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Table 1 
Career Status by University Model 
University Model 
n 
= 42
n 
=
 
42
n 
= 52 
A 
B 
C 
 f
%
f 

%

f 

%
 
Employed in hospitality
34
80.9
21 50.0
28 
53.9 
In management position 
Employed in hospitality
1 2.4 
13
31.0
8 
15.4 
In hourly position 
Started in hospitality, but
7 16.7 
8 19.0 16 
30.7
not in industry now 
The first research question is posed as follows:
What degree of industry preparedness do alumni of 
hospitality management programs perceive they have achieved as a result of participating in their co-op/internship 
program? 
Thirteen dimensions of industry preview factors for preparedness were surveyed and measured 
descriptively for the mean and standard deviation (Table 2). Model A shows a higher mean score for each of ten 
dimensions: appropriate workplace dress code, appropriate professional conduct, hours required, salary, benefits, 
amount of interaction with supervisors, advancement opportunities, teamwork, importance of time management, and 
importance of networking. Model B shows a higher mean score for the industry preview dimensions of amount of 
interaction with coworkers/employees and amount of interaction with customers. Only three of the factors are 
significant, however, using the analysis of variance statistic. With an alpha level of .05, there is statistical 
significance in the preview factors of hours required, salary, and amount of interaction with customers. Using the 
Tukey post hoc tests, the multiple comparison tool shows that the significant difference in the preview factors of 
hours required and salary expectation are between Models A and C, with a significance level of .018 and .001, 
respectively. The significant difference in the amount of interaction with customers, .012, is between Models B and 
C. In each of these three cases, Model C has the lowest of the mean scores.

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The second research question asks: 
What is the overall job satisfaction expressed by alumni of each