1995 Psychology Baccalaureate Employment Survey:
1992 Graduates — Table 3
Perception of Job Market and Job Search Method Reported by 1992 Bachelor Degree Recipients in Psychology,
by type of Employment Position
| Human Services | Educational | Other Settings | Total | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 135 | 100 | 73 | 100 | 206 | 100 | 414 | 100 |
| PERCEPTION OF JOB MARKET | ||||||||
| Bleak | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 5 |
| Poor | 35 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 23 | 97 | 23 |
| Fair | 56 | 41 | 27 | 37 | 84 | 41 | 167 | 40 |
| Good | 28 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 49 | 24 | 99 | 24 |
| Excellent | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6 |
| Not Specified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 3 | 1 |
| JOB SEARCH METHODS USED* | ||||||||
| On-campus recruiting | 35 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 28 | 105 | 25 |
| Campus Career Services | 56 | 42 | 25 | 34 | 98 | 48 | 178 | 43 |
| Faculty or other college contact | 33 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 43 | 21 | 104 | 25 |
| Family or friend | 74 | 55 | 37 | 51 | 136 | 66 | 247 | 60 |
| Ad in newspaper, journal etc. | 96 | 71 | 42 | 57 | 133 | 65 | 271 | 65 |
| Federal/state/public employment agency | 25 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 18 | 71 | 17 |
| Private employment agency | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 47 | 11 |
| Sent unsolicited resume/application | 67 | 50 | 32 | 44 | 99 | 48 | 198 | 48 |
| Internship/fieldwork placement | 30 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 49 | 24 | 101 | 24 |
| Volunteer placement | 19 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 56 | 13 |
| Returned to prior job | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 47 | 11 |
| Advice/contacts from prior employer | 20 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 64 | 15 |
| Other | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 6 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MOST SUCCESSFUL METHOD | ||||||||
| On-campus recruiting | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Campus Career Services | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Faculty or other college contact | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 5 |
| Family or friend | 22 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 22 | 78 | 19 |
| Ad in newspaper, journal etc. | 33 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 21 | 87 | 21 |
| Federal/stat/public employment agency | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 5 | 1 |
| Private employment agency | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Sent unsolicited resume/application | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 7 |
| Internship/fieldwork placement | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Volunteer placement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Returned to prior job | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Advice/contacts from prior employer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Not specified | 39 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 58 | 28 | 117 | 28 |
| Internship/fieldwork placement | 30 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 49 | 24 | 101 | 24 |
| Volunteer placement | 19 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 56 | 13 |
| Returned to prior job | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 47 | 11 |
| Advice/contacts from prior employer | 20 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 64 | 15 |
| Other | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 6 |
| Not specified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MOST SUCCESSFUL METHOD | ||||||||
| On-campus recruiting | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Campus Career Services | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Faculty or other college contact | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 5 |
| Family or friend | 22 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 22 | 78 | 19 |
| Ad in newspaper, journal etc. | 33 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 21 | 87 | 21 |
| Federal/stat/public employment agency | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 5 | 1 |
| Private employment agency | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Sent unsolicited resume/application | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 7 |
| Internship/fieldwork placement | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Volunteer placement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Returned to prior job | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Advice/contacts from prior employer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Not specified | 39 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 58 | 28 | 117 | 28 |
