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The respondent to this survey is Susan 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? | Architecture - BADip/Arch |
| 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? | I worked in retail to supplement my income. during holidays I worked at a youth and community project doing arts activities. |
| How useful did you find this work experience when it came to find a job after graduating? | The skills I learned have been useful but not necessarily directly applicable to my vocation apart from the youth and community work - I have been involved in architecture projects with similar emphasis. |
| What is your status? | In full or part time employment |
| What is your job title? | Architect |
| What responsibilities do you hold? | I am responsible for running projects on site, design, detailing, admin, running CPD for office. |
| What do you enjoy the most about this job? | I enjoy most things about my job. |
| What do you enjoy the least? | Long hours, remuneration not consistent with length of training |
| What was involved in the recruitment process for this job? | Informal interview and portfolio |
| Do you feel you have a career plan? | No |
| When did you start thinking about what you wanted to do after graduation? Thinking back did you leave enough time for this? | when i started the course! |
| 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 found a job straight away although architecture jobs are fairly london centric |
| What do you wish you had known before you started applying for jobs? | No need to rush into work, could have travelled |
| What advice would you give to someone applying for jobs now? | Get some experience other than work, life/travel experience adds to the character of a person. |
| Would you have done anything differently while at university to prepare for your career? Please give details. | Read more relevant books, been more organised! |
| How do you feel your degree has prepared you for today's labour market? | Ok - work experience and university complement each other but are very different. |
| What impact did your course have on your career aspirations? | Affirmed job choice |
| Did you make use of the careers service at university? | No |
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