Study title

Tampere University Graduates of Years 2021-2022: Employment Survey 2022

Dataset ID Number

FSD3795

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3795
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3795

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Tampere University. University Services

Abstract

The survey of Tampere University graduates collects information on issues related to employment and education. The survey covers the job situation and skills needed for the job, work-life skills acquired through studies and factors that influenced employment.

Respondents were first asked about their current work situation. Respondents were also asked how well the job corresponded with their education. Respondents were asked to rate the importance of a number of different skills and knowledge in their current job. Next, respondents were asked to rate the extent to which university education developed these work skills. Respondents were also asked about sustainability knowledge and its relevance to their current job. In the next section, respondents were asked to rate the extent to which different factors, such as the combination of subjects in their degree, had contributed positively to getting a job. They were also asked to assess the reasons for their difficulties in finding a job. At the end of the questionnaire, respondents were asked whether they had received any information or support on employment prior to graduation.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, faculty and work-related variables such as type of employment, employer sector and occupational status.

Keywords

career development; employment; graduates; higher education institutions; labour force; occupational life; occupational qualifications; tertiary education; transition from school to work

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Employment Surveys of Tampere University Graduates

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• Tampere University. University Services

Time Period Covered

2021 – 2022

Collection Dates

2022-11-07 – 2022-11-28

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons who graduated from the Tampere University in the academic year 2021-22 with a Master's degree, a Licentiate of Medicine degree or a Bachelor's degree that does not continue to a Master's degree

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

All graduates of the Tampere University in the academic year 2021-22 for whom a contact details was found were invited to participate in the survey. The invitation to participate was sent by email and SMS approximately one year after graduation, and 683 people responded. The survey was completed online using a Microsoft Forms.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

31

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

For anonymisation purposes, the original id, field of study, age and nationality of the respondent has been removed from the data and the degree programme has been categorized to faculty at FSD. For the same reason, open-ended variables and multiple-choice variable, where structured response options and open-ended responses were recorded in the same variable have been removed at FSD. In the multiple-choice background variables, the 'Other, please specify' open-ended responses have been coded as 'Muu'.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Tampere University: Tampere University Graduates of Years 2021-2022: Employment Survey 2022 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-10-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3795

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.