1. Employer Survey 2018
Office of Institutional Effectiveness

2. Do you recall if you currently, or if you have ever, hired a NJIT graduate, intern or co-op student?
88.46% of the employers surveyed recalled a NJIT graduate, intern or co-op student.
NJIT Graduate – 39.42%
NJIT Intern/Co-op %
Response Rate: 9.50%

3. The importance of the following factors that influence your organization’s university-based recruitment efforts
Very Important/Extremely Important
College major
89.32%
Relevance of course work
86.41%
Employment/co-op/internship program
75.49%
Leadership experience
65.05%
College GPA
63.11%
College reputation
58.82%
College ranking
42.57%
Research experience
39.60%
Volunteer/Community service
Participated in conferences or workshops in your field
33.34%
Extracurricular activities
31.37%
Fluency in a foreign language.
14.37%
Has studied abroad
8.37%

4. Employer Satisfaction
89.13% of employers were satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of work of their most recent NJIT graduate, intern or co-op student.
Educational background of the most recent NJIT graduate, intern or co-op student that you evaluated?
Engineering = 51.09%
Computer Science/Information Technology = 35.87%

5. Satisfied/Very satisfied
Most recent NJIT graduate, intern or co-op student who has been employed at your organization on the following skills and competencies
Satisfied/Very satisfied
Effective use of technology
96.59%
Capacity to learn new technology
95.50%
Collaborate with others
94.39%
Problem-solving skills
93.40%
Technical skills associated with jobs
88.89%
Ability to operate in a multicultural context
88.76%
Research/Analytical skills
87.65%
Ability to develop innovative ideas and opportunities
87.35%
Detail-orientated
85.40%
Ability to work autonomously
85.39%
Planning and organizational skills
84.27%
Multitasking
Verbal communication skills
83.14%
Math/Quantitative skills
82.23%
Time management skills
82.02%
Written communication skills
81.82%
Leadership/Managerial skills
70.45%

6. Comparison to 2016 survey: Satisfied or very satisfied with following competencies
2018
Difference
Technical skills associated with jobs
74.78%
88.89%
+14.11
Problem solving skills
86.42%
93.40%
+8.78
Collaborate with others
86.32%
94.39%
+8.07
Effective use of technology
91.45%
96.59%
+5.14
Research/Analytical skills
84.48%
87.65%
+3.17
Leadership/Managerial skills
68.10%
70.45%
+2.35
Verbal communication skills
83.90%
83.14%
-0.76
Written communication skills
85.72%
81.82%
-3.9
Math/Quantitative skills
91.37%
82.23
-9.14
Response Rate
18.1%
9.50%

7. Employer Overall Satisfaction with the quality of work of NJIT graduate, intern or co-op
Scale: 1-Very Dissatisfied, 2-Dissatisfied, 3-Neutral, 4-Satisfied, 5-Very Satisfied