Working passion
What graduates want from work
'Being passionate about the job or industry they work in’ was cited as the most important thing for
graduates in terms of their first job. This was true across all groups of graduates, regardless of gender or the industry they wanted to work in.
'Being passionate about the job or industry they work in’ was cited as the most important thing for
graduates in terms of their first job. This was true across all groups of graduates, regardless of gender or the industry they wanted to work in.
Skills
What graduates think they have to offer to employers
Top skills
• reliability
• the ability to work unsupervised
• using their own initiative
Bottom skills
• presentation skills
• numeracy
• business awareness
Top skills
• reliability
• the ability to work unsupervised
• using their own initiative
Bottom skills
• presentation skills
• numeracy
• business awareness
Corporate ethical behaviour
72% of final year university students stated they would have to feel happy with a prospective employer's ethical record.
Of those who stated that salary was one of the most important factors in choosing their first job, around 70% still said they would have to feel happy with their employer’s corporate social responsibility policy.
The more ethical an employer was perceived to be, the better they felt staff were treated and the more attractive they were as an employer.
Of those who stated that salary was one of the most important factors in choosing their first job, around 70% still said they would have to feel happy with their employer’s corporate social responsibility policy.
The more ethical an employer was perceived to be, the better they felt staff were treated and the more attractive they were as an employer.
