PDF 2012 Year in Review - Jobs in Higher Education

2012 Year in Review

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2012 Year In Review

Introduction

Message from HigherEdJobs President and Co-Founder......................................................... 2

Site Statistics

Website Traffic............................................................................................................................ 3

Job Postings................................................................................................................................ 3

Institutions Using HigherEdJobs.............................................................................................. 4

Unlimited Posting Subscribers................................................................................................... 4

Registered Employers................................................................................................................ 5

Job Seeker Accounts................................................................................................................... 5

Survey Results

Employer Survey: Key Findings..............................................................................................6-8

User Survey: Key Findings....................................................................................................9-10

User Demographics................................................................................................................... 11

Higher Ed Experience.......................................................................................................... 11

Highest Degree..................................................................................................................... 11

Career Track.........................................................................................................................12

Gender..................................................................................................................................12

Race/Ethnicity.....................................................................................................................12

New Additions From 2012

Social Media Consulting............................................................................................................13

Webinars....................................................................................................................................13

R¨¦sum¨¦/CV Upload...................................................................................................................14

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2012 Year In Review

SITE STATISTICS

SURVEY RESULTS

NEW ADDITIONS

Introduction

To our customers,

From all of us at HigherEdJobs, we¡¯d like to thank you again for using our service to attract the very best higher

education faculty and administrators. HigherEdJobs was fortunate to enjoy yet another record-breaking year in

2012. We surpassed many milestones last year, including:

? 100,000 Jobs Posted - For the first time in company history, HigherEdJobs surpassed 100,000 new jobs

posted for a calendar year. At any given time, we now list around 20,000 jobs from colleges and universities

across the U.S. and around the world.

? 5,300+ Colleges and Universities ¨C Over 5,300 colleges and universities recruited with HigherEdJobs

during 2012, smashing our previous record of 4,700. Whether you are one of the thousands who have

recruited with HigherEdJobs for years or if you are new to our service, it is our honor to serve you.

? 98.9% Would Recommend HigherEdJobs ¨C I¡¯d have to say one of more gratifying moments of 2012

was seeing that 98.9% of the respondents to our customer survey would ¡°recommend HigherEdJobs to a

colleague who needed to advertise a higher education job opening.¡± We work hard to make HigherEdJobs

not only your most effective recruitment tool but your favorite company to work with. Seeing this sort of

response from you, our customers, makes all the effort worthwhile.

As great as 2012 was, however, it¡¯s time for us to roll up our sleeves, get to work, and make sure 2013 is our best

year yet. We have big things in store for 2013 to help make HigherEdJobs even more effective. An overwhelming

majority of the respondents to our 2012 customer survey (see pages 6-12) indicated that, compared to other

sources, HigherEdJobs attracted the best candidates, provided the best value, was the easiest to use, and provided

the best customer service. As gratifying as that was, however, we remain committed to improving HigherEdJobs

and making it even better.

Best wishes for a meaningful and productive 2013!

Sincerely,

John Ikenberry, Ph.D.

President and Co-Founder

HigherEdJobs

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INTRODUCTION

SURVEY RESULTS

NEW ADDITIONS

Site Statistics

Website Traffic

1,200,000

Unique Visitors Per Month

For the second straight year, HigherEdJobs

averaged over 1 million unique monthly

visitors, including nine months in 2012 which

exceeded that benchmark. We averaged

1,020,702 unique monthly visitors in 2012, an

increase of 18,827 compared to 2011. In two

years, we have increased the average monthly

visitors by 35 percent. In addition, 15 of

the top 18 busiest traffic days in site history

occurred during 2012.

1,000,000

800,000

600,000

400,000

200,000

0

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Job Postings

120,000

100,000

Job Postings

HigherEdJobs received a total of 117,411 job

postings during 2012. That¡¯s up 20 percent

from 2011, 48 percent from 2010, and 112

percent from 2009. The number of jobs posted

to HigherEdJobs has even increased over prerecessionary levels, up 73 percent since 2008.

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

0

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INTRODUCTION

SURVEY RESULTS

NEW ADDITIONS

Site Statistics

Institutions Using HigherEdJobs

6,000

5,000

Institutions

The number of institutions posting with HigherEdJobs

continues to rise. The 5,374 institutions that posted

with HigherEdJobs in 2012 was a 14 percent increase

compared to the 4,715 institutions in 2011.

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Unlimited Posting Subscribers

Over 1,100 colleges and universities are now subscribed to the HigherEdJobs Unlimited Posting Plan. During

2012, we added 100 new institutions to this plan and the 98 percent renewal rate was the best year on record. The

average renewal rate for the last eight years is 96 percent.

Among the subscribed colleges and universities, 64.7 percent offer advanced degrees and 58.2 percent are public

institutions.

Type of Institution

Highest Degree Offered

Private, 41.8%

Public, 58.2%

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Doctorate, 37.5%

Associate, 24.2%

Master's, 27.2%

Bachelor's, 11.1%

2012 Year In Review

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