Research and Assessment
The Student Employment Experience (SEE) and the Center for the Study of Student Life work together to facilitate all data collection and assessment efforts for SEE. The Student Employment Experience is a program built on research findings within the field of college student learning and development and tested through internal and national assessment measures. We strive to make all of our assessment efforts public. If you are interested in any SEE assessment conducted in previous years not posted on this page, email CSSL@osu.edu for more information.
Additionally, you will find relevant research and data on career readiness and career development on the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) website.
Highlights from the Data
- SEE participants are:
- 2.5 times more likely to report that their supervisor helps them make connections between their work and life as a student
- 1.8 times more likely to report that their think about how their employment can benefit them in other areas of life
- 1.8 times more likely to have an above-average sense of belonging to Ohio State
- 1.6 times more likely to report that they were mentored by an employer
- Student employees in SEE scored higher on several self-reported learning outcomes than student employees not in SEE (within Student Life) (Halper, Craft & Shi, 2020)
- Reflection in SEE GROW conversations with supervisor explained these differences