Thank you very much for taking the time to participate in this senior thesis study. Your complete and honest answers to the following questions will help me to construct a model to determine if there are differences in the way that different generations perceive their employment options.
The survey will take 5-10 minutes.
Have you ever declined a job offer?
Please describe your ideal day:
Please describe your ideal job:
What year did you or do you anticipate graduating?
How many job offers did you receive upon graduation?
Did you visit or work at your first employer out of college before accepting their offer?
What was / is your expected salary for your first job out of college? What is the minimum salary you would accept for your ideal job in your field?
Why did you select your first job out of college?
All else equal, which company would you prefer working for:
Company A: Base Salary: $75,000 ($1440/week) Vacation: 2 Weeks
Company B: Base Salary: $72,000 ($1385/week) Vacation: 4 Weeks
Did you accept your job before or after gradation?
How many months before or after graduation did you accept your job (either direction is positive)?
Please rank the following in terms of importance for your initial job decision out of college (100pts) Reputation of Organization
What college did you attend?
Which job would you prefer?
Company A: Job Title: Janitor Salary: $75,000
Company B: Job Title: Surgeon Salary: $25,000
What were your reasons for selecting your college(100pts)?
Please indicate which job you would accept if the two jobs were equal with the following exceptions:
Company A: Base Salary - $50,000 Possible Bonus - $0
Company B: Base Salary - $30,000 Possible Bonus - $40,000 (Average employee receives $10,000)
Please indicate how much you agree with the following statement:
I see myself working for the same company for the majority of my career.
All else being equal, please indicate the minimum salary requirement for you to accept a job with company B. Each job would last for 1 year.
Company A: Base Salary: $50,000 Location: Mid-sized city, No contact restrictions
Company B: Base Salary: Negotiable Location: Based aboard a ship with very limited contact outside of the company.
All else being equal, please indicate the minimum salary requirement for you to accept a job with company B.
Company A: Base Salary: $50,000 Commute: 15 Minutes (one-way)
Company B: Base Salary: Negotiable Commute: 60 Minutes (one-way)
All else being equal what is the minimum salary requirement that would be necessary for you to accept a job from Company B?
Company A: Description: Standard entry level job for 12 months then a permanent placement in the same company. Salary: $50,000
Company B: Description: You helped to design the job (projects) that you will be working on Salary: Negotiable
All else equal, which company would you prefer to work for?
Company A Base Salary: $50,000 ($960/week) Vacation: 2 weeks
Company B Base Salary: $48,000 ($925/week) Vacation: 4 Weeks
All else equal please indicate the minimum salary that you would require to accept the job from company B.
Company A Base Salary: $50,000 Employees advancing in less than 3 years: 10%
Company B Base Salary: Negotiable Employees advancing in less than 3 years: 40%
Did you transfer into your graduating institution?
Why did you pick your major? (please write everything that applies)
How many times did you change your major while in college?
When did you pick your final major?
Did either of your parents have the same or similar majors?
How many seasons did you play sports in high school (0 for none)? How many seasons did you play sports in college (0 for none)? How many years did you play sports in high school (0 for none)? How many years did you play sports in college (0 for none)?
Did your family rent or own their house?
What was your mother's occupation?
What was your father's occupation?
What was the relationship status for your parents?
What is the size of your hometown in thousands?
Would you consider your home town setting to be:
If you would like to be contacted about the results of this study please enter your e-mail or phone number.
Please select the type of contact you would prefer
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