2020 Student Exit Survey Results for the Public Service by Question 16. Including your current student work term, please provide the total number of student work terms you have worked in the federal public service.

The results of the 2020 Student Exit Survey are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. The results have been grouped by summing the responses to the two most positive or two least negative answers and summing the responses to the two least positive or two most negative answers in the response scale. These grouped responses, Most positive/Least negative answers and Least positive/Most negative answers, are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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2. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the application process for your current student job. a. It was easy to get information about the student employment program/process.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	33	41	9	10	3	1	2	77	14	1655
2020	2 student work terms	31	42	12	8	2	1	4	76	11	1073
2020	3 student work terms	29	42	10	10	3	1	5	76	14	567
2020	4 student work terms	30	39	11	10	3	1	7	74	14	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	29	36	10	13	4	1	8	72	18	475
2019	1 student work term	24	45	13	13	3	1	2	70	16	3313
2019	2 student work terms	27	41	12	13	4	1	3	70	18	1082
2019	3 student work terms	29	36	11	16	3	0	5	68	20	592
2019	4 student work terms	23	43	11	15	3	1	4	69	19	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	23	38	13	14	4	1	6	66	20	452
2018	1 student work term	23	43	13	14	3	1	2	68	18	3650
2018	2 student work terms	24	43	12	13	4	1	3	70	17	1272
2018	3 student work terms	25	42	11	16	2	1	3	70	19	573
2018	4 student work terms	27	39	12	13	3	0	5	70	18	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	23	39	12	13	4	1	7	68	19	495
2017	1 student work term	20	46	13	13	3	1	3	70	17	2925
2017	2 student work terms	20	45	11	12	4	2	5	70	18	906
2017	3 student work terms	21	42	13	13	5	1	6	68	19	472
2017	4 student work terms	24	42	12	14	4	2	3	69	18	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	22	42	9	18	4	1	3	67	23	437

2. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the application process for your current student job. b. The application process was clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	46	36	7	6	2	0	2	85	8	1647
2020	2 student work terms	44	37	6	5	2	0	5	86	8	1067
2020	3 student work terms	45	36	8	5	1	0	5	85	6	567
2020	4 student work terms	38	38	8	8	2	0	6	81	10	461
2020	5 or more student work terms	37	37	7	6	3	0	8	82	10	473
2019	1 student work term	39	39	8	10	3	0	1	79	13	3304
2019	2 student work terms	37	41	7	8	3	0	3	81	12	1078
2019	3 student work terms	36	41	8	8	2	0	4	80	11	590
2019	4 student work terms	33	43	7	9	3	0	6	80	13	432
2019	5 or more student work terms	30	38	10	13	2	1	6	73	16	450
2018	1 student work term	37	40	9	10	2	0	2	78	13	3638
2018	2 student work terms	36	40	8	9	3	1	3	79	13	1272
2018	3 student work terms	37	39	8	11	2	0	4	79	13	572
2018	4 student work terms	37	38	7	10	3	0	5	78	14	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	31	37	8	13	3	1	7	73	18	492
2017	1 student work term	35	42	8	10	3	0	2	78	13	2915
2017	2 student work terms	30	41	8	11	4	1	5	75	16	901
2017	3 student work terms	30	38	10	12	4	1	5	72	17	471
2017	4 student work terms	33	37	9	12	3	1	3	74	17	436
2017	5 or more student work terms	28	38	9	17	5	0	3	68	23	435

2. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the application process for your current student job. c. I was provided with sufficient information about the job prior to applying for the position.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	32	36	11	13	6	2	70	19	1651
2020	2 student work terms	34	34	12	12	6	3	70	18	1070
2020	3 student work terms	33	35	11	10	5	5	72	16	566
2020	4 student work terms	26	33	12	13	10	7	63	25	461
2020	5 or more student work terms	29	32	11	12	8	8	66	22	476
2019	1 student work term	20	33	13	20	11	2	55	32	3313
2019	2 student work terms	24	31	13	20	9	4	56	30	1081
2019	3 student work terms	26	32	11	19	7	5	61	27	593
2019	4 student work terms	23	34	11	16	10	5	60	28	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	21	26	16	21	10	6	50	32	449
2018	1 student work term	21	33	14	19	11	2	55	31	3647
2018	2 student work terms	23	35	13	16	9	4	60	26	1275
2018	3 student work terms	23	33	12	19	9	3	59	29	572
2018	4 student work terms	25	32	12	17	10	4	59	28	445
2018	5 or more student work terms	21	31	11	18	12	7	56	32	494

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? a. Gaining work experience in my field of study
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	69	15	8	4	3	0	2	85	7	1658
2020	2 student work terms	64	15	9	5	5	0	2	80	11	1070
2020	3 student work terms	60	16	10	5	6	0	2	78	11	565
2020	4 student work terms	53	23	11	5	5	1	2	78	10	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	58	19	10	4	6	0	2	79	11	475
2019	1 student work term	67	17	7	3	4	0	2	86	7	3325
2019	2 student work terms	67	17	7	3	3	0	2	86	6	1083
2019	3 student work terms	64	20	7	3	4	0	2	85	7	595
2019	4 student work terms	65	21	5	3	5	0	1	87	8	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	58	19	10	4	7	0	2	79	11	453
2018	1 student work term	65	18	7	3	4	0	2	85	8	3652
2018	2 student work terms	59	21	7	4	5	0	3	83	10	1274
2018	3 student work terms	60	22	7	3	6	0	2	84	9	571
2018	4 student work terms	62	20	6	5	5	0	2	84	10	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	57	21	7	3	8	0	4	81	11	495

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? b. Job location
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	29	30	22	11	6	2	60	18	1649
2020	2 student work terms	36	28	20	9	4	2	66	14	1068
2020	3 student work terms	39	27	18	8	4	4	69	13	564
2020	4 student work terms	36	36	15	6	5	2	73	11	461
2020	5 or more student work terms	41	30	17	5	6	0	71	11	476
2019	1 student work term	34	40	14	6	5	0	75	11	3312
2019	2 student work terms	40	37	13	5	5	0	77	10	1081
2019	3 student work terms	42	38	12	5	2	0	81	7	592
2019	4 student work terms	44	38	9	5	3	0	83	8	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	45	36	12	4	3	0	81	8	452
2018	1 student work term	35	40	15	6	5	0	75	11	3645
2018	2 student work terms	40	37	11	6	4	1	78	11	1266
2018	3 student work terms	39	41	10	5	4	1	80	9	572
2018	4 student work terms	42	38	12	5	3	0	80	8	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	44	36	12	4	4	0	81	8	493

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? c. Establishing contacts and networking opportunities for future work in the federal public service
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	51	26	14	6	2	0	0	77	8	1657
2020	2 student work terms	53	25	11	6	4	0	1	78	10	1070
2020	3 student work terms	49	26	14	7	3	0	1	76	10	567
2020	4 student work terms	48	29	12	7	4	0	0	77	11	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	55	24	11	5	3	1	0	80	9	476
2019	1 student work term	53	30	10	4	3	0	0	84	6	3316
2019	2 student work terms	52	31	11	3	2	0	0	83	6	1078
2019	3 student work terms	53	32	7	5	2	0	1	86	7	595
2019	4 student work terms	57	29	8	3	2	0	1	87	6	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	52	34	8	3	2	0	1	86	5	452
2018	1 student work term	55	29	10	3	2	0	0	85	5	3647
2018	2 student work terms	52	33	8	4	3	0	1	85	7	1271
2018	3 student work terms	53	29	9	3	5	0	0	83	8	570
2018	4 student work terms	53	32	8	4	3	0	0	85	7	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	53	30	12	3	3	0	0	83	5	496

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? d. Timing of the job offer
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	40	32	16	7	3	1	2	73	10	1657
2020	2 student work terms	44	31	14	6	4	1	1	76	10	1071
2020	3 student work terms	46	30	12	6	3	0	3	78	9	567
2020	4 student work terms	42	31	16	6	1	1	2	75	8	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	45	29	14	5	3	1	3	77	8	475
2019	1 student work term	47	33	13	3	2	0	1	81	5	3312
2019	2 student work terms	49	31	13	3	3	0	1	81	6	1082
2019	3 student work terms	52	33	8	3	3	0	2	86	5	594
2019	4 student work terms	53	30	10	2	2	0	3	86	4	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	49	28	13	4	3	0	2	79	7	452
2018	1 student work term	46	34	13	3	3	0	1	81	6	3647
2018	2 student work terms	46	32	14	3	3	0	2	79	6	1273
2018	3 student work terms	49	32	11	3	3	0	1	82	6	570
2018	4 student work terms	48	34	13	2	2	0	1	83	4	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	49	33	10	3	3	0	2	84	6	496

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? e. Salary
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	19	29	29	15	8	1	48	23	1650
2020	2 student work terms	24	32	25	13	5	0	57	18	1070
2020	3 student work terms	28	34	22	11	4	1	63	15	565
2020	4 student work terms	26	35	21	11	6	0	61	17	461
2020	5 or more student work terms	33	32	22	8	4	1	66	12	475
2019	1 student work term	28	40	20	6	5	1	69	11	3305
2019	2 student work terms	29	42	20	5	4	0	71	9	1084
2019	3 student work terms	35	41	15	6	2	1	77	8	591
2019	4 student work terms	36	43	12	5	3	0	80	8	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	42	39	12	3	3	2	82	6	451
2018	1 student work term	25	41	21	7	5	1	67	12	3639
2018	2 student work terms	30	42	18	6	4	1	72	10	1267
2018	3 student work terms	33	40	20	4	2	0	73	6	568
2018	4 student work terms	35	42	15	4	3	1	77	7	440
2018	5 or more student work terms	38	37	14	6	4	1	77	9	493

