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The respondent to this survey is Joanna who is from a White British background.
| What qualifications did you hold prior to starting university? | A Levels
English
MAths
Economics |
| What was the name of your course? | Accounting & Financial Mngmnt & Economics - BA/AccEcon |
| While at university have you worked part-time? | Yes |
| While at university have you performed any voluntary work? | Yes |
| While at university have you undertake any work experience? | No |
| Please give details of your experience? | Worked at S10 as membership advisor when it opened. Nightline. Visited some elderly people in the community. |
| How useful did you find this work experience when it came to find a job after graduating? | Was good to put on CV to prove I had a range of skills. |
| What is your status? | In full or part time employment |
| What is your job title? | Events Planning and Production Assistant |
| What responsibilities do you hold? | Organising The Playtex Moonwalk alongside our director. |
| What do you enjoy the most about this job? | Logistics planning, meeting a huge variety of people, building relationships with suppliers. |
| What do you enjoy the least? | Writing purchase orders! |
| What was involved in the recruitment process for this job? | Started as a temp in the finance department before going travelling - there was an opening in the events department, i moved over and never went travelling. |
| Do you feel you have a career plan? | Yes |
| If so, how does your current situation fit into this plan? | It is giving me fantastic experience in a field which is quite difficult to break into which should hold me in good stead for a career in event management. |
| When did you start thinking about what you wanted to do after graduation? Thinking back did you leave enough time for this? | I didn't think about it, I fell into a great job. |
| Did you experience any difficulties when it came to finding work after graduation? If yes, please describe some of the problems you faced? | Wasn't planning on staying so not really |
| What do you wish you had known before you started applying for jobs? | I didn't apply for any jobs |
| What advice would you give to someone applying for jobs now? | Get out there and try things, you don't know what a job is going to be like until you've done it - often not what you are expecting. |
| Would you have done anything differently while at university to prepare for your career? Please give details. | A different course but I had no idea what I wanted to do until I started doing it. |
| How do you feel your degree has prepared you for today's labour market? | Probably better than most - with some finance understanding I have had more of an insight into the workings of organisations than some counterparts. Going to university was a great way of learning to deal with people at all levels and from all backgrounds which i think is necessary whatever field you enter for your career. |
| What impact did your course have on your career aspirations? | Directed into career path |
| Did you make use of the careers service at university? | No |
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