Ready to Launch report

Posted by Campus Philly on June 5, 2017

Campus Philly, the only talent partner that provides Philadelphia businesses with access to thousands of students and recent graduates from local colleges and universities, hosted its Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 1. At this meeting, the organized released the results of Ready to Launch, a study of over 1,000 current college students. The survey statistics and analysis were discussed and shared by David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation, and Valerie Smith, President of Swarthmore College.

“To be effective in connecting college students with opportunities in Philadelphia, Campus Philly needs to hear from these students,” said Deborah Diamond, President of Campus Philly. “Our Ready to Launch study has given us great insight into students’ appetite for working in Greater Philadelphia after college. We’re eager to share that insight with the employers we work with and the Greater Philadelphia economic development community.”

A few key statistics from the Ready to Launch report state that 67% of college students say they will stay in Philadelphia for some time after graduation and 52% of college seniors feel that they have better job opportunities in Philadelphia as opposed to elsewhere.

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