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? f. No other job offers at the time
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	10	11	15	13	26	3	21	27	52	1641
2020	2 student work terms	11	9	14	13	23	3	25	29	51	1057
2020	3 student work terms	9	9	14	16	24	2	27	25	56	561
2020	4 student work terms	10	10	17	15	20	3	26	27	49	458
2020	5 or more student work terms	11	10	15	13	23	2	26	28	50	472
2019	1 student work term	11	15	22	8	19	1	23	34	36	3257
2019	2 student work terms	10	16	22	9	20	1	22	34	38	1072
2019	3 student work terms	10	15	20	10	18	1	26	34	38	586
2019	4 student work terms	10	14	23	9	19	0	26	32	37	427
2019	5 or more student work terms	10	14	25	5	20	1	25	32	34	443
2018	1 student work term	10	15	23	9	19	2	22	32	38	3597
2018	2 student work terms	12	18	21	9	16	1	23	38	34	1248
2018	3 student work terms	9	17	24	8	21	1	20	33	36	564
2018	4 student work terms	10	15	25	7	20	1	22	32	35	439
2018	5 or more student work terms	10	15	21	9	20	1	24	34	39	489

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? g. Recommendations from other students working in the federal public service
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	12	18	18	12	16	2	22	39	37	1652
2020	2 student work terms	13	18	16	13	16	2	22	41	38	1068
2020	3 student work terms	11	17	16	11	18	3	25	39	39	564
2020	4 student work terms	11	18	14	15	17	2	23	39	42	460
2020	5 or more student work terms	11	19	13	9	19	1	27	42	39	471
2019	1 student work term	12	22	20	7	13	2	23	46	27	3307
2019	2 student work terms	12	19	22	7	14	2	24	42	28	1080
2019	3 student work terms	14	22	20	7	13	1	24	47	27	590
2019	4 student work terms	12	22	20	8	12	1	25	47	27	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	10	20	19	7	18	1	24	41	34	452
2018	1 student work term	12	22	21	8	13	1	24	45	28	3637
2018	2 student work terms	13	22	21	7	13	1	23	46	27	1267
2018	3 student work terms	12	21	20	7	16	1	24	43	31	570
2018	4 student work terms	12	22	21	8	13	1	24	44	28	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	12	22	19	7	16	1	23	45	30	494

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? h. Educational requirement (e.g., CO-OP, internship, etc.)
Survey year	Demographic	Very important (%)	Fairly important (%)	Somewhat important (%)	Slightly important (%)	Not at all important (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	27	18	10	7	15	2	21	58	28	1657
2020	2 student work terms	27	15	11	6	16	2	24	56	29	1070
2020	3 student work terms	19	14	12	8	18	2	27	47	36	566
2020	4 student work terms	17	14	11	6	18	1	31	46	37	461
2020	5 or more student work terms	14	13	9	7	20	1	35	43	43	472
2019	1 student work term	25	18	15	4	14	1	23	57	23	3315
2019	2 student work terms	28	18	14	3	12	1	24	62	19	1081
2019	3 student work terms	22	20	13	4	14	0	26	57	25	593
2019	4 student work terms	19	19	11	5	15	0	31	55	29	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	16	13	17	4	17	2	32	44	31	452
2018	1 student work term	23	17	15	4	14	1	24	54	25	3645
2018	2 student work terms	20	18	15	5	15	1	26	52	28	1274
2018	3 student work terms	23	18	13	3	16	1	26	57	26	570
2018	4 student work terms	19	17	15	3	15	1	31	51	26	445
2018	5 or more student work terms	14	15	16	4	15	1	35	46	30	493

4. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. c. The length of time between first being contacted about the job and the interview.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	59	24	8	5	1	0	2	85	6	1553
2020	2 student work terms	61	24	5	6	1	0	3	88	7	401
2020	3 student work terms	60	23	6	4	1	2	4	88	5	160
2020	4 student work terms	65	22	1	5	0	0	7	94	5	85
2020	5 or more student work terms	62	24	3	3	4	1	2	89	8	92
2019	1 student work term	54	27	7	7	2	0	3	84	9	3325
2019	2 student work terms	52	28	5	6	1	0	8	87	8	1085
2019	3 student work terms	51	25	6	6	2	1	10	85	8	595
2019	4 student work terms	47	27	7	6	1	2	10	84	8	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	42	25	7	7	3	0	16	80	12	453
2018	1 student work term	51	29	8	7	2	0	2	82	10	3651
2018	2 student work terms	50	25	7	6	2	0	9	83	9	1275
2018	3 student work terms	50	27	6	5	2	0	10	85	8	573
2018	4 student work terms	47	25	7	7	2	0	11	82	9	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	41	27	9	8	3	1	11	76	13	496
2017	1 student work term	52	28	8	7	2	0	3	82	10	2923
2017	2 student work terms	50	26	8	5	3	0	8	82	9	905
2017	3 student work terms	48	27	6	5	2	0	12	85	8	471
2017	4 student work terms	46	25	6	8	4	0	11	80	13	436
2017	5 or more student work terms	40	26	11	9	5	0	9	73	15	436

4. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. d. The length of time between the initial job offer and the start date.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	44	25	13	12	5	0	2	70	17	1552
2020	2 student work terms	50	23	10	13	3	0	1	74	16	402
2020	3 student work terms	47	25	6	14	4	1	3	75	19	159
2020	4 student work terms	52	25	7	9	7	0	0	76	16	85
2020	5 or more student work terms	50	30	3	10	5	0	1	81	15	92
2019	1 student work term	43	25	9	15	7	0	1	69	23	3319
2019	2 student work terms	48	24	7	11	6	0	3	75	18	1084
2019	3 student work terms	48	27	6	11	4	0	4	78	15	594
2019	4 student work terms	46	24	8	13	5	1	4	73	19	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	41	24	8	13	5	1	8	72	20	451

4. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. e. The amount of information I was provided about the job prior to accepting the position.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	33	37	15	11	3	0	0	71	14	1551
2020	2 student work terms	37	37	12	11	2	0	0	75	13	401
2020	3 student work terms	38	35	11	11	3	1	1	75	14	160
2020	4 student work terms	39	29	11	16	5	0	0	68	21	85
2020	5 or more student work terms	49	27	12	9	3	0	0	76	12	92
2019	1 student work term	24	35	15	20	7	0	0	58	27	3318
2019	2 student work terms	28	35	13	18	4	0	1	64	23	1081
2019	3 student work terms	29	34	13	17	4	0	3	65	22	595
2019	4 student work terms	27	36	12	17	4	0	3	65	22	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	22	31	16	19	5	0	7	58	25	451
2018	1 student work term	26	34	14	20	6	0	0	60	25	3652
2018	2 student work terms	29	34	13	18	4	0	3	65	22	1273
2018	3 student work terms	30	34	10	17	6	0	3	66	23	573
2018	4 student work terms	28	34	11	19	3	0	4	65	24	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	21	37	14	16	6	0	6	62	23	494
2017	1 student work term	25	36	13	19	7	0	0	61	25	2924
2017	2 student work terms	28	35	14	16	5	0	2	64	21	904
2017	3 student work terms	25	39	12	14	5	0	4	67	20	472
2017	4 student work terms	25	38	16	13	5	0	4	66	18	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	27	31	16	16	5	0	5	61	22	436

4. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. f. The extent to which the interviewer made me feel at ease during the interview.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	74	19	5	1	0	0	1	94	1	1552
2020	2 student work terms	69	23	4	1	0	1	1	94	2	402
2020	3 student work terms	75	16	4	2	1	1	2	94	3	160
2020	4 student work terms	76	19	2	0	0	0	2	98	0	84
2020	5 or more student work terms	78	16	1	2	1	1	0	96	3	92
2019	1 student work term	66	23	6	2	1	0	3	91	2	3318
2019	2 student work terms	63	20	6	1	0	0	9	91	2	1079
2019	3 student work terms	62	20	5	2	0	0	11	92	2	592
2019	4 student work terms	59	23	6	2	1	1	10	91	3	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	52	24	6	2	0	1	15	90	2	451
2018	1 student work term	68	22	5	2	1	0	2	92	2	3648
2018	2 student work terms	59	23	6	2	0	0	9	91	3	1272
2018	3 student work terms	58	22	6	2	1	0	11	91	3	571
2018	4 student work terms	62	18	5	1	0	0	13	92	2	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	52	26	7	4	1	0	11	87	5	494
2017	1 student work term	71	20	5	1	1	0	3	93	2	2923
2017	2 student work terms	65	20	5	1	0	0	8	93	2	901
2017	3 student work terms	60	21	6	1	0	0	12	92	1	471
2017	4 student work terms	64	17	7	1	1	0	10	91	2	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	59	22	7	2	0	0	10	90	3	434

4. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement. g. Overall, I was satisfied with the way in which the interview process was conducted.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	68	27	3	2	0	0	1	96	2	1554
2020	2 student work terms	66	28	1	1	0	0	1	97	2	402
2020	3 student work terms	66	27	3	1	1	0	2	95	3	160
2020	4 student work terms	71	24	1	2	0	0	2	96	2	85
2020	5 or more student work terms	64	26	4	3	0	1	1	92	3	92

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Onboarding and orientation

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. b. The welcome I received from my supervisor/manager (either virtually or in person).
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	78	17	2	3	0	0	95	3	1553
2020	2 student work terms	75	18	4	2	0	0	93	2	416
2020	3 student work terms	77	16	2	3	1	1	94	4	171
2020	4 student work terms	74	22	1	2	1	0	95	3	88
2020	5 or more student work terms	80	14	1	1	4	0	94	5	98
2019	1 student work term	74	18	4	3	1	0	92	4	3310
2019	2 student work terms	73	19	4	2	1	1	93	3	1083
2019	3 student work terms	69	22	4	3	1	1	92	4	593
2019	4 student work terms	67	17	7	5	2	1	85	8	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	62	20	6	5	2	5	86	7	452
2018	1 student work term	76	17	4	2	1	0	93	4	3641
2018	2 student work terms	73	18	4	3	2	1	91	5	1272
2018	3 student work terms	71	17	6	3	2	1	90	5	569
2018	4 student work terms	72	18	4	3	0	3	92	4	440
2018	5 or more student work terms	62	21	7	5	3	2	85	8	493
2017	1 student work term	77	16	4	2	1	0	93	3	2916
2017	2 student work terms	77	17	3	1	2	0	94	3	904
2017	3 student work terms	74	19	3	3	1	0	93	4	467
2017	4 student work terms	70	20	5	2	1	2	92	3	435
2017	5 or more student work terms	68	19	5	5	1	2	89	6	434

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. c. The welcome I received from my colleagues in my work unit (either virtually or in person).
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	69	20	5	3	1	2	91	3	1550
2020	2 student work terms	68	21	6	2	1	1	91	3	416
2020	3 student work terms	68	20	6	4	1	1	89	4	170
2020	4 student work terms	69	25	3	1	0	1	95	1	88
2020	5 or more student work terms	66	26	6	1	1	0	92	2	98
2019	1 student work term	71	21	5	3	1	0	92	4	3309
2019	2 student work terms	71	21	4	3	0	1	92	3	1081
2019	3 student work terms	67	22	6	3	2	1	90	4	595
2019	4 student work terms	63	23	7	3	2	1	87	5	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	59	23	7	4	1	5	87	6	450
2018	1 student work term	73	20	4	2	1	0	93	3	3640
2018	2 student work terms	70	21	5	2	2	0	91	4	1274
2018	3 student work terms	71	18	6	2	2	1	90	4	573
2018	4 student work terms	71	18	5	2	1	2	91	3	441
2018	5 or more student work terms	62	23	7	5	2	2	86	7	495
2017	1 student work term	76	17	4	2	1	0	94	3	2922
2017	2 student work terms	76	17	4	2	1	0	93	3	904
2017	3 student work terms	73	20	3	3	0	0	93	4	471
2017	4 student work terms	66	22	6	3	1	1	89	5	433
2017	5 or more student work terms	66	22	5	4	2	2	90	6	434

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. d. Being provided with the necessary materials and equipment to do my work when I started my student job.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	54	26	7	9	3	1	81	12	1615
2020	2 student work terms	55	26	6	9	4	0	81	13	431
2020	3 student work terms	45	35	7	9	3	1	81	12	179
2020	4 student work terms	53	31	5	9	2	0	84	11	97
2020	5 or more student work terms	58	23	7	7	5	1	81	12	102

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. e. Having access to my department’s/agency’s Information Technology (IT) infrastructure necessary to do my work when I first started my student job (e.g. access to systems, networks, software).
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	42	29	10	11	5	2	73	17	1614
2020	2 student work terms	50	25	8	11	6	0	75	17	431
2020	3 student work terms	41	27	10	16	6	0	68	22	178
2020	4 student work terms	46	26	7	10	9	1	73	20	96
2020	5 or more student work terms	40	30	8	11	10	1	71	21	100

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. f. The overall orientation I received about the work I would be doing.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	45	35	9	8	3	0	80	11	1616
2020	2 student work terms	48	30	11	10	2	0	78	11	431
2020	3 student work terms	40	38	8	10	3	0	79	13	177
2020	4 student work terms	45	30	8	10	5	1	76	16	97
2020	5 or more student work terms	45	37	8	6	4	0	82	10	102
2019	1 student work term	38	33	11	12	5	0	71	17	3318
2019	2 student work terms	38	34	12	11	4	1	73	15	1083
2019	3 student work terms	37	30	13	14	4	3	68	18	593
2019	4 student work terms	34	32	11	15	5	2	69	20	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	32	30	16	12	6	5	64	19	453
2018	1 student work term	38	34	11	12	5	0	71	17	3645
2018	2 student work terms	36	33	14	10	5	2	70	16	1272
2018	3 student work terms	33	36	12	11	6	2	70	18	570
2018	4 student work terms	35	34	12	13	4	2	70	18	441
2018	5 or more student work terms	31	31	12	13	8	4	65	22	495
2017	1 student work term	45	31	10	10	4	0	76	14	2920
2017	2 student work terms	45	32	11	7	4	1	77	11	902
2017	3 student work terms	38	34	11	11	4	3	74	15	472
2017	4 student work terms	36	32	10	12	6	3	70	19	436
2017	5 or more student work terms	39	30	9	12	6	4	71	19	435

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. g. The overall orientation I received about my organization.
Survey year	Demographic	Very satisfied (%)	Somewhat satisfied (%)	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%)	Somewhat dissatisfied (%)	Very dissatisfied (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	48	33	10	5	2	0	0	82	8	1617
2020	2 student work terms	53	28	11	5	1	0	0	82	7	432
2020	3 student work terms	42	37	10	5	4	0	1	80	10	179
2020	4 student work terms	47	32	5	6	7	0	2	81	14	97
2020	5 or more student work terms	42	34	14	6	1	0	3	79	7	102
2019	1 student work term	41	34	13	8	3	0	1	76	11	3320
2019	2 student work terms	39	34	13	8	4	0	2	75	11	1084
2019	3 student work terms	36	33	13	11	3	0	3	71	15	594
2019	4 student work terms	32	33	13	13	5	0	3	67	19	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	31	31	14	12	5	0	7	66	19	451
2018	1 student work term	40	35	13	8	3	0	0	75	12	3650
2018	2 student work terms	38	35	13	8	4	0	2	75	12	1273
2018	3 student work terms	34	39	12	9	4	0	2	74	13	573
2018	4 student work terms	37	32	13	10	5	0	4	71	15	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	31	32	16	10	5	1	5	67	16	495
2017	1 student work term	41	34	13	8	3	0	0	75	11	2923
2017	2 student work terms	38	36	13	8	3	0	1	75	12	903
2017	3 student work terms	35	31	14	11	5	0	4	69	17	472
2017	4 student work terms	34	30	14	12	6	0	3	66	19	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	32	34	11	13	6	0	4	68	20	436

6. Did your manager or supervisor make you aware of orientation or student events offered by your organization or other organizations?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Don't know (%)	not applicable (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	70	16	9	5	1659
2020	2 student work terms	66	18	9	7	1072
2020	3 student work terms	63	21	7	9	565
2020	4 student work terms	64	22	6	8	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	61	26	4	9	476

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Work experience

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. a. Throughout my student job, I was provided with the necessary materials and equipment to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	64	26	3	5	1	90	6	1658
2020	2 student work terms	66	25	3	4	2	91	6	1069
2020	3 student work terms	66	25	4	4	2	91	5	567
2020	4 student work terms	63	26	4	5	2	89	7	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	63	25	3	5	4	88	8	475

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. b. I was generally made to feel part of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	71	21	4	2	1	1	92	3	1656
2020	2 student work terms	74	18	4	3	2	0	91	5	1072
2020	3 student work terms	74	20	2	2	1	0	95	4	566
2020	4 student work terms	73	21	3	3	1	0	94	4	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	71	20	3	3	3	0	91	5	474
2019	1 student work term	74	19	4	3	1	0	93	4	3317
2019	2 student work terms	74	18	4	2	1	0	92	3	1083
2019	3 student work terms	71	21	3	3	1	0	93	4	595
2019	4 student work terms	69	20	5	4	2	0	89	6	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	61	27	4	6	3	0	88	9	451
2018	1 student work term	74	19	3	3	1	0	93	4	3647
2018	2 student work terms	74	19	3	2	1	0	93	4	1272
2018	3 student work terms	71	19	4	4	1	0	91	5	570
2018	4 student work terms	72	19	3	4	1	0	91	6	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	61	25	5	5	4	0	86	9	493
2017	1 student work term	75	19	3	2	1	0	94	3	2920
2017	2 student work terms	78	17	2	2	1	0	95	3	903
2017	3 student work terms	73	20	3	3	1	0	94	3	469
2017	4 student work terms	70	20	4	4	1	0	90	6	435
2017	5 or more student work terms	66	22	5	5	2	0	88	7	435

