2. Employer-Intern Survey 2016

3. Do you recall if you currently, or if you have ever, hired a NJIT graduate, intern or co-op student?
88.97% of the employers surveyed recalled a NJIT graduate, intern or co-op student.
NJIT Graduate – 48.28%
NJIT Intern/Co-op %
Response Rate: 18.1%

4. The importance of the following factors that influence your organizations’ university-based recruitment efforts
Very Important/Extremely Important
Performance of graduates
74.82%
Programs/curricula
65.25%
Reputation of the university
56.94%
Co-op/internship program
48.57%
Reputation of the faculty
40.84%
Location
33.09%
Selectivity
23.08%
National ranking
18.31%

5. Employer Satisfaction
92.13% 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 = 58.91%
Computer Science/Information Technology = 32.56%

6. 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
Current technology
91.45%
Mathematics
91.37%
Professional & ethical manner
90.51%
Interpersonal skills/teamwork
86.32%
Writing proficiency
85.72%
Attention to detail
85.59%
Critical thinking/problem solving
84.62%
Data Analysis
84.48%
Oral communication
83.90%
Industry-specific software
74.78%
Design
72.81%
Project management skills
70.17%
Leadership skills
68.10%
Knowledge of industry practices and standards
65.52%
Coding/programming
64.60%
Marketing/Sales
43.92%

7. Comparison to 2012 survey: Satisfied or very satisfied with following competencies
2016
Difference
Writing proficiency
84.73%
85.72%
+0.99
Oral communication
84.72%
83.90%
-0.82
Mathematics
71.11%
91.37%
+20.26
Knowledge of industry practices and standards
67.61%
65.52%
-2.09
Interpersonal skills/teamwork
93.05%
86.32%
-6.73
Professional & ethical manner
91.67%
90.51%
-1.16
Leadership skills
69.02%
68.10%
-.92
Response Rate
17.0%
18.1%
+1.1

8. Employer Overall Satisfaction with NJIT graduate, intern or co-op
2012
2016
Difference
Satisfied/Very Satisfied
90.41%
92.13%
+1.72