Post Grad Survey

Contact Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Email Address*

Phone Number *

Primary Post-Graduation Status

Which of the following BEST describes your PRIMARY status after graduation? Select one of the following options:*

Have a job or have accepted an offer (paid/unpaid internship, part-time, full-time, own business, etc.)

Have a job but am continuing to look for other options

Participating in a volunteer or service program (e.g. Peace Corps, City Year, Americorps, etc.)

Serving in the military

Enrolled in a program of continuing education

Planning to continue education but not yet enrolled

Unemployed and seeking employment

Pursuing other options (travel, family, not seeking, etc.)

Employment Category

Please select the category which BEST describes your job/employment:*

Other (please specify):

Please rate the extent to which your current position relates to your career goals/interests.*

Completely; this is exactly what I want to be doing

Moderately; this is a good stepping stone to my ideal career/job

Slightly; I am learning skills and/or making connections that will help me on my career path

Not at all

Other

Other (please specify):

Are you actively seeking new employment opportunities?

Yes

No

Other:

What is the desired (regional) location of your new employment?

Seeking Employment: Career Interests

What is your desired (regional) location of employment?

Are you volunteering, interning (paid or unpaid) or working anywhere while seeking employment?*

Yes

No

What are you doing? Please select your primary activity.*

Working (part-time and/or full-time)

Interning (paid or unpaid)

Volunteering

Other

Other (please specify):

Please tell us more about your job/employment:

Job Title*

Organization/Company:*

Location*

Country
City
Region

Is this position full-time or part-time?*

Full-time (30+ hours/week)

Part-time (less than 30 hours/week)

When did you secure this position?

Which of the following BEST describes the principal industry of your organization?*

Which of the following BEST describes your current job function?*

Please tell us more about your military service:

Service Branch:

Rank:

Compensation Package

As a reminder, the information you provide in this survey will remain confidential. Your compensation data allows the College to evaluate average salaries and compensation provided to graduates in comparison to national averages.

Approximate yearly salary in $US Dollars

Sign-on bonus in $US Dollars (if applicable)

Annual bonus in $US Dollars (if applicable)

Do you have any other jobs?*

Yes

No

Additional Work Information

Position 1

Job Title:

Organization/Company:

Location

Country
City
Region

Is this position full-time or part-time?

Full-time (30+ hours/week)

Part-time (less than 30 hours/week)

Position 2

Job Title:

Organization/Company:

Location

Country
City
Region

Is this position full-time or part-time?

Full-time (30+ hours/week)

Part-time (less than 30 hours/week)

Graduate/Professional School

Do you plan to attend graduate/professional school in the future?*

Which of these BEST describes your continuing education status?*

I have been accepted and am enrolled in a program

I have been accepted and decided on a program, but I am not yet enrolled

I have been accepted to at least one program and I am deciding between schools

I have applied and am waiting to see whether I am accepted

I am planning to apply

Other (please specify):

Are you a full-time or part-time student?

Full-time student

Part-time student

Name of Institution (college, university, etc.):*

Name of Program:*

Location*

Country
City
Region

Other (please specify):

How are you funding your graduate/professional school study?

When do you expect to complete your degree? Please enter a month and year (i.e. May 2020)

How many programs were you accepted to attend?

Please list the names of other schools and programs you were accepted to attend:

Program 1:

Program 2:

Program 3:

Program 4:

Were you accepted to attend a program that you considered to be your first choice or within your top tier of preferred schools?

Yes

No

Comments (optional)

Please select who assisted you in your search for a graduate or professional school. Select all that apply:

Are you also working while completing your degree?*

Yes

No

Additional Work Information (1)

Job Title:

Organization/Company:

Location

Country
City
Region

Is this position full-time or part-time?

Full-time (30+ hours/week)

Part-time (less than 30 hours/week)

Compensation Package

As a reminder, the information you provide in this survey will remain confidential. Your compensation data allows the college to evaluate average salaries and compensation provided to graduates in comparison to national averages.

Approximate yearly salary in $US Dollars

Sign-on bonus in $US Dollars (if applicable)

Annual bonus in $US Dollars (if applicable)

Other (please specify):

Additional Work Information (2)

Job Title:

Organization/Company:

Location

Country
City
Region

Is this position full-time or part-time?

Full-time (30+ hours/week)

Part-time (less than 30 hours/week)

Compensation Package

As a reminder, the information you provide in this survey will remain confidential. Your compensation data allows the college to evaluate average salaries and compensation provided to graduates in comparison to national averages.

Approximate yearly salary in $US Dollars

Sign-on bonus in $US Dollars (if applicable)

Annual bonus in $US Dollars (if applicable)

Other (please specify):

Please list the institutions to which you have been ACCEPTED:

Institution 1:

Institution 2:

Institution 3:

Institution 4:

Institution 5:

Please list the institutions to which you have APPLIED but are not yet accepted (if applicable):

Institution 1:

Institution 2:

Institution 3:

Institution 4:

Institution 5:

Institution 6:

Institution 7:

Institution 8:

Not Seeking/Other

We respect that there are many paths that graduates take and sometimes it's most appropriate not to pursue work or continue your education immediately after graduation. You will continue to have access to all of the Career Advancement Center resources including our new career management system Handshake and individual advising appointments, so please feel free to contact us at careers@lakeforest.edu or (847) 735-5235 if you would like assistance.

If you would like to tell us a little about your plans, please describe below.

Graduate/Professional School

Other (please specify):

Lake Forest College Experiences

Please select the Career Pathway(s) with which your interests are most closely aligned.*

Other (please specify):

Who do you consider to be your most valuable career advisors/mentors, and how have they helped you?

Other (please specify):

How many internships or other career related experiences did you complete as an undergraduate?*

Please list the companies/organizations where you gained these career-related experiences:

Organization/Site 1:

Organization/Site 2:

Organization/Site 3:

Organization/Site 4:

Organization/Site 5:

Which of the following BEST describes these experiences?

Organization/Site 1:

Organization/Site 2:

Organization/Site 3:

Organization/Site 4:

Organization/Site 5:

Please describe why you did not complete any internships or other career related experiences as an undergraduate. Select all that apply:

Other (please specify):

Do you grant the Lake Forest College Career Advancement Center permission to publically share your name, place of employment and job title (or the name of the institution and degree pursuing if you are continuing your education)?
As a reminder, all other information you provide in this survey will only be used internally at Lake Forest College

Yes

No