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. c. My supervisor/manager was available for meetings or consultations.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	80	14	3	2	1	1	95	3	1650
2020	2 student work terms	79	15	3	2	1	0	94	3	1067
2020	3 student work terms	78	16	3	2	2	0	94	3	564
2020	4 student work terms	77	17	3	2	2	0	94	3	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	73	19	4	3	1	1	92	4	475
2019	1 student work term	73	19	3	3	1	0	93	4	3315
2019	2 student work terms	73	20	4	2	1	1	93	3	1082
2019	3 student work terms	71	21	3	3	1	1	93	4	594
2019	4 student work terms	69	19	5	4	1	0	89	6	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	65	24	5	4	2	0	89	6	452
2018	1 student work term	72	20	4	3	1	0	92	4	3637
2018	2 student work terms	72	19	4	4	2	0	91	5	1271
2018	3 student work terms	69	22	4	4	2	1	91	5	570
2018	4 student work terms	73	19	3	4	1	0	92	5	442
2018	5 or more student work terms	63	22	7	5	3	0	85	8	493
2017	1 student work term	74	19	3	2	1	0	93	4	2920
2017	2 student work terms	74	17	4	4	1	0	92	5	903
2017	3 student work terms	72	17	4	4	2	1	90	6	472
2017	4 student work terms	71	20	3	4	2	0	91	6	435
2017	5 or more student work terms	67	22	4	4	3	0	89	6	435

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. d. I attended regularly scheduled staff or team meetings.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	76	11	3	2	2	5	92	4	1655
2020	2 student work terms	75	13	4	2	2	4	92	4	1069
2020	3 student work terms	71	15	4	3	2	5	90	6	563
2020	4 student work terms	76	13	3	3	2	4	93	4	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	72	16	4	2	2	4	91	4	476
2019	1 student work term	69	16	5	3	3	5	89	6	3323
2019	2 student work terms	67	17	5	4	2	4	88	7	1079
2019	3 student work terms	65	18	4	4	4	6	88	8	594
2019	4 student work terms	66	17	5	5	4	3	85	9	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	64	19	5	5	3	4	87	8	452
2018	1 student work term	65	16	6	4	4	6	86	8	3650
2018	2 student work terms	63	18	5	5	4	6	85	9	1270
2018	3 student work terms	61	17	7	5	4	6	83	9	571
2018	4 student work terms	67	18	3	5	4	3	88	9	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	61	21	4	5	4	5	86	10	494
2017	1 student work term	66	15	5	4	3	7	87	7	2924
2017	2 student work terms	65	17	4	2	4	7	89	7	904
2017	3 student work terms	68	14	5	3	3	7	88	6	469
2017	4 student work terms	62	17	7	4	4	5	84	8	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	61	18	6	6	4	5	83	11	435

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. e. Lines of authority and reporting relationships were made clear to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	59	26	7	5	2	1	1	87	7	1649
2020	2 student work terms	61	26	5	4	3	0	1	88	7	1071
2020	3 student work terms	63	25	5	4	2	1	0	89	6	564
2020	4 student work terms	65	23	4	5	2	0	1	89	7	461
2020	5 or more student work terms	61	25	5	5	2	0	1	87	7	475
2019	1 student work term	53	30	7	6	2	1	1	84	8	3314
2019	2 student work terms	54	30	7	6	2	0	0	85	9	1080
2019	3 student work terms	51	29	8	9	2	0	0	81	11	592
2019	4 student work terms	53	26	7	9	3	0	0	80	13	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	51	25	12	6	4	0	1	78	10	451
2018	1 student work term	51	29	9	8	2	1	1	81	10	3644
2018	2 student work terms	54	30	6	7	2	0	0	85	9	1272
2018	3 student work terms	54	31	6	5	4	1	0	86	8	572
2018	4 student work terms	55	30	5	7	2	0	0	86	9	441
2018	5 or more student work terms	47	32	9	8	4	0	0	79	12	494
2017	1 student work term	58	27	7	6	2	1	1	86	7	2913
2017	2 student work terms	56	28	6	7	2	0	1	85	8	906
2017	3 student work terms	55	27	9	7	1	0	1	82	9	469
2017	4 student work terms	52	29	6	7	3	1	1	83	10	435
2017	5 or more student work terms	54	28	9	6	2	0	0	83	9	437

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. f. I knew how my work contributed to the achievement of my team's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	63	25	6	4	2	1	1	89	5	1652
2020	2 student work terms	66	22	7	3	1	1	0	89	4	1069
2020	3 student work terms	63	27	5	3	2	0	0	90	5	564
2020	4 student work terms	66	21	7	4	1	0	1	88	5	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	64	24	5	3	3	0	0	89	6	474

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. g. I felt my work made a contribution to my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	59	29	7	4	2	0	1	88	5	1654
2020	2 student work terms	65	24	6	3	2	0	0	89	5	1068
2020	3 student work terms	62	25	7	4	2	0	0	87	6	567
2020	4 student work terms	65	23	6	6	1	0	0	88	7	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	59	29	5	2	3	0	0	89	6	476
2019	1 student work term	56	31	7	4	2	0	0	87	6	3318
2019	2 student work terms	59	30	5	4	2	0	0	89	6	1082
2019	3 student work terms	60	29	5	4	2	0	0	89	7	594
2019	4 student work terms	61	26	5	6	2	1	0	88	8	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	56	26	8	6	3	0	0	83	9	451
2018	1 student work term	58	30	6	4	2	0	0	88	6	3645
2018	2 student work terms	59	28	6	4	2	0	0	88	6	1273
2018	3 student work terms	61	25	6	5	4	0	0	86	8	571
2018	4 student work terms	63	25	7	4	2	0	0	88	6	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	58	28	7	3	4	0	0	86	7	492
2017	1 student work term	63	26	5	3	2	0	0	89	6	2918
2017	2 student work terms	64	27	4	2	2	0	0	91	4	902
2017	3 student work terms	63	28	4	4	1	0	0	91	5	472
2017	4 student work terms	64	25	6	3	2	0	0	89	5	435
2017	5 or more student work terms	61	26	6	5	2	0	0	87	6	435

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. h. I was encouraged to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	64	25	7	2	1	0	0	90	4	1658
2020	2 student work terms	62	26	7	2	1	0	0	89	4	1071
2020	3 student work terms	62	25	8	3	1	0	0	88	4	567
2020	4 student work terms	61	29	7	3	0	0	0	89	4	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	58	25	8	5	3	1	1	84	8	475
2019	1 student work term	57	25	10	4	2	0	0	83	7	3315
2019	2 student work terms	58	25	10	4	1	0	1	84	6	1085
2019	3 student work terms	57	26	11	4	2	0	0	83	6	595
2019	4 student work terms	59	21	10	5	3	1	0	81	9	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	54	25	11	6	3	0	1	79	9	453
2018	1 student work term	58	25	10	5	2	0	1	83	7	3646
2018	2 student work terms	60	24	9	4	2	0	1	85	7	1272
2018	3 student work terms	58	23	8	7	3	0	0	82	10	571
2018	4 student work terms	63	22	7	5	3	0	1	85	8	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	55	25	9	7	4	0	0	80	11	494
2017	1 student work term	62	22	9	4	2	0	0	85	6	2923
2017	2 student work terms	61	25	8	4	2	0	0	86	6	906
2017	3 student work terms	62	22	9	4	1	0	1	85	6	472
2017	4 student work terms	61	20	10	6	2	1	0	82	8	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	56	22	11	7	3	0	0	78	11	436

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. i. I was given meaningful work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	54	30	8	5	2	85	7	1659
2020	2 student work terms	56	29	7	5	2	85	8	1069
2020	3 student work terms	56	29	7	5	3	85	9	565
2020	4 student work terms	55	28	8	7	2	83	9	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	54	28	9	6	3	82	8	476
2019	1 student work term	51	29	10	7	4	80	11	3320
2019	2 student work terms	52	28	11	6	4	80	10	1086
2019	3 student work terms	54	28	7	7	4	81	11	592
2019	4 student work terms	53	29	7	7	5	81	12	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	48	23	14	9	6	72	14	452
2018	1 student work term	51	28	9	7	4	80	11	3646
2018	2 student work terms	52	28	10	6	5	80	10	1271
2018	3 student work terms	47	30	10	7	6	77	13	572
2018	4 student work terms	55	28	7	6	3	83	10	442
2018	5 or more student work terms	48	26	11	9	7	74	16	494

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. j. I was given interesting tasks.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	51	31	9	6	2	0	83	8	1658
2020	2 student work terms	49	31	10	6	4	0	80	10	1069
2020	3 student work terms	51	29	9	8	4	0	80	12	566
2020	4 student work terms	50	30	10	7	3	0	80	10	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	48	30	11	6	4	0	78	10	474
2019	1 student work term	45	30	11	8	5	0	75	13	3315
2019	2 student work terms	48	28	11	9	4	0	76	13	1083
2019	3 student work terms	48	30	10	7	5	0	79	12	592
2019	4 student work terms	45	31	9	9	6	0	77	14	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	41	31	12	9	7	0	73	15	453
2018	1 student work term	47	28	11	9	5	0	76	14	3641
2018	2 student work terms	48	30	10	7	4	0	78	12	1271
2018	3 student work terms	42	30	13	9	6	0	72	15	572
2018	4 student work terms	50	29	7	9	5	0	79	14	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	45	23	12	12	7	0	69	19	494
2017	1 student work term	50	28	10	7	5	0	78	12	2920
2017	2 student work terms	47	31	10	7	5	0	78	12	902
2017	3 student work terms	49	28	10	7	6	0	77	13	472
2017	4 student work terms	48	25	15	7	5	1	73	12	434
2017	5 or more student work terms	44	30	11	10	6	0	74	16	437

