We at Campus News get A LOT of press releases from various companies trying to reach our audience. Our favorites are what we call “factoids.” These are mostly anecdotal surveys higher education companies do to attract attention. They often are interesting, though. Here are some recent ones we’ve gathered:
Scared of Gen Z
It’s no secret that Gen Z gets a lot of hate when it comes to the workplace, so we wanted to find out how their teachers and professors feel about working with this generation and how prepared they believe their students are for the workforce.
In September, Intelligent.com surveyed 228 current high school teachers and college professors.
Key findings:
- 1 in 3 educators who have taught for 11+ years say Gen Z is more difficult to work with
- Half are worried about being called out by Gen Z for saying the wrong thing
- 50% of educators say their Gen Z students have complained that their class is too hard
- 1 in 3 educators say their Gen Z students are unprepared for the workforce; work ethic tops reasons why
Not Worth It, But Go Anyway
A recent New York Times article covered Americans’ declining faith in the value of college, and recent polls have shown that Americans’ opinions of higher education have dropped over the past decade.
To get a better understanding of how valuable Americans think college is today, in September, Intelligent.com surveyed 1,201 Americans.
Key findings:
- 27% of Americans say college today isn’t worth it
- Republicans, student loans holders are more likely than counterparts to say it’s not worth it
- 1 in 8 advanced degree holders say the level of education they achieved was not worthwhile
- 91% of parents with children under 18 want their child to go to college
- 69% of parents who feel college isn’t worth it still want their own child to go
Would Rather Not Work
Amid continuing economic uncertainty in America, attitudes toward the traditional “9-5” have changed, with the percentage of full-time workers who believe independent work is more secure than traditional work increasing significantly in the four year period between 2018-2021.
As a result, 8 in 10 Americans report high levels of financial anxiety and almost two-fifths are now interested in diversifying their income streams.2,3 With this in mind, trading experts at FOREX.com commissioned us to survey 2,300 American citizens to identify investment patterns and assess if Americans would prefer to invest rather than work full-time.
Key findings:
- Two-thirds of Americans surveyed would prefer to generate income through investments rather than traditional employment (66.8%)
- Real estate is the most popular investment choice among Americans and continues to outrank cryptocurrency
- In 32 states, cryptocurrency investments have surpassed the number of investors in traditional bonds
- Arkansas, Rhode Island, and West Virginia were the only states where a preference for having a job outweighed investment
- 72% of New Yorkers would prefer to invest than work full time, this is the same percentage as the bordering state, New Jersey
- The most vital criteria for job seeking after college, networking and connections ranked first (46%), followed by internship experience (33%).
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