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TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008

The only sector-based student research - TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - is now available. The research is based on 34,000 responses from students and recent graduates using data gathered through the annual TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards survey. Find out now how you rank against competitors in your sector and gain an insight into how your brand is perceived by students.

Benchmark yourself against 30+ organisations in your sector. Each report includes:

  • Demographics and job seeking behaviour by sector
  • Compare your position from 2007 to 2008
  • Factors of importance for students when deciding between employers in your sector
  • How students rate organisations in your sector for work experience and internships.

There are 16 sector reports available:
Accountancy | Advertising & marketing | Barristers | Construction & civil engineering | Consulting | Engineering, design & manufacturing | Hospitality, leisure & tourism | Insurance, retail banking & financial services | Investment banking & investment | IT | Media | Property | Public sector | Retail | Science | Solicitors

For more information visit targetjobsawards.co.uk or to order reports call us on 01491 826262.

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Accountancy (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Advertising & marketing (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Construction & civil engineering (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Consulting (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Engineering, design & manufacturing (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Hospitality, leisure & tourism (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Insurance, retail banking & financial services (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Investment banking & investment (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - IT (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Law - solicitors (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Law - barristers (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Media (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Property (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Public sector (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Retail (2MB)

 TARGETjobs Employer of choice graduate survey 2008 - Science (2MB)

TARGET Graduate Trends Survey

TARGET Graduate Trends Survey is an analysis of the engineering, IT, law (solicitors and barristers), finance, management consulting, built environment and property sectors.

It looks at vacancies, salaries, applications, benefits and work experience over the past four years and is a fascinating insight into the trends over this period.

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - full survey (844 KB)

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - IT sector (252 KB)

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - Built environment sector (216 KB)

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - Engineering sector (252 KB)

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - Finance sector (240 KB)

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - Banking sector (244 KB)

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - Law (barristers) sector (192 KB)

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - Law (solicitors) sector (244 KB)

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - Management Consulting sector (244 KB)

 TARGET Graduate Trends Survey 2006/7 - Property sector (232 KB)

Student surveys

These surveys look at attitudes to university, employers and the application process generally.

 doctorjob.com student survey (April 2007) - Earn as you learn? Students' views of work experience (0.6 MB)

 doctorjob.com student survey (April 2006) - Great expectations: students' views of university careers services (1.3 MB)

 NHS Trust: Recruiting for the long term - The value attached to employer brands and employer activity by students in the medical sector (1.0 MB)

 doctorjob.com Student Survey (May 2005) - So hard to build, so easy to destroy (1.2 MB)

 doctorjob.com Student Survey (July 2004) - Are graduate employability initiatives worth it? (759 KB)

 doctorjob.com Student Survey (April 2004) - Graduates go public? (391 KB)

 doctorjob.com Student Survey (March 2003) - A generation betrayed: are graduates disillusioned with the modern job market? (621 KB)