There have been prior discussions regarding strategies for collecting these
data so do check the archives.
I would, however, be careful when asking about percentages as there are
many different ways to look at the data. I would, first, consider limiting
your survey to a specific age range. Young alumni are hard to track down
during their first 5-10 years out of school as they tend to hop around a
bit. And older alumni may very likely be retired. When I look at how well
I am doing in collecting these data I look at alumni between the ages of
30-70. Within that range, I strive for a minimum of 75%.
But then you have to consider the quality of the data. Knowing that
someone works for a particular employer is one thing. Knowing their title
and contact information is quite another thing!
John
John H. Taylor
Principal, John H. Taylor Consulting
2604 Sevier St.
Durham, NC 27705
johntaylorconsulting@gmail.com
919.816.5903 (cell/text)
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On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:44 PM Childs, Roger <
ROCHILDS@augusta.edu> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> We are trying to come up with benchmarks for alumni employment information
> completeness and strategies for updating this information.
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> I’d like to ask other universities about how they are updating ‘current
> employment’ information on their alumni.
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> (1) What percentage of your alumni have current employment information
> filled in?
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> (2) What methods do you use to gather the data? Web forms; Asking
> alumni to email; third party services; printing employer on mailings?
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> Also, we’d like to know if your university has a medical school component,
> whether you have the same success tracking your doctors post-graduation as
> with other students.
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> Please feel free to email me directly if you prefer.
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>
rochilds@augusta.edu
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> Thanks!
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> *Roger Childs, MBA, bCRE*
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> Associate Director of Advancement Information Systems and Reporting
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