What are college graduates looking for: Data Analysis

Activity Description

In this data-driven activity, students will engage in the meaningful exploration of career-related information presented through graphical representation. Through two distinct graphs, students will uncover perceptions about what characterizes a "good job" and gain insights into the time it takes for individuals to secure employment after graduation.

Key Elements of the Activity:

Graph Analysis: Students will examine and interpret two graphs. The first graph illustrates the characteristics that are deemed important for a "good job," while the second graph presents the duration it takes for both graduates and recent graduates to land a job.

Review Question: After analyzing the graphs, students will respond to a review question that encourages them to reflect on the relationship between perceptions of a good job and the real-world job search process.

Learning Objective

In this worksheet activity, students will analyze the data showing "Perception of what is characterized as the first Good Job" for all graduates and recent graduates, and answer the given questions. Remember that the data is from 2019. Students will also analyze the data showing the "Length of Time It Took U.S. Graduates to Find a Good Job" data.

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