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. k. My job was a good fit with my interests.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	48	30	12	7	2	0	79	9	1656
2020	2 student work terms	43	32	14	7	4	0	76	10	1072
2020	3 student work terms	46	30	12	7	5	0	76	12	564
2020	4 student work terms	44	31	13	8	4	0	75	12	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	44	31	14	7	4	0	75	11	475
2019	1 student work term	39	31	14	10	6	0	70	16	3319
2019	2 student work terms	42	28	14	10	5	0	71	15	1082
2019	3 student work terms	45	27	15	8	4	0	72	13	590
2019	4 student work terms	43	30	12	9	6	0	73	15	433
2019	5 or more student work terms	40	28	13	10	9	0	69	18	452
2018	1 student work term	42	28	14	10	5	0	70	15	3631
2018	2 student work terms	44	29	14	8	5	0	73	13	1271
2018	3 student work terms	42	27	16	9	6	0	69	15	572
2018	4 student work terms	47	30	12	8	3	0	77	11	441
2018	5 or more student work terms	41	27	14	10	9	0	68	18	493
2017	1 student work term	45	31	12	8	5	0	76	12	2915
2017	2 student work terms	45	30	14	6	5	0	75	12	900
2017	3 student work terms	44	28	14	8	6	0	71	14	471
2017	4 student work terms	44	28	14	8	5	0	72	14	436
2017	5 or more student work terms	42	26	14	10	8	1	69	18	436

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. l. My job was a good fit with my skills.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	53	32	9	4	2	86	5	1650
2020	2 student work terms	52	30	10	4	3	83	7	1069
2020	3 student work terms	50	32	8	5	4	83	9	564
2020	4 student work terms	51	32	10	5	2	83	7	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	51	34	8	4	2	85	6	474
2019	1 student work term	46	32	12	6	4	78	10	3307
2019	2 student work terms	48	32	11	6	3	80	9	1078
2019	3 student work terms	51	31	10	5	3	82	7	591
2019	4 student work terms	52	28	9	7	3	81	10	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	47	31	10	7	5	78	12	449
2018	1 student work term	48	31	11	6	4	79	10	3634
2018	2 student work terms	49	31	10	6	4	80	10	1270
2018	3 student work terms	48	31	10	6	5	79	11	568
2018	4 student work terms	49	35	8	5	3	84	8	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	44	32	8	8	7	77	15	493

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. m. My job was a good fit with my field of study.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	48	27	12	7	4	0	1	76	12	1652
2020	2 student work terms	44	26	12	10	6	0	2	71	17	1066
2020	3 student work terms	41	27	11	8	10	0	2	70	19	564
2020	4 student work terms	42	26	10	11	8	0	3	70	20	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	42	30	10	9	8	0	1	73	17	475
2019	1 student work term	41	26	13	10	9	0	1	68	19	3310
2019	2 student work terms	43	25	11	11	9	0	1	69	20	1083
2019	3 student work terms	42	25	13	10	9	0	1	68	19	592
2019	4 student work terms	44	25	11	9	9	1	1	70	19	432
2019	5 or more student work terms	36	23	13	11	15	0	2	61	26	453
2018	1 student work term	39	24	14	11	9	0	2	65	21	3625
2018	2 student work terms	40	23	14	12	9	0	2	64	21	1269
2018	3 student work terms	38	25	14	11	11	0	1	65	21	569
2018	4 student work terms	43	25	13	11	7	0	2	68	18	441
2018	5 or more student work terms	38	24	14	10	13	0	1	63	23	494

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. n. Overall, I had a positive work experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	73	21	3	2	1	94	3	1658
2020	2 student work terms	69	22	5	3	2	91	4	1071
2020	3 student work terms	72	19	4	3	1	92	4	567
2020	4 student work terms	71	21	4	2	1	92	4	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	66	26	4	2	2	92	5	476
2019	1 student work term	65	25	5	3	2	90	5	3309
2019	2 student work terms	65	26	5	3	1	91	4	1083
2019	3 student work terms	63	28	5	2	1	91	4	588
2019	4 student work terms	63	24	7	4	2	88	5	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	56	28	10	3	3	84	6	450
2018	1 student work term	65	25	6	3	1	90	5	3635
2018	2 student work terms	64	27	4	3	2	92	5	1267
2018	3 student work terms	60	28	6	3	3	89	5	571
2018	4 student work terms	65	28	4	2	2	93	4	441
2018	5 or more student work terms	55	28	8	6	3	83	9	489
2017	1 student work term	69	22	5	2	1	92	4	2915
2017	2 student work terms	67	27	3	2	1	94	3	903
2017	3 student work terms	64	27	7	2	1	90	3	469
2017	4 student work terms	68	21	7	2	2	89	4	436
2017	5 or more student work terms	61	28	6	5	1	88	6	433

7o. Overall, the amount of work that I was assigned was…
Survey year	Demographic	Far too little (%)	Too little (%)	Sufficient (%)	Too much (%)	Far too much (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	3	17	76	2	0	1	1	77	23	1659
2020	2 student work terms	3	13	79	3	0	1	1	81	19	1071
2020	3 student work terms	3	13	77	5	1	0	1	78	22	566
2020	4 student work terms	2	14	78	5	1	1	1	79	21	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	3	13	76	5	1	1	1	78	22	476
2019	1 student work term	4	22	69	3	0	1	0	70	30	3325
2019	2 student work terms	4	18	72	4	1	1	1	73	27	1086
2019	3 student work terms	5	18	72	4	1	1	0	73	27	593
2019	4 student work terms	6	14	72	6	0	1	0	73	27	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	6	18	67	7	1	1	0	68	32	453
2018	1 student work term	6	20	70	3	0	1	1	71	29	3651
2018	2 student work terms	3	19	71	4	1	0	1	72	28	1274
2018	3 student work terms	6	18	71	3	1	1	1	72	28	573
2018	4 student work terms	4	14	75	6	2	0	0	75	25	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	7	16	67	7	1	1	1	68	32	496
2017	1 student work term	5	19	71	2	1	0	1	72	28	2902
2017	2 student work terms	4	17	75	3	1	1	1	76	24	898
2017	3 student work terms	5	15	71	7	1	0	0	72	28	470
2017	4 student work terms	3	14	75	4	2	1	0	76	24	433
2017	5 or more student work terms	3	15	72	6	3	1	0	73	27	435

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. a. There was a clear work plan in place for my student work term.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	34	33	12	12	5	2	2	70	17	1657
2020	2 student work terms	36	31	13	11	5	2	3	69	17	1072
2020	3 student work terms	32	32	13	12	5	2	3	68	18	567
2020	4 student work terms	33	31	11	13	6	1	4	67	21	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	28	36	10	11	7	1	5	70	19	475
2019	1 student work term	26	33	12	16	9	2	4	62	26	3322
2019	2 student work terms	28	33	11	15	7	1	4	64	24	1086
2019	3 student work terms	26	33	12	17	8	1	4	61	26	595
2019	4 student work terms	24	31	12	15	11	2	5	59	28	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	20	30	12	18	12	2	6	54	33	452
2018	1 student work term	27	32	12	17	8	2	2	61	26	3650
2018	2 student work terms	27	34	13	16	7	2	2	62	24	1275
2018	3 student work terms	26	31	12	16	10	2	3	60	27	571
2018	4 student work terms	25	33	14	15	9	1	3	61	24	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	23	30	12	16	14	2	3	55	32	494
2017	1 student work term	27	34	13	15	7	2	3	64	23	2925
2017	2 student work terms	27	35	12	13	7	2	4	66	22	904
2017	3 student work terms	26	32	13	14	8	2	5	62	24	472
2017	4 student work terms	24	31	13	16	8	1	6	60	26	436
2017	5 or more student work terms	26	29	13	14	11	2	5	59	27	437

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. b. My student work term generally followed the structure of the work plan.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	35	31	13	7	3	4	7	75	10	1654
2020	2 student work terms	35	30	14	6	4	3	9	74	11	1072
2020	3 student work terms	32	31	14	8	4	3	8	71	13	566
2020	4 student work terms	33	28	12	9	3	3	10	71	15	461
2020	5 or more student work terms	29	32	13	6	5	2	12	71	14	473
2019	1 student work term	27	30	16	9	5	3	10	65	16	3316
2019	2 student work terms	28	30	15	9	5	3	10	67	16	1083
2019	3 student work terms	25	30	17	10	5	2	11	63	17	591
2019	4 student work terms	25	27	15	10	8	3	12	62	21	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	22	27	14	12	9	3	14	59	25	446
2018	1 student work term	27	31	15	10	5	3	9	66	17	3641
2018	2 student work terms	26	32	16	11	4	2	7	65	17	1275
2018	3 student work terms	23	32	16	9	7	3	10	63	18	571
2018	4 student work terms	25	27	20	10	7	3	9	59	19	441
2018	5 or more student work terms	24	27	13	12	9	4	12	60	24	489
2017	1 student work term	29	31	17	8	4	2	9	67	14	2920
2017	2 student work terms	28	34	14	9	4	3	9	70	14	903
2017	3 student work terms	29	29	13	7	4	3	14	71	13	472
2017	4 student work terms	24	30	15	10	4	2	15	65	16	434
2017	5 or more student work terms	26	25	17	10	7	3	12	61	20	436

