The statistic shows resources to which millennials state they turn to/would turn to in order to get information about the industries that they may want to work in as of 2012 in the United States. 44 percent of those surveyed stated that they refer to websites relating to job possibilities in order to find information on industries that may interest them.
To which of the following resources, if any, do/would you look to for information about industries that you might want to work in?
Resources
Share of respondents
Websites that are about job possibilities
44%
Websites that are specific to that industry
42%
Websites of specific employers
44%
Social media sites
29%
Friends/family
56%
Magazines/newspapers
27%
Career guidance centers
25%
Teachers/professors
25%
Television
18%
Other
8%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2ResourcesShare of respondents44%44%42%42%44%44%29%29%56%56%27%27%25%25%25%25%18%18%8%8%Websites that are about job possibilitiesWebsites that are specific to that industryWebsites of specific employersSocial media sitesFriends/familyMagazines/newspapersCareer guidance centersTeachers/professorsTelevisionOther
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%
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The question posed 'When considering a job that you would want, what are the 3 most important attributes which you considers? (Please select up to 3 responses).
Millennial generation = 643 Students = 224; Note that students are a sub-set of millennials.
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The Institutes. (February 6, 2012). To which of the following resources, if any, do/would you look to for information about industries that you might want to work in? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282461/information-resources-on-potential-industries-for-work/
The Institutes. "To which of the following resources, if any, do/would you look to for information about industries that you might want to work in?." Chart. February 6, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282461/information-resources-on-potential-industries-for-work/
The Institutes. (2012). To which of the following resources, if any, do/would you look to for information about industries that you might want to work in?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282461/information-resources-on-potential-industries-for-work/
The Institutes. "To Which of The following Resources, If Any, Do/Would You Look to for Information about Industries That You Might Want to Work In?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282461/information-resources-on-potential-industries-for-work/
The Institutes, To which of the following resources, if any, do/would you look to for information about industries that you might want to work in? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282461/information-resources-on-potential-industries-for-work/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
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