3. Indicate the highest degree you now hold

Other / Frequency
2 TD's(Health Education & Special Education) / 1
A diploma / 1
Associate Chartered Accountant / 1
Agriculture engineer / 1
All MA courses without thesis / 1
almost done with Master in Public Health/ stopped due to events / 1
AMERICAN BOARD OF RADIOLOGY / 1
An a subspecialty in Blood Bank Transfusion Medicine / 1
Anesthesiology / 1
another MA in 1976 / 1
Arab Board, Pediatrics / 1
Archaeology / 1
BA- CPA- CFA currently level 2 / 1
BA and MA / 1
BA and Teaching Diploma / 2
BA from AUB, Master's degree from abroad. / 1
BA+DESB(USJ BANKING STUDIES) / 1
Bachelor degree in Pharmacy / 2
Bachelor of Architecture / 12
Bachelor of Engineering / 4
BAD / 1
BBA / 42
BBA AND LAW DEGREE / 1
BBP (Brief Business Program) / 1
BBS / 1
BGD / 8
BS(2003) + TD(2005) / 1
BSc For (Wales) / 1
certificate in computer / 1
certified American board obstetrics and gynecology / 1
Certified Financial Manager / 1
Certified Public Accountant, Maine State, USA / 1
CFA / 1
Chartered Accountant (English Institute) / 1
Conference interpreter/DESS / 1
CPA / 5
Currently doing my PhD / 3
D.O. / 1
DDS / 1
DEA en économie / 1
DES in Journalism / 1
Diploma - Ingenieur Agricole / 1
Diploma from the CEC (Extension) / 1
diploma in educational management and leadership / 1
diploma of ingenieur agronome / 1
Diploma of specialised post graduate studies / 1
Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies / 1
Diplome d'Etudes Superieures (DES) / 1
economics / 1
Ed.D / 1
education TEFL / 1
ENT specialist / 1
Epidemiology and Biostatistics / 1
FACS / 1
family medicine specialist / 2
few graduate courses in engineering / 1
First year masters student (finished 14 credits) / 1
gas turbine field engineer from GENERAL ELECTRIC - SCHENECTADY N.Y / 1
Graduate Certificate in Management / 1
HIGH EDUCATION DIPLOMA / 1
JD / 2
Laboratory technician certificate/ Ph. D was not from AUB/ / 1
Last year PhD epidemiology-Univ of Pittsburgh / 1
learned social work profession through working experience / 1
Level 3 CFA / 1
Maitrise / 1
Master Degree in progress / 5
Masters- thesis / 2
Masters in public health / 7
MBA / INSEAD / 1
MBChB (medical doctor) / 1
MD / 4
MEM / 1
minor / 2
MSc from Manchester / 1
Music Diploma / 1
ND (Doctor of Naturopathy) / 1
Nursing Diploma / 3
nutrition / 1
Ph.C...Pharmaceutical Chemist / 1
Pharmacy degree / 2
PhD candidate / 1
PhD in progress / 4
PMP Certified / 1
Post-Graduate Certificate / 1
Post Graduate - University of Houston / 1
Post Graduate Diploma / 2
prospect Masters degree in environmental sciences-AUB / 1
Soil Sciences / 1
Special Diploma in International Studies / 1
Teaching Diploma / 18
Transfer student studying in America / 1
two master's degrees / 1
two postgraduate diplomas in education / 1
two teaching diplomas / 1
will receive a Master's Degree by Next year / 1
Total / 207
16. Which of the following best describes what you are currently doing?
Other / Frequency
Administrative Duties in Charitable organization / 1
also operating small catering business / 1
And others + Teaching in universities / 1
Applying for Graduate Schools for next semester / 1
as lawyer and in many roles see google.com my history of work / 1
Attending conferences and trainings / 1
AUB Instructor / 1
became a painter/environmental designer/restorer with a scientific background / 1
both homemaker and continuing education / 1
Business Owner / 2
Caring for a family / 4
clinic / 1
consulting / 1
Consulting part-time / 1
Continuing a masters degree / 1
continuing my education / 5
Continuing my education and having a part time job / 2
continuing my PhD / 2
doing another MSc by correspondence / 1
Doing my non-paid internship / 1
Doing voluntary work / 1
Employed and studying for PhD / 1
Employed full-time for a project period (5 months) / 1
Employed full time & Business owner / 1
Employed full time, Continuing my education / 1
Employed part time 80% / 1
Entrepreneur - Business Owner. NOT FARMER! / 1
Freelancer / 2
gov employee / 1
Graduate Assistant / 1
graduate student at hec / 1
Helping my parents in their work / 1
hospital medical practice / 1
i do some work at home (illustration) / 1
I have a long term project that is not yielding now / 1
I was full time employed before I returned to Lebanon a year ago. / 1
Internship / 3
just graduated and looking for a job. / 1
just graduated from another college and on holiday waiting to look for work / 1
looking for a job / 2
Medical Research: Basic Science, PreClinical, & Clinical Trials / 1
opening my own business at the same time / 1
partner / 1
Practice of Medicine / 1
Quit job / 1
Research Assistant till January / 1
Retired / 51
Retired and looking for some partime work / 1
Retired and part-time working in non-profit clinic / 1
Retired and teaching English as a voluntary community service. / 2
searching for a job now / 2
self employed / 1
Semi-retirement / 1
soon will be full time employed / 1
studying / 2
teaching / 1
Training / 2
Traveling to continue my education and currently a freelancer here / 1
volunteering / 3
Total / 129