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. c. My daily tasks and duties were clearly defined for me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	43	31	12	9	4	1	75	13	1655
2020	2 student work terms	47	31	10	9	4	1	78	12	1071
2020	3 student work terms	42	33	10	10	4	1	76	14	566
2020	4 student work terms	44	32	9	10	3	1	78	13	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	42	33	10	9	4	2	76	13	476
2019	1 student work term	34	33	14	12	6	1	68	18	3315
2019	2 student work terms	35	32	13	13	5	2	68	19	1083
2019	3 student work terms	31	36	14	13	5	1	68	19	592
2019	4 student work terms	36	34	11	13	7	0	70	20	431
2019	5 or more student work terms	31	33	13	14	7	2	65	22	452
2018	1 student work term	35	33	13	13	6	1	69	19	3638
2018	2 student work terms	37	32	11	14	5	1	69	19	1272
2018	3 student work terms	34	32	13	13	7	1	66	20	571
2018	4 student work terms	32	37	13	9	7	1	71	16	441
2018	5 or more student work terms	33	33	13	14	5	1	66	20	492
2017	1 student work term	39	30	12	12	6	1	70	18	2914
2017	2 student work terms	39	34	11	11	3	1	74	15	903
2017	3 student work terms	39	32	12	10	5	2	72	15	471
2017	4 student work terms	37	33	12	11	4	2	72	16	436
2017	5 or more student work terms	37	32	14	11	5	1	70	16	435

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. d. My colleagues helped me learn more about the job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	65	25	4	3	2	1	91	5	1657
2020	2 student work terms	65	23	6	3	1	1	89	5	1069
2020	3 student work terms	65	23	5	3	2	1	89	5	566
2020	4 student work terms	64	25	7	3	1	1	89	4	460
2020	5 or more student work terms	60	25	7	4	1	2	88	6	475
2019	1 student work term	68	24	5	2	1	0	92	3	3314
2019	2 student work terms	66	25	4	3	1	1	93	4	1082
2019	3 student work terms	61	30	5	3	2	1	91	4	593
2019	4 student work terms	60	26	7	5	2	0	87	6	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	56	31	6	5	2	1	87	7	452
2018	1 student work term	68	24	4	2	1	0	92	4	3644
2018	2 student work terms	65	26	5	3	1	1	91	4	1271
2018	3 student work terms	62	26	6	2	3	1	88	6	572
2018	4 student work terms	67	24	4	3	2	1	92	5	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	60	25	5	6	2	1	86	8	493
2017	1 student work term	69	23	5	2	1	0	92	3	2918
2017	2 student work terms	68	24	5	2	1	0	91	4	902
2017	3 student work terms	64	26	4	4	2	1	90	6	469
2017	4 student work terms	62	25	6	3	2	1	89	5	436
2017	5 or more student work terms	63	27	5	1	2	1	91	3	437

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. e. I was provided with informative feedback about my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	57	26	8	5	2	0	1	84	8	1650
2020	2 student work terms	56	27	9	4	3	0	1	84	8	1070
2020	3 student work terms	51	30	8	7	3	0	1	82	9	566
2020	4 student work terms	53	28	8	7	3	0	0	81	11	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	49	29	9	7	4	0	1	79	11	476
2019	1 student work term	48	30	11	8	3	0	1	78	11	3310
2019	2 student work terms	50	30	10	7	3	0	1	80	10	1084
2019	3 student work terms	44	35	10	6	4	0	1	79	11	593
2019	4 student work terms	43	29	12	10	5	1	0	72	16	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	36	34	13	10	6	0	1	71	16	452
2018	1 student work term	47	30	10	8	4	0	0	77	12	3645
2018	2 student work terms	47	32	10	7	3	0	0	80	10	1274
2018	3 student work terms	44	30	13	7	5	0	0	75	12	571
2018	4 student work terms	47	29	12	8	4	0	0	76	12	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	38	31	10	13	7	0	1	70	20	488
2017	1 student work term	49	30	9	7	3	0	1	80	10	2922
2017	2 student work terms	49	29	9	7	5	0	1	78	12	901
2017	3 student work terms	47	33	10	7	2	0	1	80	9	471
2017	4 student work terms	43	33	11	9	3	0	1	77	12	435
2017	5 or more student work terms	43	30	12	10	5	0	0	73	15	437

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. f. I gained an overall understanding of the work done in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	63	29	4	3	1	0	92	4	1655
2020	2 student work terms	64	28	6	2	1	0	92	3	1068
2020	3 student work terms	61	29	4	3	2	0	91	5	566
2020	4 student work terms	62	29	5	2	1	0	92	3	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	59	32	4	3	1	0	92	4	476
2019	1 student work term	62	30	4	3	1	0	92	4	3319
2019	2 student work terms	59	34	5	2	1	0	93	3	1085
2019	3 student work terms	55	35	5	3	2	0	91	4	595
2019	4 student work terms	53	37	4	3	2	0	90	6	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	51	36	7	3	2	0	88	6	452
2018	1 student work term	58	32	5	3	1	0	90	4	3642
2018	2 student work terms	56	32	6	3	2	0	89	5	1272
2018	3 student work terms	52	37	6	3	2	0	89	5	572
2018	4 student work terms	60	32	5	2	2	0	91	4	441
2018	5 or more student work terms	52	33	8	4	2	1	86	6	492
2017	1 student work term	62	30	5	2	1	0	92	3	2918
2017	2 student work terms	56	35	5	2	1	0	92	3	902
2017	3 student work terms	54	37	5	3	0	0	91	4	472
2017	4 student work terms	59	30	6	3	2	1	90	4	433
2017	5 or more student work terms	56	31	6	4	2	0	88	6	436

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. g. I gained an understanding of how government works.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	47	36	9	5	2	1	84	7	1653
2020	2 student work terms	49	32	10	6	2	1	83	7	1072
2020	3 student work terms	46	34	13	3	3	1	81	6	564
2020	4 student work terms	52	30	10	4	2	1	83	6	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	49	35	8	4	2	1	85	6	476
2019	1 student work term	48	37	8	4	2	0	86	6	3318
2019	2 student work terms	47	36	10	5	2	1	83	7	1084
2019	3 student work terms	46	37	11	4	2	0	83	6	595
2019	4 student work terms	48	36	9	4	2	1	84	6	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	44	36	12	4	3	1	81	7	453
2018	1 student work term	44	37	11	5	2	0	82	7	3646
2018	2 student work terms	41	38	12	6	2	1	80	8	1274
2018	3 student work terms	39	42	9	6	4	1	81	9	572
2018	4 student work terms	54	31	9	4	2	1	85	6	443
2018	5 or more student work terms	45	35	12	4	2	2	82	6	493
2017	1 student work term	45	36	11	5	2	1	83	7	2919
2017	2 student work terms	45	37	10	4	3	0	83	7	904
2017	3 student work terms	43	37	11	6	1	1	81	7	471
2017	4 student work terms	47	33	12	4	3	1	81	7	433
2017	5 or more student work terms	49	34	8	5	3	1	83	8	435

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Accommodations

The duty to accommodate refers to the employer’s obligation to eliminate disadvantages to employees, prospective employees or clients that result from a rule, practice or physical barrier that has or that may have an adverse impact on individuals or groups protected under the Canadian Human Rights Act or identified as a designated group under the Employment Equity Act. It applies to all grounds of discrimination covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered. Employers must provide accommodation up to the point of undue hardship, taking into account essential job requirements.

9a. Having carefully read the definition above, have you requested measures to accommodate your needs during your summer job?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	16	84	1657
2020	2 student work terms	19	81	1071
2020	3 student work terms	18	82	565
2020	4 student work terms	15	85	461
2020	5 or more student work terms	20	80	476

9b. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	79	21	267
2020	2 student work terms	76	24	207
2020	3 student work terms	77	23	99
2020	4 student work terms	68	32	71
2020	5 or more student work terms	78	22	93

9c. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	65	25	3	1	0	0	6	96	1	211
2020	2 student work terms	69	22	4	1	0	0	4	95	1	157
2020	3 student work terms	63	28	4	1	0	0	4	95	1	76
2020	4 student work terms	67	21	6	0	0	2	4	93	0	48
2020	5 or more student work terms	66	26	3	1	3	0	1	93	4	73

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Work environment

10. The following questions relate to the work environment that you experienced during your student job. Please indicate the extent to which the following occurred. b. The Wi-fi at the location from which I worked remotely was sufficient to carry out my day-to-day work activities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	70	21	7	1	1	1	92	1	1357
2020	2 student work terms	65	25	8	2	0	1	90	2	882
2020	3 student work terms	62	28	7	2	0	1	91	2	462
2020	4 student work terms	66	22	11	1	1	1	88	1	388
2020	5 or more student work terms	60	29	9	1	1	1	89	2	391

10. The following questions relate to the work environment that you experienced during your student job. Please indicate the extent to which the following occurred. c. Discussions during virtual meetings were difficult to follow because of video or audio interruptions.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	5	6	25	34	26	3	62	12	1353
2020	2 student work terms	5	6	24	37	25	4	64	11	880
2020	3 student work terms	2	6	28	36	23	4	62	9	461
2020	4 student work terms	6	7	28	30	26	3	58	13	386
2020	5 or more student work terms	4	8	28	31	25	3	58	13	391

