Of undergrads intending to pursue careers in tech industries, about 10% plan to go into the public sector. There seems to be a large opportunity for public sector tech orgs to capture more early-career talent
Knowing what the other 90% prioritizes could be helpful in that effort
Public sector tech organizations might attract more early-career talent by prioritizing opportunities for skill development and career growth, according to data from our survey of 900+ Stanford undergraduates
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Skepticism also seems to be concentrated more in certain communities
For example, students who were on full financial aid had more negative opinions for every org on this list. Same with students who didn't identify as being "in tech":
Here's an archived version of HAI's donor list website, captured the day before we published our report on April 26: archive.is/5p9A5
And here's how HAI's donor list website looks today: hai.stanford.edu/about/fundr…
We commend HAI for improving their transparency
The report has only been live for 2 days, but some of the report's 40+ recommendations have already been followed
For example, we called on @StanfordHAI to release its annual list of donors, which it had not done in its 2+ years of operation
The report details how the ethical & societal implications of tech became a larger focus across Stanford
Our survey of 900+ randomly selected undergrads revealed students' sentiments about what orgs and technologies have a positive or negative impact on society, on average
The report shares numerous statistics about how diversity increased among CS students, especially for women, but less so for CS faculty
It also describes how Stanford’s grassroots startup culture became more institutionalized & how exposure to it varies by financial aid status
The report documents how student interest in tech grew rapidly. In 2010, CS majors made up 5% of the senior class — today, it's 17%
It also shows how recruitment for tech jobs increased & how changes to the career center made career fairs more accessible to small tech companies:
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