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Selected cohort:

survey year: 2022
years since graduation: 1
degree programme level (aggregation of degree programme type): first-level
degree programme type: first-level degree programme (post-Bologna process reform)
University: Torino
Faculty/Department/School: Management (Dip.)
broad field of study: Economics, Law and Social Sciences
field of study: Economics
degree classification: Economics and management (L-18, 17)
degree programme (post-Bologna process reform): economia e gestione aziendale - business & management (L-18)
employment status at graduation : all
enrolment in a second-level degree programme: all


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1. Survey population Selected cohort
Number of graduates sort 188
Number of interviewees sort 127
Response rate on total graduates  sort 67.6
Response rate on contactable graduates  sort 70.9
Gender (%) 
Male sort 54.8
Female sort 45.2
Age at graduation (average, in years)  sort 23.1
Graduation mark (average, out of 110)  sort 98.8
Duration of studies (average, in years)  sort 3.1
Graduation delay index  sort 0.04
2a. Attendance of a 2nd-level degree programme Selected cohort
Enrolment in another degree programme after 1st-level degree (%) 
Enrolled in a 2nd-level degree programme  sort 59.8
Currently enrolled sort 58.3
Enrolled in a 1st-level degree programme  sort 1.6
Currently enrolled sort 1.6
Never enrolled in a 1st/2nd-level degree programme sort 38.6
Reasons for not enrolling in another degree programme (%) 
Work-related reasons  sort 40.8
Lack of a degree programme within the preferred disciplinary area sort 4.1
Economic reasons sort -
Interested in other kinds of post-degree studies sort 42.9
Not interested because of other reasons sort 6.1
Personal reasons sort 2.0
Other reasons  sort 4.1
Reasons for enrolling in a 2nd-level degree programme (%)   
To improve personal culture sort 34.2
To have more opportunities to find a job sort 43.4
Because it is necessary for finding a job sort 10.5
Because they looked for a job but they haven't found one sort 1.3
To improve the conditions at the current job sort 10.5
With regard to the 1st-level degree programme, the 2nd-level degree programme: (%) 
Is a natural continuation sort 67.1
Is not a natural continuation, but it belongs to the same disciplinary area sort 26.3
Belongs to a different disciplinary area sort 6.6
The same university where the 1st-level degree was earned (%) sort 44.6
Satisfaction with the 2nd-level degree programme (average, range 1-10) sort 8.8
2b. Post-degree studies Selected cohort
Have taken part in at least one post-degree educational activity (%)  sort 40.9
Post-degree studies: concluded/still ongoing (% per activity) 
Unpaid voluntary cooperation sort 1.6
Internship sort 2.4
Postgraduate school sort -
1st-level academic master sort 13.4
Other type of academic master sort 8.7
Internship in a company sort 28.3
Vocational training course sort -
Activity financed by a scholarship sort 0.8
3. Employment status Selected cohort
Employment and training opportunities (%)   
Working and not attending a 2nd-level degree programme sort 22.8
Working and attending a 2nd-level degree programme sort 7.1
Not working and attending a 2nd-level degree programme sort 51.2
Not working, not attending a 2nd-level degree programme and not looking for a job sort 14.2
Not working, not attending a 2nd-level degree programme but looking for a job sort 4.7
Employment status (%)   
Working sort 29.9
Not working and not looking for a job sort 55.9
Not working but looking for a job sort 14.2
Percentage of graduates who are not looking for a job but are attending a degree programme or are involved in an educational activity   sort 47.2
Post-degree working experiences (%) 
Not working but have worked after graduation sort 12.6
Have never worked after graduation sort 57.5
Employment rate  
Male sort 40.6
Female sort 37.9
Total sort 39.4
Unemployment rate  sort 7.4
4. Entry in the labour market Selected cohort
Number of employed graduates  sort 38
Employed graduates: employment status at graduation (%) 
Continuing in the job held prior to graduation sort 31.6
Not continuing the job held before graduation sort 7.9
Started working after graduation sort 60.5
Employed graduates: average time (in months) to enter the labour market  
Time between graduation and the search for the first job sort 1.9
Time between the start of the search for the first job and finding one sort 1.4
Time between graduation and finding the first job sort 3.3
5. Current job characteristics Selected cohort
Occupation (%)  
Entrepreneurs, legislators and top management sort 5.4
Jobs requiring a high level of specialisation sort 29.7
Jobs requiring technical specialisation sort 24.3
Clerical jobs sort 27.0
Other jobs  sort 13.5
Type of work (%) 
Self-employment  sort 10.5
Permanent contract   sort 31.6
Fixed-term contract sort 23.7
Research grant sort -
Training contract  sort 18.4
Other type of contract  sort 10.5
Without a contract sort 5.3
Smart working incidence (%)  sort 50.0
Part-time incidence (%) sort 21.1
Number of weekly working hours (average)    sort 38.7
6. Company characteristics Selected cohort
Company sector (%) 
Public sort 2.6
Private sort 97.4
Not-for-profit sort -
Company branch (%) 
Agriculture sort 5.3
Engineering industries and precision engineering industries sort 7.9
Building industry   sort 2.6
Chemistry/Energy   sort -
Manufacturing industry   sort 15.8
Total for industry sort 26.3
Commerce   sort 21.1
Credit and insurance sort 7.9
Transport, advertising and communications   sort 13.2
Consulting   sort 13.2
Computer science sort 7.9
Other services for companies sort -
Public administration, armed forces sort 2.6
Education and research   sort -
Public health sort -
Other services   sort -
Total for services sort 65.8
Work geographic area (%) 
North-West sort 63.2
North-East sort -
