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Co-op Employer Benefits
Employer Evaluation of Benefits of Participation 2007-08

 

5-point scale: 1=Poor; 2=Marginal; 3=Satisfactory; 4=Good; 5=Excellent                           n=762
  1 2 3 4 5 N/A 3+4+5% 4+5
Provided motivated and enthusiastic employees 0.8% 0.0% 6.3% 32.3% 60.6% 0 99.2 92.9
Provided productive employees who earned their way 0.8% 1.6% 8.7% 40.2% 48.0% 2.4% 97.7 88.0
Benefits overall to your company 0.8% 0.8% 9.4% 30.5% 54.7% 0.8% 94.6 85.2
Proved valuable in evaluating students as potential regular full-time employees 0.8% 0.8% 9.5% 23.8% 58.7% 6.3% 92.0 82.5
Assisted in completing one-time projects 0.0% 0.0% 10.2% 36.2% 44.1% 9.4% 90.3 80.1
Provided positive interactions with the university 1.6% 2.3% 10.9% 40.6% 38.3% 4.0% 89.8 78.9
Brought new ideas and viewpoints to the workplace 0.0% 2.4% 20.6% 46.0% 28.6% 2.4% 95.2 74.6
Reduced time spent in developing a selection pool of candidates 0.8% 3.9% 10.2% 35.2% 39.1% 9.5% 84.5 74.3
Reduced the cost of recruiting and hiring entry-level professionals 0.0% 2.3% 10.2% 25.0% 46.1% 15.7% 81.3 71.1
Provided a means to give back to the community 0.8% 3.9% 16.4% 32.0% 36.7% 8.7% 85.1 68.7
Proved helpful in making your organization better known at UCF 0.8% 6.3% 22.7% 27.3% 32.8% 8.7% 82.8 60.1
Assisted in recruiting and hiring culturally diverse employees 0.0% 3.9% 21.1% 30.5% 28.1% 15.1% 79.7 58.6
Reduced the cost of training new hires 0.3% 3.9% 23.4% 34.4% 23.4% 13.4% 81.2 57.8
Helped to hire people with special skills 1.6% 2.3% 23.4% 28.9% 28.9% 14.2% 81.2 57.8
Created a source of inspiration for current employees to continue their education 2.3% 9.4% 19.5% 26.6% 29.7% 11.1% 75.8 56.3