What Do Young Adults Want?

What are young adults looking for in their job search? Is their only concern high salaries? Or, are there other factors that influence what position they will accept? Are organizations meeting their needs? In a competitive labor market, simply offering higher salary may not be the most effective strategy to attract new talent. How employers present their companies to young adults could yield more success in attracting talent. This report attempts to answer these questions through information collected through a survey conducted by

You will learn in this report that the job characteristics young adults look for are fairly consistent across gender, ethnic affiliation, and academic major.

Read Important Characteristics of Early Career Jobs: What Do Young Adults Want? in full courtesy of Michigan State University and MonsterTRAK.