US – Graduates’ current work engagement linked to key college experiences

Decades of Gallup research have demonstrated that engaged employees are more productive, are less likely to be absent, have lower turnover, have fewer safety incidents and are more productive and profitable. And findings from the Gallup-Purdue Index — a study of more than 30,000 college graduates — reveal some surprising connections between the experiences students have in college and whether they are engaged in their work after college. Graduates who hit the mark on six key collegiate experiences identified in the Gallup-Purdue Index — the “big six” — are about three times more likely to be engaged in their work compared with graduates who missed the mark on all six.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Many College Graduates Not Equipped for Workplace Success