This statistic shows human resource managers responses to a question about the advantages that they think universities graduates in the United States have over other job seekers. 64 percent of respondents said they thought undergraduates were more likely to be tech-savvy than other job-seekers without university education.
Why do you think 2012 university/college undergraduate and postgraduate job seekers have more of an advantage in the job market when compared with other job seekers?
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Statistics on Attending university in the U.S.: employment prospects and earning potential
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SHRM. (July 12, 2012). Why do you think 2012 university/college undergraduate and postgraduate job seekers have more of an advantage in the job market when compared with other job seekers? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240980/advantages-of-us-graduates-in-the-job-market/
SHRM. "Why do you think 2012 university/college undergraduate and postgraduate job seekers have more of an advantage in the job market when compared with other job seekers?." Chart. July 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240980/advantages-of-us-graduates-in-the-job-market/
SHRM. (2012). Why do you think 2012 university/college undergraduate and postgraduate job seekers have more of an advantage in the job market when compared with other job seekers?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240980/advantages-of-us-graduates-in-the-job-market/
SHRM. "Why Do You Think 2012 University/College Undergraduate and Postgraduate Job Seekers Have More of An Advantage in The Job Market When Compared with Other Job Seekers?." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240980/advantages-of-us-graduates-in-the-job-market/
SHRM, Why do you think 2012 university/college undergraduate and postgraduate job seekers have more of an advantage in the job market when compared with other job seekers? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240980/advantages-of-us-graduates-in-the-job-market/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Why do you think 2012 university/college undergraduate and postgraduate job seekers have more of an advantage in the job market when compared with other job seekers? [Graph], SHRM, July 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240980/advantages-of-us-graduates-in-the-job-market/