(Bloomberg Business) — Companies looking to attract recent graduates should consider student loan management as part of their benefit package, as many student loan borrowers would prefer to work for a company that offers them some relief from their payments, according to survey results released Sept. 1 by Iontuition.
Iontuition found that nearly 80 percent of the 1,000 individuals surveyed in July 2015 who said they had student loan debt indicated they would like to work for a company that offers repayment assistance, such as employers matching a portion of the employee's loan contributions.
"With record amounts of student debt attached to the incoming workforce, the majority of those surveyed viewed employee benefits that address education loans as a breakthrough and welcomed solution," the debt management service company said in a Sept. 1 press release.
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