<p>"it is highly likely that the graduate program he is attending has a good record of placing students in good positions. "</p>
<p>The students in my research group have all founds jobs with reputable companies. They were flown around the country and had multiple offers. However, the last batch of students graduated a couple years ago in better economic times. </p>
<p>I’ve performed 2 “rounds” of jobhunts recently. The first was from January to February of this year for a summer placement while I decided on grad school. This resulted in 6 interviews and 3 offers although 1 of the companies backed out due to financial reasons so I guess thats 2 actual offers. I decided to work at school to see how I like it and didn’t consider that in my interview or offer count above.</p>
<p>I got busy with exams and projects but afterwards in I conducted another round this time focusing only on my city [my other hunt was for all of Canada]. This resulted in 3 interviews and 1 offer so far with 2 more results to come. </p>
<p>So i guess those are my employability stats. </p>
<p>One thing that may favour working is that the company that is offering me a position is the same type of company that the students in my research group go to. While nobody from my group works here, they are working for rival companies. I’m wondering if I’ll just end up at a similar place and start at the bottom after graduate school.</p>