensIBMBMW

EricssonSun MicrosystemsAppleSonyBMWIntelVodafoneSiemensHPAccentureMicrosoftCisco SystemsNokiaIBMFerrari

IKEAGoldman SachsJPMorganUnileverEU Central BankErnst & YoungNestléDanonePricewaterhouse C.Procter & GambleCoca-ColaBCGBMWMcKinsey & Co.L'Oréal

151413121110987654321

Politecnicodi Milano


Business(Italian ed.)

Engineering& Science(Italian ed.)

Business(European ed.)

Engineering& Science

(European ed.)

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Best Employer

HPErnst & Young15BoeingAccenture14The Boston Consulting GroupPricewaterhouseCoopers13AudiEuropean Central Bank12MicrosoftNokia11AccentureMcKinsey & Company10PorscheIKEA9SonyBMW8AppleUnilever7SiemensNestlé6NokiaCoca-Cola5IBMInternational Committee of the Red Cross4FerrariDanone3McKinsey & CompanyProcter & Gamble2BMWL'Oréal1

MenWomen


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Best Employer for skilled students

JPMorganNokia15International Committee of the Red CrossProcter & Gamble14NestléDeutsche Bank13Goldman SachsEuropean Central Bank12FerrariIBM11Procter & GambleGiorgio Armani10NokiaApple9SiemensMicrosoft8AccentureBenetton7AppleAccenture6IBMBMW5L'OréalJPMorgan4The Boston Consulting GroupBarilla3BMWMcKinsey & Company2McKinsey & CompanyFerrari1

European EditionItalian Edition


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Expected Salary

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

<20000 20000-24999

25000-29999

30000-34999

35000-39999

40000-44999

45000-49999

50000-54999

55000-59999

>60000

PoliMiItalyEurope


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BenefitsBesides the salary, what kind of benefits would you like to receive?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Other

Stock options

Profits sharing

Corporate Car

Holidays extra

Medical support

Pension

Overtime Salary

Performance Bonus

Education payed by the enterprise

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Expected Work Load (hours/week)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

<35 35-39 40-45 46-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 >64

ExpectedDesired


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Gathering informations about companies:HOW?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Other

Television/Radio

Product promotions

Stage

Career guides

Job advertisements

Job fairs

Newspapers

Recruiting fliers

Insider friends

Enterprise visits

Offices at University

Web Sites

Presentations at University

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EMPLOYABILITY

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Overview

• 93% of the graduates works after an year

• Mean time to find a job is 1 month and 16 days

• Mean net salary at first employment is 1100€/month

• 96% is satisfied of his/her job

• 98% is satisfied of the studies

• 73% points out coherence between the studies and his actual work

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Example 1:Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering

Mean time to find a job: 1 1 monthmonthand 22 and 22 daysdays

Industrial Sectors

33%45%

22%

Mechanical

Consulting

Other

Tasks

33%23%

22%

22%

Logistics

Quality

Consulting

Other

Satisfaction about work

63%

37%

0%

0%

Very High

High

Low

Very Low

Satisfaction about studies

75%

25%

0%

0%

Very High

High

Low

Very Low

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Example 2:Master of science in Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Sectors

19%

19%

12%10%

7%

10%

23% Mechanics

Metal Working

University

Oil

Automotive

Metallurgy

Other

Tasks

14%

5%

5%

5%

10%

17%

44%

DesignProduction

University ResearchTrading

Informatics

ResearchOther


38%

57%

5%

0%

Very High

Low


0%

2%

74%

24%

Very High

High

Low

Very Low

Mean time to find a job: 2 2 monthsmonths and 18 and 18 daysdays

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Example 3:Bachelor in Management and Industrial Engineering

Mean time to find a job: 1 1 monthmonth and 15 and 15 daysdays

Industrial Sectors

33%45%

22%

MachanicsConsulting

Other

Tasks

33%23%

22%

22%

LogisticsQualityConsultingOther


33%

67%

0%

0%

Very High

High

Low

Very Low


44,5%

44,5%

11%

0%

Very High

High

Low

Very Low

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Example 4:Bachelor in Civil Engineering

Mean time to find a job: 24 daysdays

Industrial Sectors

15%

23%

62%

CivilBuildings

Other

Tasks

23%

62%

15%

DesignRenforced Concrete Design

Other


54%

46%

0%

0%

Very High

High

Low

Very Low


0%

7%

62%

31%

Very High

High

Low

Very Low

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PoliPlacement

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PoliPlacement

Poliplacement is new a structure that supports students tofind a job aiming at reducing two gaps:

• time • knowledge

• offers new ways to link enterprises to graduates• promotes the image of "employer of choice“

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PoliPlacement Activities portfolio

New opportunities to help graduates promoting themselves and to companies to promote themselves as “employer of choice”

Activities• Workshops on job related issues and soft skill methods • On Line graduates curricula access

• We collect curricula 6 months before the graduation• More than 45 questions

• Work offers proposal• Job posting• newsletter

• Stages • Synesis (www.synesisforum.it) is our job fair

• Organised by our Junior Enterprise• 12000 attendees• 100 companies

• Info day: Poli presents itself• Employer presentations• On-Campus recruiting• “Tailored” events (round tables, engineering competitions, etc.)• Technical-scientific seminaries• International placement

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Employability of graduates (Marco Taisch)