YOU CAN NOW FILL OUT THIS SURVEY ONLINE AT www.bridgew.edu/Careerservices/survey/surv98.cfm

CLASS OF ’98 FIRST DESTINATION SURVEY
BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE

Please print your current name and address                                                     Check below: name or address changes

________________________________________       ___Name change
Last Name  First Name         M. Initial
________________________________________       Previous Name____________________
Street Address                                                                            ________________________________________       ___Different address than appeared on label
City                                  State          Zip

1. Major: _____________________________ Minor:____________________________ (if applicable)

2. 2nd Major:__________________________ 2nd Minor:_________________________ (if applicable)

3. Concentration:________________________________ (if applicable)

4. I currently hold a Mass. State Teaching Certificate:    ™ Yes      ™ No

5.  If you are currently employed (please complete)

    Job Title:____________________________________________________________________
    In this primary job I am employed ____Full-time ____Part-time
    Employer Name_______________________________________________________________
    Employer City/Town ___________________________________________________________
    Location of Employer: š Mass š New England š Other State ________________ (specify    )

6. If you are NOT employed (please complete):

    ___ I am unemployed because I can’t find a job in my field and/or in my desired location.
    ___ I am in graduate school and not working.
    ___ I am not looking for a permanent position at this time.

    IF YOU ARE EMPLOYED, COMPLETE SECTIONS 7-11

7.  My position is related to my major field of study:

      ™ Directly     ™   Somewhat        ™ Unrelated

8.  The academic program at BSC prepared me well for my current position.
Please check the box that fits most closely.

            ™ Strongly Agree     ™    Agree       ™ Disagree       ™ Strongly Disagree

9. My employer is primarily in the following field. (Mark one choice only)

__Education             __ Self Employed          __ Government (State, Local or Federal)
__Health Field         __ Military Service          __ Volunteer Service ( i.e., Peace Corps/ VISTA)
__Human Services/Non Profit Organization    __ Business-Manufacturing (company that produces a product)
__Business-Non-Manufacturing (provides a service e.g. banking, retail, insurance)

10. My annual gross salary before deductions (include commissions and bonuses):

__Less than 12,000  __12,000-14,999     __15,000-17,999    __18,000-20,999
__21,000-23,999       __24,000-26,999     __27,000-29,999    __30,000-32,999
__33,000-35,999       __36,000-38,999     __39,000 and above

11. What was the primary method used to obtain your current position?

 Newspaper/journal ad                                                       Hired from internship
Employment agency                                                         Job Fair(s)
On-campus Interviewing/Resume Referral                          Prior employment
Networking with others (i.e, friends, relatives, faculty, alumni, etc)     Job Posting from the Internet

12. I am enrolled in Graduate School:    __ Enrolled full-time         __ Enrolled part-time

a) Degree level:        __Masters         __Post –Bacc. Certification         __First Professional        __Doctoral

b) Field of Study____________________________________________________

c) Name of Institution_____________________________ State_________

13. We are in the process of developing a senior year transition program and would like to get feedback from recent alumni. Please evaluate the suggested topics below using the scale provided.

1= Would have been very useful to me 2= Would not have been very useful to me

    Rate     Topics                                Rate         Topics

    ____ Relocating to a new area                              ____     Setting career goals
    ____ Finding an apartment/house                         ____     Buying a car
    ____ Business Etiquette                                         ____     Finding a job
    ____ Negotiating a salary                                      ____     Dressing for success
    ____ Balancing work and personal time                ____     Managing financial aid debt
    ____ Identifying a career mentor                           ____     Budgeting for monthly expenses
    ____ Understanding the workplace culture             ____     Preparing for graduate school
    ____ Mock interview practice                                 ____     Developing a new social network

    Other topic ideas or comments
    ________________________________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Please assess the overall success with which you made the transition from college to your current situation. Please check the item the best describes your transition.

____ very successfully
____ somewhat successfully
____ somewhat unsuccessfully
____ very unsuccessfully

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
Please return it by Mar. 15, 1999 in the reply envelope enclosed.

Office of Career Service, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA 02325

Last Modified: October 7, 2003