What’s most important in a first job?
- Being challenged
- Ongoing training
- Opportunity to become professionally qualified
- Equality of opportunity
- Job security
Receiving an excellent salary was considered less important than these, but more important than the opportunity to work abroad or having a good work social life.
Their working values
- 91% of graduates believe a good work-life balance is very important, and flexible working hours are seen as a key component of this
- Over a third of graduates say that a successful career is the most important goal of their life and 38% expect promotion early on
- Two thirds want to achieve something of value to society through their work
