Study title

Employment Survey of Tampere University Postgraduates 2005

Alternative Title

Placement Survey of Tampere University Postgraduates 2005

Dataset ID Number

FSD2350

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2350

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Mäkinen, Jukka (University of Tampere. Career Services)

Abstract

The survey charted the employment situation and job placement of persons who had obtained a postgraduate degree from the University of Tampere in 2005. Study history, current employment situation, employment history between the graduate and the latest postgraduate degrees, and job searching methods were investigated.

They were asked to specify how long they had been in permanent, part-time or temporary employment, how long they had been self-employed, and also the duration of their studies and potential unemployment periods. The respondents were also asked about the employer sectors they had worked in, whether they had abstained from work because of postgraduate studies, how they had financed their postgraduate studies, and whether they had worked abroad. In relation to job searching, the respondents were asked how they had found their current job, which job searching methods they had used after receiving their postgraduate degrees, what kind of jobs they had applied for and where. They were also asked whether the postgraduate degree had enhanced or hindered their career opportunities, why they wished to pursue postgraduate studies, and whether they thought the postgraduate degree will benefit their careers.

Background variables included the respondent's gender and field of study.

Keywords

doctors; educational certificates; employment; employment opportunities; higher education institutions; job placement; labour force; licentiates; post-graduates; tertiary education; tertiary education

Topic Classification

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

Series

Employment Surveys of Tampere University Graduates

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• University of Tampere. Career Services

Time Period Covered

2007

Collection Dates

spring 2007 ( 2007 )

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons who obtained a postgraduate degree at the University of Tampere in 2005

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Data Sources

Background variables were obtained from the University of Tampere student register.

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The questionnaire was sent to all persons who had obtained a postgraduate degree at the University of Tampere in 2005 (in total 140 persons). The data were collected in the spring of 2007.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

63

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification, all open-ended responses were removed from the data with the exception of variables q22_2, q24_2, q23_2 and q28_2 charting the benefits of a postgraduate degree in the labour market and q30_2 and q25_5 charting job seeking plans. For the same reason, information about previous degrees was removed, and in the "field of study" variable, some smaller fields of study were categorised together with other fields. All remaining open-ended responses were anonymised so that respondents or third parties are not identifiable. Anonymisations were marked with [square brackets].

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Mäkinen, Jukka (University of Tampere): Employment Survey of Tampere University Postgraduates 2005 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-02-01). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2350

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Tampereen yliopistossa vuonna 2005 jatkotutkinnon suorittaneiden työelämään sijoittuminen (2007) [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. http://www.uta.fi/opiskelu/tyoelama/seurannat/tohtorit/index/jatkotutkinto2005.pdf [viitattu 18.11.2013].