Employer Benefits - CO-OP
Employers Benefits from Participation in Co-op Partnerships
The following statistics from 2004-05 reflect employer benefits from participation in the UCF Co-op Program, taken from program evaluations completed by co-op employer HR managers and student supervisors once a year.
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Employer Benefits from Co-op Participation
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Satisfactory
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Good
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Excellent
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Total Excellent/Good
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Overall rating of the UCF Co-op Program
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5%
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41%
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54%
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95%
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Reduced the cost of recruiting and hiring entry level professionals
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8%
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37%
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55%
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92%
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Benefits overall of co-op to your company
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11%
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35%
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54%
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89%
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Met your student employment needs
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11%
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35%
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54%
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89%
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Proved valuable in evaluating students as potential regular full-time employees
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11%
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42%
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44%
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86%
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Assisted in completing one-time projects
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15%
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44%
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41%
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85%
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Responded in a timely manner to phone calls and requests for information/referrals
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16%
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24%
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60%
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84%
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Dealt with problems in a helpful manner
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16%
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33%
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51%
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84%
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Provided positive interactions with the university
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20%
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40%
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40%
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80%
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Referred students with qualifications you requested
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22%
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32%
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46%
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78%
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Helped to hire people with special skills
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20%
|
39%
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38%
|
77%
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Reduced the cost of training new hires
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22%
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32%
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43%
|
75%
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Assisted in recruiting culturally diverse employees
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32%
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33%
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32%
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65%
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