When we asked thousands of graduates ‘what attracted you most to your company?’ we expected things like the opportunity to progress and challenging work to be frequently cited- which it was.

What we were less sure about however was if there would be differences between the preferences of males and females, and we’ve definitely found a few interesting trends…

More females than males selected office culture/working environment as a factor that attracted them most to their company

Females selected office culture/working environment as a factor that attracted them most to their company 27% of the time, compared to males, who only selected it 19% of the time…

More males selected high salaries than females as a factor that attracted them most to their company

Males selected high salaries as a factor that attracted them most to their company 17% of the time, compared to females who only selected it 12% of the time…

The top and bottom three items are pretty much the same for females and males…

Career progression opportunities, enjoyable/challenging work and training provision were respectively selected the most important for males 50%, 40% and 30% of the time, and for females, 47%, 42% and 31% of the time.

Ethical company values, support provision and company management were respectively selected as the least important for males 8%, 6%, 6% and 4% of the time, and for females, 8%, 7%, 7% and 4% of the time 


When each graduate completes a job review with TheJobCrowd, we ask them a number of questions such as ‘what is most important to your career?’ or ‘how long do you expect to stay in your current job?’. These responses from thousands of grads have given us some great insights into what they’re really after in jobs today.

To find out more about TheJobCrowd’s graduate insights and how we can help your company attract and retain the best graduates, say hello at [email protected]

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Jazz Panesar is a Digital and Technology Apprentice at Severn Trent. Read Jazz’s story here.

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Have your own questions prepared. It's your turn! As the interview comes to a close, one of the final questions you may be asked is "What can I answer for you?" Your interviewer will expect you to have...
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Research the Company. Do your homework about the employer and the industry so you are ready for the interview question "What do you know about this company?"
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