The complete library of Scott Resource Group surveys is listed below by research topic and fielding date. Summaries of each study are available to download. If your organization's security settings block Adobe Acrobat (PDF) document downloads, please click here to request a specific summary to be sent to you as an email attachment.
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| RECENT SURVEY FINDINGS | |||||
| Online Application Process Issues (2009) | |||||
| JUST RELEASED! A comprehensive assessment of students’ perceptions and opinions of employers’ websites and online applications processes. The 100-page report comprises abundant quantitative data in the form of 70 charts, graphs and tables, and almost 1,000 comments gathered from surveys and focus groups. | |||||
| Not Yet Available for Download -- Click Here to Request a Copy | |||||
| Recruitment Technology Tools: Students Speak Out on Current Practices (2008) | |||||
| A comprehensive assessment of students’ perceptions and opinions of employers’ use of technology in the recruitment process – Topics include blogs, podcasts, virtual recruiting and social networking. | |||||
| Download Recruitment Technology Tools (PDF) | |||||
| Advanced Degree Candidates Benchmark Recruitment Best Practices (2007) | |||||
| Conducted as a proprietary project for a consortium of employers during the 2007 Spring semester, this study reveals, on a comparative basis with their undergraduate counterparts, which recruitment initiatives are most valued by technical advanced degree candidates – along with those pursuing an MBA. | |||||
| Download Advanced Degree Candidates Benchmark Recruitment Best Practices (PDF) | |||||
| Class of 2007 Speaks Out on Current College Recruitment Practices (2007) | |||||
| Discover which recruitment practices today’s graduating seniors rate as employer of choice differentiators. SRG 2007 survey participants benchmark what favorably impressed them during the recruitment process about the employers they’ll be joining – and what led them to lose interest in other companies as they conducted their job search. | |||||
| Download Class of 2007 Speaks Out on Current College Recruitment Practices Summary (PDF) | |||||
| Benchmarking Internship Expectations versus Reality (2006) | |||||
| Learn what expectations surveyed students had of their internships -- and how their actual experiences compared. The survey also measured the impact of surveyed students' internships on their full-time employment decisions. | |||||
| Download Benchmarking Internship Expectations versus Reality (PDF) | |||||
| Campus Career Fairs and Recruitment Presentations: Students Benchmark Best Practices (2005) | |||||
| How do graduating seniors evaluate employers’ current practices at career fairs and campus recruitment presentations: What is impressive and effective – and what isn’t? Current findings are presented on a comparative basis: Career fair practices are graphed and discussed alongside 2004 data; Recruitment presentations are examined against similar survey data gathered by SRG in 1995. Learn what has changed – and what has remained the same, as measured by both quantitative findings and verbatim student commentary. | |||||
| Download Campus Career Fairs and Recruitment Presentations Summary (PDF) | |||||
| PRIOR SURVEY FINDINGS | |||||
| The Class of 2003 Speaks Out on Current Recruitment Practices (2003) | |||||
| How did a national sample of graduating seniors benchmark the entire continuum of this year’s university recruitment practices? This report summary provides the key findings of a recently conducted campus survey that measured the effectiveness of the people, processes and technology students encountered in their job search, with comparative references to last year’s survey. Learn why students value some recruitment practices -- and have little use for others. A complete Report of Findings, including multi-year comparative charts and graphs --along with several hundred illustrative quotes from surveyed students -- is now available for purchase. | |||||
| Download Class of 2003 Speaks Out Summary (PDF) | |||||
| The Class of 2002 Speaks Out on Current Recruitment Practices (2002) | |||||
| Conducted electronically during Spring 2002 via IronHorse Surveys technology, this comprehensive survey measured students’ expectations regarding the current campus recruitment environment. Findings include an analysis of the specific recruitment practices students consider the most - and least - impressive and effective, with emphasis on attitudes and perceptions regarding employers’ use of recruitment technology. | |||||
| Download Class of 2002 Speaks Out Summary (PDF) | |||||
| Comparative Benchmarks: Converting Interns to Full-Time Employees (2001) | |||||
| Conducted on campus during Spring 2001, this study measured how students assessed the impact of intern recruitment practices and program administration on the full-time offer acceptance decision. [MBA and undergraduate versions] | |||||
| Undergrad: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| MBA: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| University Recruitment Best Practices: What Matters Most Now? (2000) | |||||
| Fielded during the extremely competitive 1999-2000 campus recruitment season, this survey assessed, on a comparative basis with prior studies, how recruitment practices influenced students’ perceptions as regards a company’s “employer of choice” status. [MBA and undergraduate versions] | |||||
| Undergrad: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| MBA: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| Intern Program Best Practices Revisited (1999) | |||||
| This study assessed students’ evaluations of the quality and effectiveness of their internship experiences as compared with the findings of a similar survey conducted in 1994. [MBA and undergraduate versions] | |||||
| Undergrad: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| MBA: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| College Relations and Recruitment: Best Practices Revisited (1997) | |||||
| Studied the specific ways students measured the quality of the people and processes they encountered as they were recruited, with an emphasis on identifying those factors contributing to “employer of choice” status. [MBA and undergraduate versions] | |||||
| Undergrad: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| MBA: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| Effective Recruitment Presentations (1996) | |||||
| Explored students’ attitudes and opinions as regards: how to attract them to attend a company’s information session; what they wanted to hear - and from whom; and the impact of pre-recruiting presentations on sustained company interest. [MBA and undergraduate versions] | |||||
| Undergrad: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| MBA: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| Intern Program Quality and Effectiveness (1994) | |||||
| Determined the most and least effective strategies for attracting intern candidates, as well as measuring the impact of program management features on intern conversion rates. [MBA and undergraduate versions] | |||||
| Undergrad: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| MBA: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| Diversity Strategies Effectiveness Survey (1994) | |||||
| The first of the Scott Resource Group surveys sponsored by a consortium of employers, this study examined the value and effectiveness of diversity initiatives used to recruit student of color. | |||||
| Undergrad: | Download Summary (PDF) | ||||
| Total Quality College Recruitment Programs (1993) | |||||
| Applied the TQM management theory to campus recruitment. Currently unavailable. | |||||
| Not Available for Download | |||||
| Corporate Recruitment Practices (1991) | |||||
| Measured the degree to which corporate recruitment practices matched the needs and expectations of college students. Currently unavailable. | |||||
| Not Available for Download | |||||