Finnish University Graduates of Year 2007: Career and Employment Survey 2012

The survey charted the career and employment situation of people who had graduated from Finnish universities with a lower (BA/BSc or equivalent) or higher (MA/MSc or equivalent) degree in 2007. The survey was conducted five years after graduation. The first part investigated the respondents' education and work history. They were asked whether they had, after graduation, participated in job-related training, career guidance or had studied for or completed any additional professional qualification or higher education degree. Further questions covered the number of employers, number of separate employment contracts and offices, whether the respondents had been entrepreneurs, self-employed or freelancers and for how long, or whether they had been outside the labour market because of a family leave. Periods of unemployment, obstacles to getting a job (e.g. lack of experience, challenging labour market situation in the field, gender), and employment situation at the time of graduation were investigated. Those who had not been employed at the time of graduation were asked how long it had taken to get their first job. Characteristics of the first job after graduation were surveyed, including contract type, employer type, and type of work. The respondents were also asked whether the first job had required an academic degree, whether it had been commensurate with their qualification, and to what extend they had been able to utilise knowledge and skills gained during their university studies. The next section focused on the respondents' current employment situation. Questions covered the type of main employer, type of work, monthly gross wage income, whether they could utilise the knowledge and skills gained during their university studies, whether the job was commensurate with their level of education, and if not, why they had accepted the job. The respondents were presented with a number of statements relating to their job (e.g. 'my work is interesting', 'I have too much work', 'my contract is not secure') and asked to what extent they agreed. The respondents with fixed-term contracts were asked why their contract was fixed-term. The survey also explored the respondents' satisfaction with their degree and studies. Questions covered satisfaction with the degree from the point of view of career, how important certain skills and know-how were in the respondents' current job and how well their studies had developed these skills. The skills mentioned included, for instance, 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, the university they attended and information on the degree (field of study, number of credits required for the degree, degree level).

本调查描绘了2007年毕业于芬兰大学，拥有学士（BA/BSc或同等学历）或硕士（MA/MSc或同等学历）学位的人群的职业和就业状况。调查在毕业五年后进行。首部分对受访者的教育和工作经历进行了探究，询问他们在毕业之后是否参与了与工作相关的培训、职业指导，或是否进修了额外的专业资格或高等教育学位。进一步的问题涉及雇主数量、独立就业合同和办公地点的数量，以及受访者是否曾是企业家、个体经营者或自由职业者，以及这些状态维持了多久，或他们是否因家庭休假而离开了劳动力市场。调查还考察了失业期间、就业障碍（例如，缺乏经验、特定领域的劳动市场挑战性状况、性别因素）以及毕业时的就业状况。对于毕业时未就业的受访者，调查了他们找到第一份工作所需的时间。对毕业后的第一份工作的特征也进行了调查，包括合同类型、雇主类型和工作类型。受访者还被询问第一份工作是否需要学术学位，是否与其资格相符，以及他们在多大程度上能够运用在大学期间获得的知识和技能。下一部分聚焦于受访者的当前就业状况，问题涵盖了主要雇主的类型、工作类型、月收入、是否能够运用在大学期间获得的知识和技能、工作是否与其教育水平相符，如果不相符，为什么他们接受这份工作。受访者还被呈现了一系列与工作相关的陈述（例如，“我的工作很有趣”、“我工作太多”、“我的合同不稳定”），并要求他们多大程度上同意这些陈述。对于签订短期合同的受访者，调查了他们合同为何为短期合同。调查还探究了受访者对他们学位和学习的满意度。问题涉及从职业角度对学位的满意度，某些技能和专业知识在受访者当前工作中的重要性，以及他们的学习在多大程度上发展了这些技能。所提及的技能包括但不限于他们领域的理论或实践知识、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、所就读的大学以及有关学位的信息（研究领域、获得学位所需的学分、学位水平）。