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The respondent to this survey is Amanda who is from a White British background.
| What qualifications did you hold prior to starting university? | 11 GCSEs, 4 A-levels |
| What was the name of your course? | Biological Chemistry - BSc |
| 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? | Sheffield Hallam University |
| What is your job title? | Senior Administrator |
| What responsibilities do you hold? | I look after timetabling, learning contract management, providing management info etc |
| What do you enjoy the most about this job? | I enjoy the challenges that arise and having to use my problem solving abilities to make things run smoothly. |
| What do you enjoy the least? | Nothing, I really enjoy my job. |
| What was involved in the recruitment process for this job? | I had an interview and an in-tray task. |
| Do you feel you have a career plan? | Yes |
| If so, how does your current situation fit into this plan? | My plan is to work at this full-time and atthe same time build up my tutoring business & exam paper marking part-time. After kids I aim to do both part-time then eventually tutoring & exam marking full-time. |
| When did you start thinking about what you wanted to do after graduation? Thinking back did you leave enough time for this? | After I graduated I couldn't find a job in Chemistry that I wanted to do so I chose to do a PGCE for a year. I had this as a back up plan for last 6 month of Uni. |
| Did you experience any difficulties when it came to finding work after graduation? If yes, please describe some of the problems you faced? | I didn't have any as i went onto do a PGCE then straight into teaching. |
| What do you wish you had known before you started applying for jobs? | The realistic chances of getting ones - I applied to some large Chemical companies but later found out there were hundreds who applied for the same job so my chances were slim. |
| What advice would you give to someone applying for jobs now? | Do plenty of research and think about what you realistically want from the job, not just what you can give them. |
| Would you have done anything differently while at university to prepare for your career? Please give details. | Don't know - I enjoy my work now but it isn't exactly where I saw myself. In fact, I had little idea of where I finally wanted to work until I actually started looking for jobs after I ended up in a job I hated (teaching) |
| How do you feel your degree has prepared you for today's labour market? | doing Biological Chemistry meant that I could teach both Biology and Chemistry at GCSE and A Level (after undertaking a PGCE) |
| 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. | psychometric test prep., videos on interview techniques. The leaflets on what you could do with your degree were very useful. I also used it to research employers. |
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