This graph shows recent university graduates responses to a survey question about how well their college education had prepared them to find a full-time job and to be successful in that job. The survey was conducted in the United States in 2012. 23 percent of graduates said that their college education had not prepared them very well to get a full-time job.
How well did your university education prepare you for the following?
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (May 10, 2012). How well did your university education prepare you for the following? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "How well did your university education prepare you for the following?." Chart. May 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2012). How well did your university education prepare you for the following?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "How Well Did Your University Education Prepare You for The Following?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, How well did your university education prepare you for the following? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
How well did your university education prepare you for the following? [Graph], John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, May 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