10. The following questions relate to the work environment that you experienced during your student job. Please indicate the extent to which the following occurred. d. My team members encouraged me to share my ideas and opinions during virtual team meetings.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	42	29	17	5	2	0	6	75	7	1356
2020	2 student work terms	39	30	18	5	2	0	6	74	7	881
2020	3 student work terms	39	31	17	3	2	2	7	76	5	460
2020	4 student work terms	39	30	17	6	2	0	6	74	8	388
2020	5 or more student work terms	40	29	15	6	3	1	7	74	10	391

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Workplace well-being

11. The following questions relate to your workplace well-being throughout your current student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. a. I would have felt comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety, including those related to COVID-19.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	71	19	5	2	1	0	2	92	3	1651
2020	2 student work terms	69	21	4	2	2	1	1	92	4	1070
2020	3 student work terms	72	19	4	2	2	0	1	92	4	567
2020	4 student work terms	72	18	5	3	2	0	1	91	5	460
2020	5 or more student work terms	68	21	3	4	2	0	1	91	6	476

11. The following questions relate to your workplace well-being throughout your current student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. b. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency has taken to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	79	15	3	1	1	2	96	2	1653
2020	2 student work terms	74	18	3	2	1	1	93	4	1068
2020	3 student work terms	74	17	3	2	1	1	93	4	566
2020	4 student work terms	77	15	3	4	1	0	92	5	459
2020	5 or more student work terms	71	20	4	2	2	1	92	4	475

11. The following questions relate to your workplace well-being throughout your current student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. c. I feel that the information I have received from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	69	22	4	2	1	2	93	3	1649
2020	2 student work terms	66	23	5	4	1	0	90	5	1067
2020	3 student work terms	62	26	5	4	1	0	89	6	565
2020	4 student work terms	62	25	5	6	2	0	87	7	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	58	27	7	5	3	0	85	8	476

11. The following questions relate to your workplace well-being throughout your current student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. d. I feel that the information I have received from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was relevant to me and the work that I did.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	57	25	9	4	1	1	2	85	5	1658
2020	2 student work terms	54	28	10	6	1	1	1	83	7	1071
2020	3 student work terms	54	29	11	4	2	0	1	84	6	567
2020	4 student work terms	51	29	13	4	2	1	1	81	6	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	53	29	9	4	3	1	1	83	7	475

11. The following questions relate to your workplace well-being throughout your current student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. e. I feel that the information I have received from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic was consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	75	16	4	1	0	2	3	95	1	1656
2020	2 student work terms	73	17	4	2	1	1	2	93	3	1070
2020	3 student work terms	71	20	4	2	1	1	1	93	3	567
2020	4 student work terms	72	17	4	3	2	0	2	91	4	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	70	18	6	2	1	1	1	91	3	475

11. The following questions relate to your workplace well-being throughout your current student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. f. If I had questions or concerns regarding my mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, I knew where to get information.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	53	25	9	7	3	1	2	81	10	1657
2020	2 student work terms	54	24	9	8	3	1	1	79	12	1070
2020	3 student work terms	51	27	10	8	3	1	2	79	11	566
2020	4 student work terms	49	25	8	10	5	1	1	76	15	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	47	28	9	10	5	1	0	76	15	475

11. The following questions relate to your workplace well-being throughout your current student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. g. I would have felt comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health, including those related to COVID-19.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	57	22	9	7	4	1	2	80	11	1654
2020	2 student work terms	54	19	10	9	5	1	1	75	15	1069
2020	3 student work terms	53	22	7	10	4	1	2	78	14	563
2020	4 student work terms	54	19	9	10	6	1	1	75	16	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	53	19	10	10	7	1	1	74	16	475

11. The following questions relate to your workplace well-being throughout your current student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. h. My immediate supervisor supported my mental health and well-being during my student job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	64	19	9	2	1	1	4	87	3	1654
2020	2 student work terms	65	18	8	3	2	1	4	87	5	1071
2020	3 student work terms	65	15	10	3	1	1	4	85	5	566
2020	4 student work terms	64	17	8	3	4	0	3	84	7	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	59	17	11	4	3	1	5	81	7	474

11i. Were you made aware that some students were eligible to take "Other Leave with Pay" (code 699) in recent months during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	24	56	20	1659
2020	2 student work terms	34	49	17	1072
2020	3 student work terms	31	55	14	568
2020	4 student work terms	34	53	13	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	33	58	9	476

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Employment in the federal public service

12. The following questions ask about your intentions to seek or recommend future student employment or a future career in the federal public service. Based on your experience with your current student job, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. a. I feel that my current student job provided me with contacts and networks that will assist me in finding future employment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	45	36	10	5	2	1	0	82	7	1658
2020	2 student work terms	47	35	10	6	3	0	1	82	8	1072
2020	3 student work terms	48	36	9	4	2	1	1	85	6	568
2020	4 student work terms	48	35	9	5	2	1	0	84	7	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	49	34	9	4	3	0	1	83	8	475
2019	1 student work term	35	42	12	7	2	1	0	78	9	3320
2019	2 student work terms	40	40	11	7	2	0	0	80	9	1085
2019	3 student work terms	38	41	11	5	3	1	1	81	8	595
2019	4 student work terms	41	41	8	6	3	0	0	83	9	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	36	41	11	9	3	0	0	78	12	453
2018	1 student work term	36	41	13	7	3	1	0	78	9	3649
2018	2 student work terms	38	39	11	7	3	0	1	79	10	1274
2018	3 student work terms	39	39	11	7	3	0	0	79	10	573
2018	4 student work terms	42	39	10	5	4	0	0	81	9	442
2018	5 or more student work terms	38	36	13	7	4	0	1	76	11	495
2017	1 student work term	43	39	11	5	2	1	1	82	7	2922
2017	2 student work terms	41	39	11	7	2	1	0	80	8	903
2017	3 student work terms	45	36	12	4	2	0	0	82	6	470
2017	4 student work terms	43	35	11	7	3	0	0	79	11	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	47	33	9	6	4	1	0	81	10	434

12. The following questions ask about your intentions to seek or recommend future student employment or a future career in the federal public service. Based on your experience with your current student job, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. b. I feel that my current student job provided me with valuable skills needed for future employment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	62	28	5	3	1	0	91	4	1657
2020	2 student work terms	62	28	6	2	2	0	90	4	1071
2020	3 student work terms	64	27	5	3	2	0	91	4	566
2020	4 student work terms	61	28	5	5	0	0	90	5	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	65	26	5	2	2	0	91	4	475
2019	1 student work term	54	33	7	4	2	0	87	6	3313
2019	2 student work terms	56	33	7	3	1	0	88	4	1084
2019	3 student work terms	56	31	6	4	3	1	87	7	594
2019	4 student work terms	59	30	5	4	2	0	89	6	435
2019	5 or more student work terms	51	33	9	4	2	0	85	7	452

12. The following questions ask about your intentions to seek or recommend future student employment or a future career in the federal public service. Based on your experience with your current student job, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. c. I would seek a job in my department or agency after I complete my studies.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	50	24	11	5	3	7	0	80	9	1657
2020	2 student work terms	52	21	11	7	5	3	1	76	12	1069
2020	3 student work terms	55	19	10	6	5	4	1	78	11	567
2020	4 student work terms	52	22	10	7	4	4	1	78	11	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	56	23	8	6	4	3	1	82	10	476
2019	1 student work term	39	25	14	9	6	6	1	68	17	3316
2019	2 student work terms	44	25	12	8	5	5	1	73	14	1085
2019	3 student work terms	44	25	13	10	5	3	1	71	15	595
2019	4 student work terms	47	25	12	7	5	4	1	76	12	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	47	22	12	8	6	4	1	73	15	451
2018	1 student work term	39	26	14	9	7	5	1	69	16	3647
2018	2 student work terms	40	28	12	8	6	4	1	72	15	1273
2018	3 student work terms	41	26	13	9	6	5	1	71	16	572
2018	4 student work terms	50	26	11	7	5	1	0	77	12	442
2018	5 or more student work terms	48	22	10	7	9	3	0	73	17	495
2017	1 student work term	40	25	14	8	6	6	1	69	15	2925
2017	2 student work terms	42	24	13	8	6	5	1	71	16	903
2017	3 student work terms	43	23	14	11	4	4	1	70	16	471
2017	4 student work terms	47	26	10	8	5	4	1	77	13	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	49	19	11	9	7	3	2	71	17	435

12. The following questions ask about your intentions to seek or recommend future student employment or a future career in the federal public service. Based on your experience with your current student job, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. d. I would seek a career in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	53	23	12	4	2	6	0	81	6	1655
2020	2 student work terms	55	23	10	5	2	4	0	82	8	1065
2020	3 student work terms	59	20	10	4	3	4	0	83	7	566
2020	4 student work terms	57	22	9	4	3	5	0	83	8	461
2020	5 or more student work terms	61	24	6	3	3	2	1	88	6	475
2019	1 student work term	45	27	14	5	4	5	0	76	9	3303
2019	2 student work terms	48	25	15	4	3	5	0	77	8	1082
2019	3 student work terms	53	23	12	4	3	5	1	80	8	595
2019	4 student work terms	53	25	12	3	2	5	0	83	5	434
2019	5 or more student work terms	54	23	12	4	3	3	0	80	7	451
2018	1 student work term	45	26	14	6	4	5	0	75	10	3642
2018	2 student work terms	46	28	13	5	4	4	0	77	9	1271
2018	3 student work terms	46	25	14	6	4	4	0	75	10	573
2018	4 student work terms	55	27	10	5	2	1	0	82	8	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	54	25	8	6	4	3	0	81	11	494
2017	1 student work term	45	26	13	6	3	5	0	76	10	2918
2017	2 student work terms	46	26	13	5	4	5	0	76	10	904
2017	3 student work terms	43	29	15	6	3	4	1	75	9	470
2017	4 student work terms	51	26	9	5	3	4	0	81	9	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	56	23	9	4	4	4	0	82	8	436

