One-page snapshots of your graduate outcomes data can be a great tool with a variety of use cases. As you’re exploring your graduate outcomes data within Graduate Insights, it’s important to share the data with different stakeholders. By creating one-page snapshots of your graduate outcomes data, you can highlight the successes of your graduates in an easy-to-understand format for both internal and external stakeholders.
Internal Stakeholders
For stakeholders across campus and across multiple offices and units, snapshots can be a great internal document that…
Create buy-in as you introduce the platform to staff and faculty on campus
Encourages folks to login to the platform and explore the data
Showcases the power of Steppingblocks data to faculty and staff
Encourages faculty and staff to leverage the data for their own unique needs
Makes the plethora of data housed within the platform less daunting, and more accessible to staff and faculty across campus
External Stakeholders
Snapshots are also a great external tool, and can be used to…
Showcase alumni outcomes to prospective students and families to drive enrollment and recruitment of students
Spark conversation with your university’s top employers and to continue to build connections with those who hire your graduates
Enhance advising and other conversations with current students, to show them where their degree can lead them
And many more!
We have seen great success from our partners that currently utilize this strategy, and develop their own one-page snapshot reports for their own internal and external goals and strategies. We highly recommend exploring the data, and creating snapshots to share on your campus!
To Create Your Own Snapshot (8.5 x 11) (Click here to watch the how-to video)
Use our Graduate Insights Report by College/Program Canva template. Click here to view the template, then click “File” and “Make a Copy.” From here, you’ll be brought to a new tab with your own version of the template that you can begin editing.
In the template, write in the name of your school/college/program in the “Name of College” section. (For example: School of Business). You can also insert your school’s logo where the corresponding box is located.
Filter your data to match the school/college/program that you’re hoping to highlight. In both the Graduate Outcomes and Graduate Explorer dashboards, click the blue “Add filter” button in the top right corner. Click “Colleges” and/or “Majors” to check off the box next to the program you’re looking to highlight, then click “submit” at the bottom. Note: if you switch between the Graduate Outcomes and Graduate Explorer dashboards to retrieve your data, you’ll need to re-submit the filter.
Insert the number of alumni. You can view the number of alumni in Graduate Insights by clicking either the Graduate Outcomes or Graduate Explorer dashboards. You should be able to view the number of alumni in the top right corner or in one of the figures that accompany the interactive map.
Add your top states. In the Graduate Outcomes dashboard, you can see your top 3 states listed next to the interactive map. You will also see the percentage of graduates that live in each state, enter these numbers into the graph on the template with each corresponding state.
Insert your average salary. In either the Graduate Outcomes or Graduate Explorer dashboard, you will see your graduates’ average salary in the figures that accompany the interactive map.
Add your top employers. In either dashboard, you can view the top 5 employers in the “Employers” column below the map.
Insert your top industries. In the Graduate Explorer Dashboard, you can view the top industries in the “Industry” column that is second from the left under the map.
Add your top job titles. In either dashboard, you can view your top job titles in the “Job Titles” column under the interactive map.
Insert your top skills. In the Graduate Explorer dashboard, you can see the top skills in the far-right column under the interactive map.
Create a Key Insights Infographic Snapshot (Click here to watch the how-to video)
Use our Key Insights Canva Template. Click here to view the template, then click “File” and “Make a Copy.” From here, you’ll be brought to a new tab with your own version of the template that you can begin editing.
Insert your school’s logo in the photo box.
If you’re looking to create an infographic for a specific program or college, filter your data to match the school/college/program that you’re hoping to highlight. In both the Graduate Outcomes and Graduate Explorer dashboards, click the blue “Add filter” button in the top right corner. Click “Colleges” and/or “Majors” to check off the box next to the program you’re looking to highlight, then click “submit” at the bottom. Note: if you switch between the Graduate Outcomes and Graduate Explorer dashboards to retrieve your data, you’ll need to re-submit the filter.
If you’re looking to create an infographic for your entire institution, you can skip this step.
Add your top states. In the Graduate Outcomes dashboard, you can see your top 5 states listed next to the interactive map.
Insert your top majors. You can view your top majors in the Graduate Outcomes dashboard by scrolling down to view the first column on the left hand side under the interactive map.
Add your top employers. In Graduate Outcomes, you can view the top 5 employers in the middle “Employers” column below the map.
Insert the top 5 trending employers by navigating to the “Employer Trends” tab in the Graduate Outcomes dashboard. Scroll down to view “Top Employer Trends”, and then click “Trending Up” in the top right-hand corner of the section to view your top trending employers.
Insert your top skills. In the Graduate Explorer dashboard, you can see the top skills in the far-right column under the interactive map.
Insert your average salary. In the Graduate Explorer dashboard, you will see your graduates’ average salary in the figures that are to the right of the interactive map.
Add your number of veteran alumni. You can view the veteran alumni in the Graduate Explorer dashboard to the right of the interactive map.
Insert your number of alumni with master's and doctorate degrees. You can view alumni with advanced degrees in the Graduate Explorer dashboard to the right of the interactive map.
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