Employer Follow-up Survey Tabulations
Richland College (n=31)

 
Does a 2-yr Degree or Certificate Increase Chance for Advancement?
 
Response
RLC %
Dist. %
Definitely yes
52
41
Probably yes
32
35
Uncertain
3
13
Probably not
10
9
Definitely not
3
1
 

Importance/Performance Ratings
 
Attribute
Avg. Importance
Rank (Import)
Avg. Performance
Rank (Perform)
Ability to work with others
4.83
1
4.17
3
Attendance/dependability
4.83
1
3.91
11
Listening
4.77
3
4.17
3
Verbal communication
4.77
3
4.00
7
Reading
4.67
5
4.32
1
Initiative
4.60
6
4.00
7
Writing
4.57
7
4.24
2
Problem solving
4.50
8
3.92
10
Resourcefulness
4.47
9
3.87
12
Ability to work independently
4.40
10
4.10
5
Computer/technical
4.03
11
4.09
6
Leadership
4.00
12
3.59
13
Mathematical
3.76
13
4.00
7
 
Agreement is not good (r = .32). Students clearly are performing best in the areas which employers find moderately important, while their performance in a most important area (attendance/dependability) ranks lower.

 
Other Skills/Competencies Listed by Employers

Necessary skills (other than those listed above) cited by employers included:

Are Students Successfully Prepared for the Workplace?
 
Response
RLC %
Dist. %
Yes
100
90
No
0
10
 

Lines of Business
 
Business
RLC
District
Other
12
41
Government
3
6
Medical/health care services
3
10
Banking/financial services
3
6
Telecommunications
3
4
Food service
2
5
Retailing
2
6
Computer/networking
2
7
Manufacturing
1
5
Insurance
0
2
Education/learning
0
4
Real estate services
0
2
Wholesaling
0
1
Legal services
0
2
 
Note: these are absolute numbers, not percentages.

"Other" lines of business were very diverse including: recreation, social services (child care teachers), appliance repair, staffing, software programming and sales for oil and gas industry, non-profit, technical recruiter, landscape services, employment search, recruiting services, child care and service.
 

Companies Recruiting From Richland College

 

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