Michigan vs Boston College

hoedown
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:28:22 +0000

This is a survey that U-M’s employer liaison sends to every company that comes to campus to interview. They have a genuine interest in knowing if U-M students are found wanting in any key areas, and I would imagine recruiters appreciate having the chance to give the feedback. I doubt returning the survey is “required,” however; the last thing an institution wants to do is make recruiting onerous.

I have assumed it’s an in-house instrument, so I don’t know if any other institution asks exactly comparable questions. In any event, I don’t have access to that research done by other campuses. The U-M data is shared with me because I have a need for it in some of my other work.

MSU does a big employer survey every year asking companies what they are looking for in college graduates in general, but I don’t believe companies are asked to rank one schools’ grad’s against another. I mention it, however, because some people might be interested in hearing about recruiter impressions in a general sense.