Centre sort 7.9
South sort 5.3
Isles sort -
Abroad sort 21.1
7. Salary Selected cohort
Average monthly net salary (in euro)   
Male sort 1,620
Female sort 1,509
Total sort 1,573
8. Need for and use of a degree in the current job Selected cohort
Graduates who continue in the job started before graduation: they noticed an improvement in their job thanks to the degree (%) sort 50.0
Graduates who continue in the job started before graduation and who noticed an improvement in their job thanks to the degree: kind of improvement (%) 
Financial sort -
Professional status sort 33.3
Functions sort -
Professional skills sort 66.7
Any other aspect sort -
Applicability of skills acquired through the degree programme (%) 
Highly applicable sort 47.4
Limited applicability sort 36.8
Not applicable sort 15.8
Usefulness of the education acquired during the university experience (%) 
Very useful sort 47.4
Not very useful sort 36.8
Not useful at all sort 15.8
Degree required to obtain the current job (%) 
Required by law sort 18.4
Not required by law, but necessary sort 34.2
Not required by law, but useful sort 28.9
Neither required by law, nor useful sort 18.4
9. Degree effectiveness and satisfaction with the current job Selected cohort
Effectiveness of the degree for the current job (%)   
Very effective/effective sort 52.6
Fairly effective sort 26.3
Not very effective/ineffective sort 21.1
Satisfaction with the current job (average, range 1-10) sort 8.1
Employed graduates looking for a job (%) sort 18.4
3. Employment status Selected cohort
Employment and training opportunities (%)   
Working and not attending a 2nd-level degree programme sort 27.6
Working and attending a 2nd-level degree programme sort 11.8
Not working and attending a 2nd-level degree programme sort 46.5
Not working, not attending a 2nd-level degree programme and not looking for a job sort 10.2
Not working, not attending a 2nd-level degree programme but looking for a job sort 3.9
Employment rate  
Male sort 40.6
Female sort 37.9
Total sort 39.4
Percentage of graduates who are not looking for a job but are attending a degree programme or are involved in an educational activity   sort 43.3
Post-degree working experiences (%)  
Not working but have worked after graduation sort 13.4
Have never worked after graduation sort 47.2
Job search (%)  
Not working and not looking for a job sort 49.6
Not working but looking for a job sort 11.0
Unemployment rate  sort 7.4
4. Entry in the labour market Selected cohort
Number of employed graduates sort 50
Employed graduates: employment status at graduation (%) 
Continuing in the job held prior to graduation sort 24.0
Not continuing the job held before graduation sort 8.0
Started working after graduation sort 68.0
Employed graduates: average time (in months) to enter the labour market  
Time between graduation and the search for the first job sort 2.6
Time between the start of the search for the first job and finding one sort 2.0
Time between graduation and finding the first job sort 4.6
5. Current job characteristics Selected cohort
Occupation (%)  
Entrepreneurs and top management sort 4.1
Jobs requiring a high level of specialisation sort 22.4
Jobs requiring technical specialisation sort 18.4
Clerical jobs sort 20.4
Other jobs  sort 10.2
Other  sort 24.5
Type of work (%) 
Self-employment  sort 8.0
Permanent contract   sort 24.0
Fixed-term contract sort 18.0
Scholarship or study or research grant  sort -
Training contract  sort 38.0
Other type of contract  sort 8.0
Without a contract sort 4.0
Smart working incidence (%)  sort 46.0
Part-time incidence (%) sort 18.0
Number of weekly working hours (average)    sort 39.0
6. Company characteristics Selected cohort
Company sector (%) 
Public sort 2.0
Private sort 98.0
Not-for-profit sort -
Company branch (%) 
Agriculture sort 4.0
Engineering industries and precision engineering industries sort 6.0
Building industry   sort 2.0
Chemistry/Energy   sort -
Manufacturing industry   sort 16.0
Total for industry sort 24.0
Commerce   sort 18.0
Credit and insurance sort 12.0
Transport, advertising and communications   sort 14.0
Consulting   sort 16.0
Computer science sort 6.0
Other services for companies sort 2.0
Public administration, armed forces sort 2.0
Education and research   sort -
Public health sort -
Other services   sort -
Total for services sort 70.0
Work geographic area (%) 
North-West sort 64.0
North-East sort 2.0
Centre sort 8.0
South sort 4.0
Isles sort -
Abroad sort 20.0
7. Salary Selected cohort
Average monthly net salary (in euro)   
Male sort 1,446
Female sort 1,463
Total sort 1,453
8. Need for and use of a degree in the current job Selected cohort
Graduates who continue in the job started before graduation: they noticed an improvement in their job thanks to the degree (%) sort 50.0
Graduates who continue in the job started before graduation and who noticed an improvement in their job thanks to the degree: kind of improvement (%) 
Financial sort -
Professional status sort 33.3
Functions sort -
Professional skills sort 66.7
Any other aspect sort -
Applicability of skills acquired through the degree programme (%) 
Highly applicable sort 46.0
Limited applicability sort 42.0
Not applicable sort 12.0
Usefulness of the education acquired during the university experience (%) 
Very useful sort 52.0
Not very useful sort 36.0
Not useful at all sort 12.0
Degree required to obtain the current job (%) 
Required by law sort 20.0
Not required by law, but necessary sort 42.0
Not required by law, but useful sort 24.0
Neither required by law, nor useful sort 14.0
9. Degree effectiveness and satisfaction with the current job Selected cohort
Effectiveness of the degree for the current job (%)   
Very effective/effective sort 52.0
Fairly effective sort 32.0
Not very effective/ineffective sort 16.0
Satisfaction with the current job (average, range 1-10) sort 8.0
Employed graduates looking for a job (%) sort 22.0