Transcript What is the BGS? - Graduate Careers Australia

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A follow-up to the AGS
Three years out
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First piloted in 2009 (2006 AGS respondents)
Three years after the AGS
AGS respondents only
Same reference date
Five years out
◦ Pilot in 2011
◦ 2009 BGS pilot respondents contacted
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Collects three years of outcomes data
◦ Employment status and specifics
◦ Study status
◦ Tenure
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Plus
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OSI and GSS
Course retrospective
Workplace relevance
Employability skills
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Conducted in June/July
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34 institutions participated
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Total of 11,807 usable responses received
◦ matched back to AGS response
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Participating institutions received
◦ Summary reports
◦ Data files
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Conducted in October
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Pilot only
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BGS 2009 follow-up
◦ AGS 2006 follow-up
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Total of over 2,000 usable responses received
◦ matched back to AGS response
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Preliminary analysis only
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Will help to form 2012 instrument
2008 (%)
2011 (%)
Full-time employment?
83.2
92.8
Males
83.9
93.8
Females
82.8
92.2
2008 (%)
2011 (%)
Full-time employment?
83.5
92.5
Part-time employment
11.1
4.2
Graduates not working
5.8
3.0
2008 (%)
2011 (%)
Managers
5.9
11.1
Professionals
72.2
73.8
Technicians and trades workers
3.6
2.3
Community and personal service
workers
4.8
3.7
Clerical and administrative workers
10.7
8.1
Other occupations
2.8
0.9
TOTAL
100
100
2008
2011
63.5
Self-management
93.7
72.0
Problem solving
93.5
74.1
Teamwork
93.4
70.0
Communication
93.1
64.8
Planning and organising
92.2
81.8
Learning
57.7
Initiative and enterprise
86.3
58.9
Technology
0
20
40
60
%
92.2
83.2
80
100
9
2008 (%)
2011 (%)
Avail FT employment
73.6
80.3
Full-time study
16.5
9.9
In part-time or seeking
PT work only
7.1
7.2
Unavailable
2.8
2.6
Males
4.8
Focusing on a health issue
Females
12.0
Travelling
61.9
19.4
Home duties
13.9
19.0
9.5
Parenting
49.1
4.8
5.6
Voluntary work
0
20
40
%
60
80
Median Salary
2008
2011
Bachelors
$47,000
$66,000
Postgraduates
$65,800
$85,000
Bachelors
2007 ($,’000)
2010 ($’000)
% Growth
Natural and physical sciences
47.0
65.0
38.3
Information technology
50.0
75.0
50.0
Engineering and related
55.0
76.0
38.2
Architecture and building
45.0
65.0
44.4
Agriculture and environment
45.0
65.0
44.4
Health
45.3
67.0
47.9
Education
48.0
63.0
31.3
Management and commerce
47.0
70.0
48.9
Society and culture
46.2
66.0
42.9
Creative arts
40.0
55.0
37.5
All fields
47.0
66.0
40.4
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Fieldwork beginning mid July
38 institutions participating
Working with
◦ Research Performance and Analysis Team from Innovation
 HDR graduates
◦ Office for Women from Department of Families, Housing,
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
 Gender pay equality
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Participating institutions in December to receive
◦ Summary reports
◦ Data files
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Takes a closer look at graduate recruiters
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Running since 2005
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Graduate recruitment practices and trends, including:
◦ Intake numbers and quality / satisfaction
◦ Recruitment techniques
◦ Preferred graduate attributes
◦ Retention
◦ International graduates
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Conducted in August each year
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Over 500 graduate employers responded in 2011
◦ Variety of industries
◦ Employer sizes
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Online only
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Full report and industry reports distributed free
70%
64.5%
60%
50%
46.8%
42.5%
40%
33.3%
30%
27.1%
27.6%
2010
2011
21.6%
20%
10%
0%
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
19
2009
2010
2011
18.8%
19.2%
Information Technology
30.0%
14.1%
15.1%
16.7%
Other Engineering
22.4%
Business and Economics
19.2%
11.7%
11.8%
11.0%
10.0%
Health/Social Sciences
7.1%
Accounting
12.3%
5.0%
25.9%
Resource Engineering /Earth Sciences
18.1%
4.2%
3.5%
Sciences (excluding Earth Sciences)
5.5%
3.3%
2.4%
Mathematics/Statistics
4.1%
2.5%
12.9%
12.3%
Other
9.2%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
35.3%
35%
30.8%
30%
24.1%
25%
20.7%
20.5%
19.0%
20%
15.7%
15%
10%
5%
0%
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Recruited international graduates
60%
50%
48.1%
40%
30%
22.2%
20%
17.3%
12.3%
10%
0%
1 - 19 employees
20 - 99 employees
100 - 500 employees
More than 500 employees
Proportion of graduate intake constituted
by mature age
Why did
not recruit mature age
38.0%
40%
%
1-500 employees
No suitable candidate
34.6%
55.6%
More than 500 employees
No applications received
27.8%
Too experienced for graduate
position
7.4%
Other
9.3%
30%
20%
15.6%
10.8%
10%
0%
Table 2: Why employers did not recruit mature age graduates, 2011 (%)
Mature Age
Postgraduate degree
1-500 employees
More than 500 employees
73.6%
Your organisation's website
93.9%
59.5%
University careers services
74.3%
57.1%
Employment websites (e.g. SEEK, CareerOne)
71.0%
37.4%
University careers fairs
75.2%
Graduate recruitment handbooks
20.2%
Other websites (e.g. Facebook, Linkedin)
19.6%
58.9%
37.4%
14.7%
Newspaper advertising
26.2%
12.9%
16.4%
Other
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
24
100%
Somewhat/Quite/
Very effective
Quite/Very
effective
Facebook
81.1%
41.1%
YouTube
77.8%
29.6%
LinkedIn
74.4%
28.2%
Twitter
66.7%
18.5%
Effectiveness of social media sites
Selection Criteria
2009
2010
2011
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Calibre of academic results
4
4
4
Work experience
6
6
5
Cultural alignment / Values fit
7
5
6
Teamwork skills
5
7
7
Emotional intelligence (incl. selfawareness, strength of character,
confidence, motivation)
8
8
8
Leadership skills
9
9
9
Activities (incl. intra and extra curricular)
10
10
10
Interpersonal and communication skills
(written and oral)
Passion/Knowledge of
industry/Drive/Commitment/Attitude
Critical reasoning and analytical
skills/Problem solving/Lateral
thinking/Technical skills
Median total cost
Median per capita
cost
Government/Defence/Health
$50,000
$3,350
Construction/Mining/Engineering
$30,000
$1,500
Accounting/Finance related
$12,500
$1,800
Communication/Technology/Utilities
$10,000
$2,000
Legal/Professional services
$10,000
$2,000
Manufacturing
$10,000
$3,350
Industry Group
100%
80%
79.3%
61.0%
60%
40%
44.2%
20%
0%
Still employed after 1 year
Still employed after 3 years
Still employed after 5 years