Convocation 2013: job prospects strong for iSchool graduates, survey finds

Students who pursue a graduate degree at the University of Toronto iSchool to upgrade or acquire skills to enhance their career are seeing results when they enter the job market, a new survey finds. To get a better understanding of graduates' employment success, the iSchool Career Office conducted an employment survey last summer to see how recent alumni fare in the workforce after graduation. Results show that nearly 90 per cent of graduates had secured a job before graduation, or within six months, and in fields they described as closely or somewhat closely related to their studies. The survey was emailed to those who graduated in 2009, 2010, and June 2011 with a Master of Information (MI), Master of Museum Studies (MMSt), or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The time period covered focused on the alumni's employment status 12 months after graduation. Approximately 40 per cent completed the employment survey; 43 per cent from the MI program and 34 per cent from the MMSt program. The Career Office is now using the collected statistics and feedback to enhance its services to students and graduates.