Chloe Clifford, 18, Social Work, Year 1: Notes: 1. What course are You doing and why?

A: Social Work, because I want to be a Social Worker... 2. id the !ni"ersity o# $ath%s re&utation #or high e'&loyability a##ect Your decision and how? A: No, it didn(t at all, I didn(t think about it. ). What ad"antages and*or disad"antages do You think doing Your course at the !ni"ersity o# $ath gi"es to you in ter's o# e'&loyability? A: I("e ne"er considered it be#ore You asked 'e that. I guess +he ,ibrary.. think about how 'uch knowledge you(re going to gain -ust #or' sitting and doing research e"ery single ti'e you ha"e to do an assess'ent. .ow di"erse is ours/ +he e0cellent teaching. the social work lecturers are really &ationate, they want to tell you 'ore about the sub-ect, they wanna go a 1112. 3. Why do You #eel You 'ight need a co'&etiti"e ad"antage on the working 'atter o# today%s society? A: We li"e in a consu'erist society which has been 'arketised. So, e"en when you go to secondary school you ha"e to co'&ete to get the grades. It(s the sa'e to get the -ob. 4. What is %e'&loyability% to You? A: 5'&loyability is 'anaging to 'eet with the criteria that 'y e'&loyer e0&ects o# 'e e"en i# it goes against 'y own &ersonal "alues, because at the end o# the day, what they want is 'ore i'&ortant, which is 6uite sad, but... Alex Driver, 18, Social Work, Year 1: Notes: 1. What course are You doing and why? A: Social work so that I can beco'e a Social Worker. 78: $ut why did you chose that? What do you e0&ect that to gi"e you? A -ob in social work/ 9ause I wanna hel& &eo&le in less #ortunate situations than 'ysel#. 2. id the !ni"ersity o# $ath%s re&utation #or high e'&loyability a##ect Your decision and how? Yeah, because it had a high rate, so I thought i# I studied here, I(d get a better chance o# being e'&loyed a#terwards. 78: When you re#er to $ath in ter's o# e'&loyability you o#ten re#er to the #act that it has "ery good connections with di##erent kind o# organi:ations. o you thik that was your reason? A: Yeah, as we do &lace'ents, the "ariety o# &lace'ents o##ered are 6uite nice. ). What ad"antages and*or disad"antages do You think doing Your course at the !ni"ersity o# $ath gi"es to you in ter's o# e'&loyability? A:+he good 6uality o# teaching and that a lot o# lecturers ha"e a good background in SW, so that hel&s us a lot. And... there are no disad"antages, $ath is a'a:ing. 3. Why do You #eel You 'ight need a co'&etiti"e ad"antage on the working 'atter o# today%s society? A: $ecause it(s 6uite co'&eteti"e with -obs, there(s not as 'any o# the' around, so being at a better uni"ersity will ho&e#ully raise 'y chances o# gettig a good -ob. 4. What is %e'&loyability% to You? A: 5'&loyability is ha"ing a higher chance o# being e'&loyed a#er #inishing your degree. Hayley Thorne, 18, Social Work, Year 1: Notes: 1. What course are You doing and why? A: I(' doing SW, in order to beco'e a SWer to work towards a 'eaning#ul #ield o# e'&loy'ent. 2. id the !ni"ersity o# $ath%s re&utation #or high e'&loyability a##ect Your decision and how? A: I didn(t look at that, honestly, but I knew SW has a high rate o# e'&loyability and that in#luenced 'e because I wanted to be able to get a -ob. $ut I didnt look at the !ni"ersity

