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The Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) Campus Hire Salary Survey 2008

The 2008 CACEE Campus Hire Salary Survey is now available.  Employers who participated will receive a free copy; member purchase price is $100, non member purchase price is $500.  Order forms are available here: http://www.cacee.com/files/2008 CACEE Salary Survey Order Form.pdf

The CACEE Campus Hire Salary Survey – 2008 is a compilation of information regarding the post secondary recruitment practices of employers throughout Canada. The survey details the level of full-time and co-op/internship recruitment that occurred in the individual provinces of Canada during 2008 and the average salaries new graduates  received upon entering the workforce based on their degree and the job position they were about to enter. It also estimates the level of hiring and the anticipated change in starting salary levels for the 2009 recruiting season. Finally, the survey establishes a number of benchmarks for recruiting practices ranging from the branding activities that Canadian employers take on in order to make themselves known and attractive to potential graduating employees to developing an estimated cost per hire for filling the positions these recruits will take on.

The survey was conducted on-line from June 15, 2008 to August 15, 2008 and was open by invitation to employers throughout Canada. The survey was administered and survey results were analyzed on behalf of the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) of Bethlehem, PA. In total, 214 employers responded to the survey. Not all of the respondents wished to be identified. Those agreeing to be listed are detailed in the appendix.

The following are some of the major findings to be found in the body of the report.

• Post secondary recruitment for 2008 was concentrated in the provinces of Alberta and Ontario, which accounted for nearly 80 percent of all college hires reported in 2008.
• The vast majority of reported new graduate hires graduated with an Honours degree.
• Signing bonuses designed to attract new graduate hires are not a prominent aspect of Canadian post secondary recruitment, only 15 percent of employers offered signing bonuses to their new recruits.
• Even in the absence of signing bonuses Canadian employers had little difficulty in filling the vacancies they had available for new recruits.
• Only health services firms indicated a significant problem in filling the vacancies they had available.
• The expectations for the 2009 recruiting season are considerably lower than the overall hiring in 2008.