This study aimed at exploring perceptions of Jordanian graduating students for the factors that attract them in the work environment based on porter's theory in motivation. A Questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 807 graduating students at three universities. Means, Frequencies, Percentage, Variance analysis and chi-square test were used to answer the study questions. The data analysis revealed that the factors that attract graduating students were respectively as follows in terms of their influence: appreciation and self esteem, autonomy, self-actualization, security factors, and affiliation factors. The private sector found to be attractive three-fold than the public one.