2014 JOB PREPAREDNESS INDICATOR SURVEYCONDUCTED BY THE CAREER ADVISORY BOARD PRESENTED BY DEVRY UNIVERSITY

The Voice of Job Seekers podcast with guest Alexandra Levit

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

The 2014 Job Preparedness Indicator survey is designed

to identify gaps between the skills candidates have

and the skills employers seek to fill available positions,

as well as assess how hiring managers are selecting

successful candidates.

HOW MANY JOB SEEKERS HAVE THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF SKILLSAND TRAITS NEEDED TO FILL OPEN POSITIONS?

Some job seekers Very few job seekers Most job seekers Nearly all job seekers

68% of job seekers

25% of job seekers

7% Most

0% Nearly all

Less than 1 of 10 candidates

EMPLOYERS MOST DESIRED ATTRIBUTES FROM CANDIDATES

strategicperspective

highintegrity

strongwork ethic

accountability

self-motivation

HIRING MANAGERS PREFER TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME

Only 25 percent of respondents hire andrelocate candidates from other geographic areas regularly, and nearly aquarter said they are more likely to hire from within than they were lastyear.

OBJECTIVE MEASURES BUT SUBJECTIVE

Hiring managers reported that they mostoften talk to those who directly supervise individualsin that position and that they rely on personalobservation to assess what does and doesn’t work foremployees in that position.

DO EMPLOYERS WANT A PERFECT CANDIDATE?

WHAT SKILLS WILL JOB SEEKERS NEED TO FILL THE 2015 SKILLS GAP?

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