Finnish University Graduates of Year 2016: Career and Employment Survey 2021

The survey charted the career and employment situation of individuals who had graduated from Finnish universities with a lower (BA/BSc or equivalent) or higher (MA/MSc or equivalent) degree in 2016. The survey was conducted five years after graduation. Main themes of the survey included the respondents' satisfaction with their degree, career path stages, current employment situation, the quality of employment, and the importance of university education for employment. The first part investigated the respondents' education and work history, and satisfaction with the degree. They were asked whether they had, before or after graduation, participated in job-related training, career guidance or any additional professional qualification or higher education studies. The respondents were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with a set of attitudinal statements regarding their degree and its usefulness for employment. Further questions covered how many employers the respondents had had, whether the respondents had been entrepreneurs, self-employed or freelancers, and whether they had been outside the labour market because of family leave or unemployment. The respondents' satisfaction with their career this far was charted, along with current occupational status, type of employer, and type of current work tasks. The respondents were also asked whether their current job required an academic degree, whether the job was commensurate with their academic qualifications, and if not, why they had accepted the job. The extent to which the respondents had been able to utilize the knowledge and skills gained during their university studies was also examined, and monthly gross income at the time of the survey was charted. Next, the respondents were asked which factors had had an impact on their employment after graduation (e.g. major/minor subjects, internship, work experience, personal networks). Questions also covered how important certain skills and know-how were in the respondents' current job and how well their studies had developed these skills (e.g. theoretical or practical knowledge of their field, problem solving, managerial skills, negotiation skills, project management, and communication in English). Background variables included the respondent's gender, age at the time of graduation, NUTS3 region of residence, the university attended, and information on the degree (field of study, number of credits required for the degree, degree level).

本调查描绘了2016年毕业于芬兰大学、持有较低（学士/理学士或同等学历）或较高（硕士/理硕士或同等学历）学位的个人的职业生涯和就业状况。调查在毕业五年后进行。调查的主要主题包括受访者对其学位的满意度、职业发展阶段、当前就业状况、就业质量以及大学教育对就业的重要性。调查的第一部分探讨了受访者的教育和工作历史，以及对学位的满意度。受访者被问及在毕业前后是否参加过与工作相关的培训、职业指导或任何额外的专业资格或高等教育课程。受访者还被要求就一系列关于其学位及其对就业有用性的态度陈述表示同意或不同意。后续问题涉及受访者曾服务的雇主数量、受访者是否为企业家、自雇或自由职业者，以及他们是否因家庭休假或失业而脱离了劳动力市场。调查还记录了受访者对其目前职业生涯的满意度、当前的职业状况、雇主类型以及当前工作任务的类型。受访者还被问及他们的当前工作是否需要学位，该工作是否与他们的学术资格相称，如果不相称，为什么他们接受了这份工作。调查还考察了受访者能够利用在大学学习期间获得的知识和技能的程度，并记录了调查时的月总收入。接下来，受访者被问及哪些因素对他们的毕业后的就业产生了影响（例如：主修/辅修科目、实习、工作经验、个人网络）。问题还涵盖了某些技能和知识在受访者当前工作中的重要性，以及他们的学习如何发展了这些技能（例如：领域内的理论或实践知识、问题解决能力、管理技能、谈判技能、项目管理以及英语沟通能力）。背景变量包括受访者的性别、毕业时的年龄、居住地的NUTS3区域、就读的大学以及关于学位的信息（研究领域、获得学位所需的学分、学位水平）。