20. If you are unemployed indicate the primary reason for it.

Other / Frequency
Always on and off jobs / 1
cannot be employed because of a full-time internship / 1
Consultant / 2
continuing education / 43
continuing my education / teaching job / 1
continuing my education + freelance job / 1
Continuing my education in the US / 1
Continuing my masters / 21
continuing my MD / 2
Continuing my PhD / 2
continuing residency / 1
could not find an adequate pat time job / 2
couldn't find a relaxed working environment / 1
education abroad / 1
emigrated to Canada / 1
Employed / 6
family kids out of country / 1
free lancer because unable to find full time job / 1
freelance is more independent / 1
Freelancer as traveling and cannot be employed / 1
full time school / 1
Graduated in May / 1
Have a small personal project in hand / 1
Helping Parents / 1
I'm working in a completely different field because in KSA it is hard to find a job in my field / 1
I am 76years old. I worked before full time. / 1
I am 79 years old. I cannot work anymore / 1
I am applying for a job at the time being / 1
I am looking for a job / 2
I am not unemployed / 1
I am self-employed not unemployed / 1
I am still a student / 2
I free lance. My last assignment was in 2004 / 1
I returned to Lebanon a year ago and I am looking for a job. / 1
just finished my masters and looking / 1
Just Graduated, MPH/HMP / 1
leaving the country for higher studies / 1
living in ksa / 3
Marriage / 4
moved out of Lebanon and waiting to get employed / 1
moved recently to Lebanon from KSA where I was working / 2
Moved to New York / 1
N/A / 9
n/a your questionnaire is not well designed...should be a nested question! only answered if you are unemployed. / 1
No good offer for someone like me AUB graduate / 1
No jobs in Middle East Studies / 1
not find a job in my major / 1
PhD and employed (in Rutgers university) / 1
Quit last employer facing financial problems because of economic problems in Lebanon / 1
retired / 39
searching for a job in children's literature / 1
serving as adjudicator with Minster of Finance but retiring in June of 2005 / 1
still consider myself unemployed for reason 1 / 1
Still considering options available... / 1
Still studying (for PhD) / 3
stopped working to go to school / 1
Studying, but wrt ques 19, when I was working my job was unrelated to my undergraduate studies / 1
Taking care of a family / 15
the American mentality I’ve learned at AUB could barely match the Lebanese one based on favoritism / 1
this questionnaire does not take into account those who didn't go to work rather they went to higher education / 1
Took a year off traveling. / 1
training / 1
used to work at Libancell (cellular company) and last year i quit coz of license with gov't / 1
was working abroad & quit for family reasons / 1
will start full-time in 1 month / 1
worked with an NGO and the project was over and unable to find a new full time job / 1
Working at University as Graduate Assistant / 5
Total / 212

Prepared by Monia Hamzeh on Oct. 19, 2005