Table
3 |
Perception
of Job Market and Job Search Method Reported by 1992 Bachelor Degree Recipients in
Psychology,
by type of Employment Position
___________________________________________________________________________________________ |
|
Human
Services |
Educational |
Other
Settings |
Total |
|
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N= |
135 |
100 |
73 |
100 |
206 |
100 |
414 |
100 |
PERCEPTION
OF JOB MARKET |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bleak |
11 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
5 |
Poor |
35 |
26 |
15 |
20 |
47 |
23 |
97 |
23 |
Fair |
56 |
41 |
27 |
37 |
84 |
41 |
167 |
40 |
Good |
28 |
21 |
22 |
30 |
49 |
24 |
99 |
24 |
Excellent |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
17 |
8 |
25 |
6 |
Not
Specified |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
3 |
1 |
JOB SEARCH METHODS USED* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On-campus
recruiting |
35 |
26 |
13 |
18 |
57 |
28 |
105 |
25 |
Campus
Career Services |
56 |
42 |
25 |
34 |
98 |
48 |
178 |
43 |
Faculty
or other college contact |
33 |
24 |
28 |
38 |
43 |
21 |
104 |
25 |
Family
or friend |
74 |
55 |
37 |
51 |
136 |
66 |
247 |
60 |
Ad
in newspaper, journal etc. |
96 |
71 |
42 |
57 |
133 |
65 |
271 |
65 |
Federal/state/public
employment agency |
25 |
18 |
8 |
11 |
38 |
18 |
71 |
17 |
Private
employment agency |
11 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
31 |
15 |
47 |
11 |
Sent
unsolicited resume/application |
67 |
50 |
32 |
44 |
99 |
48 |
198 |
48 |
Internship/fieldwork
placement |
30 |
22 |
22 |
30 |
49 |
24 |
101 |
24 |
Volunteer
placement |
19 |
14 |
13 |
18 |
24 |
12 |
56 |
13 |
Returned
to prior job |
13 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
25 |
12 |
47 |
11 |
Advice/contacts
from prior employer |
20 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
15 |
64 |
15 |
Other
|
7 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
6 |
24 |
6 |
Not
specified |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MOST
SUCCESSFUL METHOD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On-campus
recruiting |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
Campus
Career Services |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
Faculty
or other college contact |
4 |
3 |
12 |
16 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
5 |
Family
or friend |
22 |
16 |
11 |
15 |
45 |
22 |
78 |
19 |
Ad
in newspaper, journal etc. |
33 |
24 |
10 |
14 |
44 |
21 |
87 |
21 |
Federal/stat/public
employment agency |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
5 |
1 |
Private
employment agency |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
Sent
unsolicited resume/application |
11 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
15 |
7 |
31 |
7 |
Internship/fieldwork
placement |
4 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
Volunteer
placement |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
Returned
to prior job |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
Advice/contacts
from prior employer |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
3 |
Other
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
Not
specified |
39 |
29 |
20 |
27 |
58 |
28 |
117 |
28 |
