Do the students of your university possess attractive soft skills (Ability to work under pressure and
Question: Please give your opinion on the following statements. Participants were requested to respond using the
Question: How old are you? Question: Gender / Question: What type of course are you currently studying? /
Question: What experience (of at least 3 months' length) do you have? / Question: How many hours are you prepared
to work in this position? / Question: How much do you expect to earn (gross income) in your first position after
graduation? / Question: How many years do you plan to work in your first graduate position? / Question: Do you
Question: Which one of the following best describes the main subject that you are studying/have studied?
Question: When did you start studying at your first college/ university? Question: When do you expect to/ did you
Soft skills were determined on the basis of a self-assessment - through the acceptance or rejection of various statements.
Question: We would like to find out about the kind of work you are suited for. To what extent do the following statements describe
you? Participants were requested to rate each characteristic on a four-point scale (from -2 for 'strongly disagree' to +2 for 'strongly
Question: If you were to choose a college/ university and course now, which of these would be the most important
The trendence job search optimism index is an indicator for graduate confidence in relation to their job prospects. It
has been calculated with respect to two parameters, which have been chosen yearly as part of the evaluation of the
job application process. 1) Number of anticipated applications. 2) Length of time it takes to secure a job. The highest
possible mark of 100 symbolises an "overheating" of the market: in such a market every graduate would find a
Question: How many months do you expect to need (or did you require) to find your first position after graduation?
Question: How many applications do you expect to make (or did you make) to find your first professional position?
Question: What is important for your first professional position after graduation? Respondents were asked to indicate
which of the opposing pairs of graduate job factors listed above they preferred, and the strength of their preference.
Question: How many months do you expect to need (did you require) to find your first position after graduation?
Question: How many applications do you expect to make (did you make) to find your first professional position?
Question: Which foreign countries would you be most likely to move to for your first professional position after
Question: Which employers most actively target students as applicants for graduate positions where you study?
Question: Which of the following methods do you use most often to find out more about potential employers?
LIT Careers Service would now like to ask you the following question: What are the most effective ways that LIT Careers Service can
promote events and services to you on campus and do you have any tips for them to improve their student marketing?
A career service day, one to one opportunities to meet with employers, be informed of all opportunities/salary with that company.
A careers board in the street (more noticeable), using the tv's everywhere for announcments on careers.
A careers lecture for each final year class/department instead of one (or more) of their scheluded lectures during the year (with
Bring in speakers from different companies in different job sectors explaining how the course i'm studying relates to that company.
Come around to classes or ask lecturers to make short announcements about updates in the Careers Service. Not everyone reads
their emails and certainly, not everyone reads notices on notice boards. Therefore, information goes unheard.
Do more advertising on social network sites. Make the message clear that there are oppurtunities available to students. I think
Do not separate the art college from the main campus, bring some of the important events down to us.
Emails are the most effective I think. I feel that Social care jobs are not very well represented at the LIT career fairs, but I'm sure
Emails are the most effective way! I was interested in law/ legal and the career's office didn't really deal with this. Also asked
questions about other career options and Joanne didn't really know much about this (teaching, insurance etc). I suppose it was
Get in contact more with the students whether it be calling into class during lectures or handing out info on the street.
Give the careers officer a bigger office and more staff. Erect a dedicated careers notice board and keep it regularly updated.
Guest lecturing, stalls and use of the notice board. More attention could be paid to 1st/2nd year college students on getting them
Have more days with employers on the street showing that there is different careers and job opportunities.
Have more time to spend with students other than two hours in the library on a Tuesday. Events have been well advertised in the
Hold an event in the college with all information about different places but make it fun like having different things to take part in to
make you want to go see what they are trying to promote rather than the employers just sitting down talking.
Hold fairs on the street so that students can see what careers there are out there. Send emails to the students and stick up posters
around the college. Also organise a party etc for after the fair, thats sure to get more students to go!
I myself feel that certain lectures I ask a question to dismisses me and everytime i knock at the careers advices office i get no
answer I feel like the college isn't giving my the support I need even when I try and get help to the direction I want to go in I might
I only ever received a few emails telling me about services, many students count those emails as spam and never read them,
I think E-mail is a good way to communicate. One way to possibly improve would have people visit classes and speak to some
I think if they held events on student nights, they would be very popular and students would learn more about what they're trying to
I think it would be advantageous to me if LIT invited more firm owners and executives to come and meet students on a face to face
basis, maybe getting the hospitality students to host an event. This form of networking would enable students to talk to potential
I think more visability in the college 'street' would be good and more information availability on what the service provides.
I think they should start promoting themselves alot more aggressively when it comes to distant counties as it would improve their
numbers and also i think that if they had a relationship with many employers, it would be easier for graduates to start their career.
I Think what LIT are doing is the best a student can get but nevertheless more employer relations will be great and alittle more
I would reccomend that they hold career days and set up appointments with the career advisor previous to work placements and
Keep up to date via e mails like they are currently doing and possibly put a strong efforrt in getting the best companies to come and
Make the shop and canteen cheaper for students and more access to computers, the segregated class rooms are too big and
Make times more convient I have a very full timetable and stuff always seem to be on at unsuitable times. Start earlier like in 1st
More Emails to promote up coming events, set up a stall on the main street to advertise and to make the students more aware of its
More interaction with the careers officer, I found her rude and intimidating. Free shuttle bus to the fair in UL as it is alot bigger and
Need more information on where to go to find out about jobs in the Social Care profession and on working abroad and what is
Never have I seen a day dedicated to the IT department to get employers names in IT students minds. There should be one at some
Stalls with leaflets and information about the event or service. Speakers in the college giving everyone an insight into the event or
Tell the leccturers who will tell the students and stress how important it is to meet with future employers even if it is only to get a
The art college is forgotten about, if there are any events they happen in moylish and we never go out there. Theres difficult
The car park not enough for students, food on campus are very expensive.The lecturers to be reviewed every two years very
They could allocate particular times especially at the very start of 4th year or even the end of 3rd year to go through students CV if
they wished and maybe look at different options to suit students who may be unsure what they wish to do after the course. They
could meet with the students more often and see if they need any assistance with filling out applications or any help on preparing
Through email as well as poster and way before the actual date. LIT need more science related career services, I think there is too
To forward any email sent to the institute by any potential employer to the students in the relevant courses.
To have more career days, where perhaps top 10 employers in various study areas present their company.
Try to improve job opportunities for mature students for instance accountancy bodies tend to employ younger students and skip
over mature students which I feel is their loss.I feel that the mature student has a lot to offer and tends to be the better student
because they are more focused. I think it is sad that a mature student could be top of his class and then be passed over in favourite