According to research commissioned by Gradifi, 90 % of those surveyed
with outstanding student loan debt said a student loan repayment benefit would positively impact their decision to accept a job offer, to recommend an employer or to stay at their current employer.
According to recent research commissioned by Gradifi, 90 % of those
surveyed with outstanding student loan debt said a student loan repayment benefit would positively impact their decision to accept a job offer, to recommend an employer or to stay at their current employer.
The research, based on a survey of more than 3,000 working professionals across the U.S., found that 45 % of the
respondents with outstanding student loan debt consider a student loan repayment the single most compelling employee benefit among six potential options, including additional retirement and health care contributions.
Ninety
percent with outstanding student loan debt said a student loan repayment benefit would positively influence their decision to accept a job offer, to recommend an employer or to stay at their current employer.
«The Department and Secretary [Arne] Duncan believe it is extremely important that servicers are held to high standards, and of the more than 40 million
borrowers with outstanding student loan debt, the vast majority have not expressed any concerns about servicers.»
That number, according to the Wall Street Journal, represents 22 % of all
those with outstanding student loan debt.
90 % of
those with outstanding student loan debt said a student loan repayment benefit would positively impact their decision to accept a job offer, to recommend an employer or to stay at their current employer.
58 % of
those with outstanding student loan debt said they prefer their employer help them pay down their student debt rather than make additional contributions to their retirement savings.