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The respondent to this survey is Jonathan who is from a White British background.
| What qualifications did you hold prior to starting university? | A-levels: Maths, Physics, Chemistry
AS-level: Further Maths |
| What was the name of your course? | Chemistry - BSc/Chem |
| 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? | HSBC Bank - Sheffield |
| What is your job title? | Senior Technical Specialist |
| What responsibilities do you hold? | Technical Lead for IBM WebSphere implementation and support team including consulting on application design and architectures |
| What do you enjoy the most about this job? | Wide variety of different projects. Travel. Continual training. |
| What do you enjoy the least? | Can be long hours |
| What was involved in the recruitment process for this job? | Application Form followed by interview |
| Do you feel you have a career plan? | Yes |
| If so, how does your current situation fit into this plan? | Getting there |
| When did you start thinking about what you wanted to do after graduation? Thinking back did you leave enough time for this? | Just before Christmas in final year. I think this gave me sufficient time. |
| Did you experience any difficulties when it came to finding work after graduation? If yes, please describe some of the problems you faced? | No - straight from uni to employment |
| What do you wish you had known before you started applying for jobs? | That there are a large number of internet resources |
| What advice would you give to someone applying for jobs now? | Some companies just take ages to do anything |
| Would you have done anything differently while at university to prepare for your career? Please give details. | not really |
| How do you feel your degree has prepared you for today's labour market? | My degree was in a subject not related to my current degree. |
| What impact did your course have on your career aspirations? | Undecided still |
| Did you make use of the careers service at university? | No |
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