This graph shows recent university graduates responses to a survey question about the value of their first job out of university for their desired career path. 36 percent of survey respondents said that their first job out of university offered them a stepping stone to the career path that they wanted.
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (May 10, 2012). University graduates' views on the value of their first job for their career path in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/235217/relevance-of-first-job-to-career-path-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "University graduates' views on the value of their first job for their career path in the United States in 2012." Chart. May 10, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/235217/relevance-of-first-job-to-career-path-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2012). University graduates' views on the value of their first job for their career path in the United States in 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/235217/relevance-of-first-job-to-career-path-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "University Graduates' Views on The Value of Their First Job for Their Career Path in The United States in 2012." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 May 2012, /statistics/235217/relevance-of-first-job-to-career-path-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, University graduates' views on the value of their first job for their career path in the United States in 2012 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235217/relevance-of-first-job-to-career-path-in-the-us/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
University graduates' views on the value of their first job for their career path in the United States in 2012 [Graph], John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, May 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235217/relevance-of-first-job-to-career-path-in-the-us/
