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The respondent to this survey is Nicholas who is from a White British background.
| What qualifications did you hold prior to starting university? | 10 GCSE's
4 A Levels |
| What was the name of your course? | Accounting & Financial Mngmnt & Mathematics - BA/AccMath |
| While at university have you worked part-time? | No |
| While at university have you performed any voluntary work? | No |
| While at university have you undertake any work experience? | No |
| What is your status? | In full or part time employment |
| What is the name of the organisation you are currently working for? | Tennant Midgley Group Ltd |
| What is your job title? | Finance Manager |
| What responsibilities do you hold? | Run accounts department including two purchase ledger clerks, one sales ledger clerk, two credit controllers, receptionist & IT staff.
Responsible for preparing monthly management accounts running IIF invoice discounting facility, foreign currency purchases, VAT, authorising payments & accounting function. |
| What do you enjoy the most about this job? | Much less stressful than my previous role at Grant Thornton. Nice environment to work in. I have yet to finish my first year in industry so am learning all the time. |
| What do you enjoy the least? | Preparing the management accounts & performing inter-group recharges - quite mundane. Office politics can also be a burden. |
| What was involved in the recruitment process for this job? | I was previously in charge of the group audit and had discussions with the finance director during an audit visit. |
| Do you feel you have a career plan? | Yes |
| If so, how does your current situation fit into this plan? | I aim to become a finance director here within the next 2-3 years. I am currently trying to improve my knowledge of the group & the industry as well as taking on new responsibilities to help meet my goal. |
| When did you start thinking about what you wanted to do after graduation? Thinking back did you leave enough time for this? | I knew I wanted to train to be a chartered accountant & applied for my first job as soon as term started in my final year. I had accepted the job by the December of my final year. |
| Did you experience any difficulties when it came to finding work after graduation? If yes, please describe some of the problems you faced? | No |
| What do you wish you had known before you started applying for jobs? | If I had known about other potential careers as rewarding as say becoming an actuary, I may have chosen a different career. A list of most popular careers (with average salaries!!)following each degree course may have been useful - e.g. I could have looked down the maths degree section & found actuary with the average earnings of a qualified actuary. |
| What advice would you give to someone applying for jobs now? | Apply early. Many graduate jobs are taken within the first few months of your final year. |
| Would you have done anything differently while at university to prepare for your career? Please give details. | No |
| How do you feel your degree has prepared you for today's labour market? | It has allowed me to mature before moving into my first job, given me skills I now take for granted, but which are lacking in several colleagues who have not been to University (especially in IT skills) & given me extra self confidence. |
| What impact did your course have on your career aspirations? | Affirmed job choice |
| Did you make use of the careers service at university? | Yes |
| If yes, please describe how you used the careers service. | The practice aptitude tests were very useful. |
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