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The respondent to this survey is Sharon who is from a White British background.
| What qualifications did you hold prior to starting university? | A levels |
| What was the name of your course? | Biomedical Science - BSc/Biomed |
| 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 your job title? | Speech and Language Therapist |
| What responsibilities do you hold? | Assessment and management of communication and swallowing disorders in adults over 16 years old. |
| What do you enjoy the most about this job? | Working in Multidisciplinary team |
| What do you enjoy the least? | Pay
Workload |
| What was involved in the recruitment process for this job? | Interview |
| Do you feel you have a career plan? | Yes |
| If so, how does your current situation fit into this plan? | Very well |
| When did you start thinking about what you wanted to do after graduation? Thinking back did you leave enough time for this? | After my first year I knew I wanted to be a Speech Therapist and wanted to do the post graduate Masters in Speech Therapy |
| Did you experience any difficulties when it came to finding work after graduation? If yes, please describe some of the problems you faced? | No I did not |
| What advice would you give to someone applying for jobs now? | Apply to those jobs you think you might not get because not everyone will have all of the skills on the personal specification - Its impossible! |
| Would you have done anything differently while at university to prepare for your career? Please give details. | Probably have done speech therapy as an undergraduate. |
| How do you feel your degree has prepared you for today's labour market? | Not my biomedical science degree but my speech Therapy degree did. |
| What impact did your course have on your career aspirations? | Undecided still |
| Did you make use of the careers service at university? | Yes |
| If yes, please describe how you used the careers service. | Asked for advice about post graduate speech therapy degree |
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