s&eci#ically. ). What ad"antages and*or disad"antages do You think doing Your course at the !ni"ersity o# $ath gi"es to you in ter's o# e'&loyability? A: I think it gi"es you the skills through the e0cellent teaching, which will hel& 'e in Social Work. 3. Why do You #eel You 'ight need a co'&etiti"e ad"antage on the working 'atter o# today%s society? A: So that I ha"e a 'a0i'u' choice o# -obs, to get o##ered 'ore &ositions to choose the area that best suits 'e. 4. What is %e'&loyability% to You? A: 5'&loyability is the skills and co'&etencies you gain which hel& you succeed in your #ield o# e'&loy'ent. Mari Hopkins s in!ervie"ee s ans"ers: 1.Social &olicy. .a"e always had an interest in society and how go"ern'ent in#luences it. 2. Yes it was de#initely a deciding #actor, &lus gaining e0&erience #ro' the o##ered &lace'ent year was so i'&ortant. )..igh re&utation o# the uni itsel# , strong renowned de&art'ent , range o# unli'ited o&&ortunities during &lace'ent. 3.So 'any 'ore &eo&le ha"e access to uni"ersity education, and so 'ore are seeking e'&loy'ent a#ter graduation. ;obs are "ery hard to #ind at the 'o'ent, a co'&etiti"e ad"antage is crucial. 4. .a"ing the skills and 6uali#ications re6uired to enhance a co'&any or business% success. Also being an all rounded &erson who is ca&able o# working well with others. #a!alia #icholls $n!ervie"er: %llie Hillson What course are you doing? And why? I(' doing Social sciences, the three year &rogra''e, I chose not to enroll on the &lace'ent year due to it being un&aid, and so I(d ha"e to get a &art<ti'e -ob to #und the &lace'ent, when I could -ust go straight into a -ob. Sociology is 'y 'ost knowledgable sub-ect area, but I(' really interested in &olitics, and so I a&&lied to !ni"ersities with a di"erse range o# sub-ects, it wasn(t so 'uch about career &aths, but 'ore o# what I(' actually interested in. What ad"antages or disad"antages do you #eel doing your course in $ath gi"es to your e'&loyability? $ath has risen in recent years to beco'e within the to& 11 ranking uni"ersities in the country. And to& = in the world. I truly reali:ed how 'uch bath bene#itted 'y e'&loyability on the career e"ent days here. I could really tell that e'&loyers want $ath uni"ersity students. +he de&art'ents o# social sciences are also "ery strong and #ocused on the &ractical side o# whether social sciences actually a##ect &olicy. id $aths re&utation #or e'&loyability a##ect your choice? And how? It was 'ore the course that &ulled 'e in, and a#ter not #inding 'uch in#or'ation regarding social sciences courses on 'any uni"ersity websites, $ath &ro"ided an a&&ealing course structure. Which was well &ortrayed on their website. I also a&&lied to 9abridge, ,S5, Warrick and York, which all ha"e great re&utations o# e'&loyability in the #irst > 'onths. And so it did not a##ect 'y choice. Why do you #eel you 'ight need a co'&etiti"e ad"antage in conte'&orary society? A degree in social science is so'ething our society "alues. .owe"er with a degree In social science, you really need to stand out with other e0&erience as well, and be able to ha"e ac6uired and be able to de'onstrate good skills. Social science is considered 6uite a so#t degree, and allows you to see the world in a 'ore technical way. I really want to change the world. $ut to do this, one needs a co'&etiti"e edge in society, ha"ing a degree #ro' $ath on your 9? would i'&ro"e this. We need this co'&etiti"e edge to 'atch the e0&ectations o# labour 'arket re6uire'ents, as there are li'ited -obs out there. +o you, what is e'&loyability?

It(s the skills you ha"e that 'ake you a desirable candidate to your &otential So&a Sa'i s $n!ervie"ee s Ans"ers: 1.What course are you doing and why? I a' doing Social Work, and 'y 'ain reason was to hel& &eo&le. 7ro' a young age I ha"e seen 'y brother%s achi"e'ents @ his brother works #or !NI957A and decided that I want to 'ake this world a better &lace to li"e in and 'y 'ain #ocus would be on #a'ilies where the children su##er because o# &o"erty. 2. id $ath%s re&utation o# high e'&loyability a##ect your uni choice? .ow? I wouldn%t really say that the e'&loaybility rates were the 'ain reason. $asically, 'y choice was either $ristol or $ath, and while the ranking o# the Social Sciences e&art'ent was al'ost e6ual, I &re#erred $ath%s eni"ron'ent. +he green, you know. ). What ad"antages and*or disad"antages do you think doing your course in $ath gi"es you in e'&loyability? I really think that you can%t s&eak o# any disad"antages. $ath is a high<ranking uni"ersity, and e"ery e'&loyer knows how high le"el o# education the uni"ersity &ro"ides. I would say that you are in ad"atage -ust because you study in $ath co'&ared to other uni"ersities. 3. Why do you #eel you 'ight need a co'&etiti"e edge in ter's o# e'&loyability in today%s society? Nowadays the -ob 'arket is really #ull. Bost &eo&le #inished uni"ersity, got great 6uali#ications -ust because o# that. $ath o##ers great o&&ortunities to "olunteer, and with 'y ga& year I can get really "aluable e0&erience, which 'ay 'ake the di##erence when it co'es to being e'&loyed or not. 4. +o you, what is e'&loyability? 7or 'e, it is the skills you ha"e. It is not about your education, it has to do with your co''unication and tea'work skills, your ability to ada&t to and sol"e situations, your 'oti"ation.