12. The following questions ask about your intentions to seek or recommend future student employment or a future career in the federal public service. Based on your experience with your current student job, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. e. I would recommend to other students that they seek a career in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	61	26	9	2	1	1	87	3	1657
2020	2 student work terms	60	26	10	2	1	1	87	3	1070
2020	3 student work terms	59	28	10	2	1	1	87	3	567
2020	4 student work terms	63	25	9	1	1	1	89	2	462
2020	5 or more student work terms	62	26	6	2	3	1	90	4	476
2019	1 student work term	51	30	12	3	2	2	83	5	3319
2019	2 student work terms	53	27	14	3	1	2	81	4	1086
2019	3 student work terms	52	29	14	2	3	1	82	5	595
2019	4 student work terms	54	26	14	4	1	1	81	5	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	53	27	14	3	2	0	80	5	453
2018	1 student work term	50	30	12	4	2	1	82	6	3644
2018	2 student work terms	50	32	12	3	2	1	82	5	1274
2018	3 student work terms	50	28	14	4	2	1	79	7	573
2018	4 student work terms	53	32	10	3	2	0	85	5	444
2018	5 or more student work terms	52	29	10	5	3	1	82	8	494
2017	1 student work term	53	29	11	3	2	2	84	5	2924
2017	2 student work terms	49	31	13	4	2	1	81	6	902
2017	3 student work terms	49	30	14	4	2	1	80	6	471
2017	4 student work terms	56	27	11	4	2	1	83	6	436
2017	5 or more student work terms	54	28	10	5	3	1	82	7	436

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Pay

13a. To what extent has your pay been affected by the issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	59	11	4	2	1	20	3	76	24	1658
2020	2 student work terms	53	18	8	3	2	14	2	63	37	1073
2020	3 student work terms	54	22	8	4	3	8	1	59	41	567
2020	4 student work terms	41	29	14	3	3	8	2	46	54	463
2020	5 or more student work terms	36	28	16	8	7	4	1	38	62	476
2019	1 student work term	51	21	10	4	3	9	2	57	43	3321
2019	2 student work terms	42	24	15	7	5	6	2	45	55	1086
2019	3 student work terms	32	29	18	10	6	5	1	34	66	595
2019	4 student work terms	26	30	24	8	9	3	0	27	73	436
2019	5 or more student work terms	18	28	23	16	14	1	0	18	82	453
2018	1 student work term	50	22	11	5	3	7	2	55	45	3649
2018	2 student work terms	40	26	17	6	6	4	1	42	58	1274
2018	3 student work terms	30	30	19	10	7	3	1	31	69	573
2018	4 student work terms	25	33	22	13	6	1	0	25	75	445
2018	5 or more student work terms	20	27	22	14	13	2	1	21	79	496
2017	1 student work term	46	23	14	7	4	6	1	49	51	2926
2017	2 student work terms	30	24	21	11	10	2	1	31	69	906
2017	3 student work terms	20	24	22	16	16	2	1	20	80	472
2017	4 student work terms	12	19	24	20	24	2	0	12	88	437
2017	5 or more student work terms	11	15	23	19	29	2	0	11	89	437

13b. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most Positive or Least Negative answers (%)	Most Negative or Least Positive answers (%)	Total responses
2020	1 student work term	29	32	10	11	6	1	10	69	19	312
2020	2 student work terms	27	30	12	11	8	2	11	65	21	330
2020	3 student work terms	27	29	14	12	8	1	10	63	22	210
2020	4 student work terms	25	28	16	12	8	1	9	59	23	229
2020	5 or more student work terms	20	28	13	18	15	1	5	52	34	280
2019	1 student work term	21	31	13	15	10	3	6	58	28	1268
2019	2 student work terms	20	27	14	22	12	1	3	49	36	551
2019	3 student work terms	17	30	9	24	15	1	4	49	41	369
2019	4 student work terms	14	30	11	27	13	1	4	47	42	307
2019	5 or more student work terms	12	24	15	22	22	2	3	37	47	366
2018	1 student work term	21	28	15	19	10	3	5	53	31	1500
2018	2 student work terms	16	30	14	20	14	2	4	49	36	701
2018	3 student work terms	15	29	13	21	17	1	4	47	40	377
2018	4 student work terms	15	26	14	24	18	1	2	42	43	328
2018	5 or more student work terms	13	26	9	24	24	1	4	40	50	377
2017	1 student work term	24	27	14	13	9	2	10	59	25	1389
2017	2 student work terms	19	26	13	18	17	0	5	49	38	602
2017	3 student work terms	16	26	13	18	20	1	6	45	41	366
2017	4 student work terms	16	22	11	22	25	1	3	40	49	374
2017	5 or more student work terms	15	21	14	20	29	1	1	36	50	378

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01

2020 Student Exit Survey Results for the Public Service by Question 16. Including your current student work term, please provide the total number of student work terms you have worked in the federal public service.

2. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the application process for your current student job. a. It was easy to get information about the student employment program/process.

2. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the application process for your current student job. b. The application process was clear and easy to understand.

2. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the application process for your current student job. c. I was provided with sufficient information about the job prior to applying for the position.

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? a. Gaining work experience in my field of study

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? b. Job location

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? c. Establishing contacts and networking opportunities for future work in the federal public service

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? d. Timing of the job offer

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? e. Salary

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? f. No other job offers at the time

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? g. Recommendations from other students working in the federal public service

3. How important were each of the following reasons in choosing to accept your current student job? h. Educational requirement (e.g., CO-OP, internship, etc.)

4. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. c. The length of time between first being contacted about the job and the interview.

4. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. d. The length of time between the initial job offer and the start date.

4. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. e. The amount of information I was provided about the job prior to accepting the position.

4. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your recruitment experience. f. The extent to which the interviewer made me feel at ease during the interview.

4. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement. g. Overall, I was satisfied with the way in which the interview process was conducted.

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. b. The welcome I received from my supervisor/manager (either virtually or in person).

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. c. The welcome I received from my colleagues in my work unit (either virtually or in person).

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. d. Being provided with the necessary materials and equipment to do my work when I started my student job.

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. f. The overall orientation I received about the work I would be doing.

5. Please indicate the extent to which you are satisfied or dissatisfied with each of the following aspects of your onboarding and orientation experience. g. The overall orientation I received about my organization.

6. Did your manager or supervisor make you aware of orientation or student events offered by your organization or other organizations?

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. a. Throughout my student job, I was provided with the necessary materials and equipment to do my job.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. b. I was generally made to feel part of the team.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. c. My supervisor/manager was available for meetings or consultations.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. d. I attended regularly scheduled staff or team meetings.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. e. Lines of authority and reporting relationships were made clear to me.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. f. I knew how my work contributed to the achievement of my team's goals.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. g. I felt my work made a contribution to my work unit.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. h. I was encouraged to take initiative in my work.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. i. I was given meaningful work.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. j. I was given interesting tasks.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. k. My job was a good fit with my interests.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. l. My job was a good fit with my skills.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. m. My job was a good fit with my field of study.

7. The following questions ask about your general experience in your current job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. n. Overall, I had a positive work experience.

7o. Overall, the amount of work that I was assigned was…

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. a. There was a clear work plan in place for my student work term.

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. b. My student work term generally followed the structure of the work plan.

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. c. My daily tasks and duties were clearly defined for me.

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. d. My colleagues helped me learn more about the job.

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. e. I was provided with informative feedback about my work.

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. f. I gained an overall understanding of the work done in my department or agency.

8. The following questions relate to the learning experiences that were provided to you through your student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. g. I gained an understanding of how government works.

9a. Having carefully read the definition above, have you requested measures to accommodate your needs during your summer job?

9b. Were any measures taken to accommodate your needs?

9c. I am satisfied with the measures that were taken to accommodate my needs.

10. The following questions relate to the work environment that you experienced during your student job. Please indicate the extent to which the following occurred. b. The Wi-fi at the location from which I worked remotely was sufficient to carry out my day-to-day work activities.

10. The following questions relate to the work environment that you experienced during your student job. Please indicate the extent to which the following occurred. c. Discussions during virtual meetings were difficult to follow because of video or audio interruptions.

10. The following questions relate to the work environment that you experienced during your student job. Please indicate the extent to which the following occurred. d. My team members encouraged me to share my ideas and opinions during virtual team meetings.

11. The following questions relate to your workplace well-being throughout your current student job. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. h. My immediate supervisor supported my mental health and well-being during my student job.

11i. Were you made aware that some students were eligible to take "Other Leave with Pay" (code 699) in recent months during the COVID-19 pandemic?

13a. To what extent has your pay been affected by the issues with the Phoenix pay system?

13b. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay issues.