Gallup-Purdue Index Report focuses on career service centers

A new Gallup-Purdue Index Report, which has been featured nationwide, offers insights into how students use and benefit from career service centers.

Of the more than 11,000 interviews with U.S. adults age 18 and older with at least a bachelor's degree, only 16 percent said their visit to career services was very helpful.

The full report can be found here. A Gallup blog discussing the report can be found here.

Since 2014, Gallup has partnered with Purdue to identify the critical undergraduate experiences that are related to positive outcomes for graduates.

National media stories featuring the report include:

* Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/12/16/why-are-so-many-students-failing-to-find-good-jobs-after-college/?utm_term=.e0aed805bb0e

* Wall Street Journal: http://www.wsj.com/articles/college-career-offices-boost-job-prospects-alumni-gifts-1481605260

* The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/12/colleges-really-need-to-rethink-the-career-advice-they-deliver/510647/

* USA Today: http://college.usatoday.com/2016/12/14/is-your-college-a-good-place-for-minority-students-to-study-most-students-say-yes/

* Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-college-jobs-20161229-story.html

* NPR: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/12/15/505005019/getting-good-career-advice-will-make-your-college-experience-better

* Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-university-career-services-0101-biz-20161229-story.html

* Miami Herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/workplace/article124225839.html

* Kansas City Star: http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/workplace/article124225839.html

* Charlotte Observer: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/national-business/article124225839.html

* Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/12/13/only-17-percent-recent-graduates-say-career-centers-are-very-helpful

* Hechinger Report: http://hechingerreport.org/new-poll-college-grads-unhappy-with-the-career-services-theyre-getting/

* EdSurge: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-12-14-college-career-services-aren-t-cutting-it-in-the-exit-era