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Preparing STEM Scholars for the Workforce

Survey Purpose

If you are in the private industry or government and involved in the hiring process of recent STEM graduates please take this brief survey and help us inform 2 and 4 year college students how to best prepare for entering the workforce.

We are looking for STEM industry employers to tell us what STEM students and their mentors should focus on for workforce preparation and how to establish internships.

This is a brief survey for identifying best practices to assist (2 and 4 year) collegiate STEM students entering the workforce. This work is going to an audience of National Science Foundation funded STEM Principal Investigator researchers and high achieving STEM students.

For any questions or suggestions please email aaasresearch@aaas.org

This survey on behalf of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Resource & Evaluation Center (REC).

If you are in the private industry or government and involved in the hiring process of recent STEM graduates please take this brief survey and help us inform 2 and 4 year college students how to best prepare for entering the workforce.

This is a brief survey for identifying best practices to assist (2 and 4 year) upcoming graduating collegiate STEM students entering the workforce. This work is going to an audience of National Science Foundation funded STEM Principal Investigator researchers and the high achieving STEM students.

For any questions or suggestions please email aaasresearch@aaas.org

This survey on behalf of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Resource & Evaluation Center (REC).

1. Please identify your position for your most recent hiring experience.

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

2. Please identify your organization's employment sector.

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

3. What STEM discipline(s) does your organization typically hire for? (check all that apply):

4. How much do you agree with the following being challenges for STEM students to entering the workforce:

Space Cell	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree	Not applicable
Confidence or a Sense of Belonging	Confidence or a Sense of Belonging: Strongly disagree	Confidence or a Sense of Belonging: Disagree	Confidence or a Sense of Belonging: Neutral	Confidence or a Sense of Belonging: Agree	Confidence or a Sense of Belonging: Strongly agree	Confidence or a Sense of Belonging: Not applicable
Motivation	Motivation: Strongly disagree	Motivation: Disagree	Motivation: Neutral	Motivation: Agree	Motivation: Strongly agree	Motivation: Not applicable
Technical skills (job related)	Technical skills (job related): Strongly disagree	Technical skills (job related): Disagree	Technical skills (job related): Neutral	Technical skills (job related): Agree	Technical skills (job related): Strongly agree	Technical skills (job related): Not applicable
Writing skills	Writing skills: Strongly disagree	Writing skills: Disagree	Writing skills: Neutral	Writing skills: Agree	Writing skills: Strongly agree	Writing skills: Not applicable
Verbal communication skills	Verbal communication skills: Strongly disagree	Verbal communication skills: Disagree	Verbal communication skills: Neutral	Verbal communication skills: Agree	Verbal communication skills: Strongly agree	Verbal communication skills: Not applicable
Soft skills (e.g., creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking)	Soft skills (e.g., creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking): Strongly disagree	Soft skills (e.g., creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking): Disagree	Soft skills (e.g., creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking): Neutral	Soft skills (e.g., creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking): Agree	Soft skills (e.g., creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking): Strongly agree	Soft skills (e.g., creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking): Not applicable
Other	Other: Strongly disagree	Other: Disagree	Other: Neutral	Other: Agree	Other: Strongly agree	Other: Not applicable

Please describe your "Other" selection.

5. What is the best method for a STEM department to establish an internship program with an organization similar to yours?

6. Do you have any additional or unique recommendations for STEM students for the following institutional and/or individual characteristics (check all that apply)?

First generation student
Low-Income background
Two-Year College
Rural location
MSI college/university (e.g., Historically Black Colleges & Universities, Hispanic Serving institutions, Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions, etc.)
Not Applicable

Please describe the recommendations.

7. Is there anything you would like to communicate to STEM university/college faculty members or STEM students regarding preparing and/or finding employment within the STEM industry?

8. Would you like to share information about your organization's internship/externship programs or other opportunities for STEM scholars from S-STEM? that information here.This information will be presented in a written report for award recipients of the National Science Foundation's S-STEM program. An example report from 2023 can be found on AAAS' S-STEM REC website.

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