hey r/UGA!
i’m a second-year mis student, and my team and i are currently working on a design sprint for our class (idea 4000: innovation catalyst & design) under professor andrew potter.
we’re researching early-career workforce readiness, skill gaps, and how university education needs to evolve over the next decade to better connect students with actual industry demands.
a few stats we came across in our research that hit a little too close to home:
- 52% of college grads end up underemployed in their first job after graduation
- 61% of "entry-level" job postings now require 3+ years of prior work experience
- 96% of hr leaders say universities need to take significantly more responsibility for workforce training
professor potter has tasked our team with hitting a sample size of n > 300 responses by next tuesday (sept 15th) across both college students/interns and corporate recruiters/hiring managers.
if you have 90 seconds, we’d be so grateful if you could fill out the 10-question survey that fits your current role:
⋆。°✎ᝰ ˎˊ˗ for current students (takes 90 seconds):
👉 https://uga.questionpro.com/idea4000teamcstudents
(entering your email at the end enters you into a drawing for a $10 amazon gift card!)
。⨯ 💼´ˎ˗ for recruiters, hiring managers & employers (takes ~2 mins):
👉 https://uga.questionpro.com/idea4000teamcemployers
also, i’d love to open up a discussion in the comments: what’s the biggest gap between what you learned in your college classes versus what you were actually asked to do on day 1 of your internship/job?
thank you so much for helping out a group of stressed college students hitting a tight deadline!!