Client's Comments

We always actively seek feedback about the service we offer to our clients. This is just selection of comments that our clients have made.

What current students said:
Lots of resources available, very helpful and gave me ideas and helped me to develop my own.
Staff very friendly and welcoming and gave good advice – very helpful
I found the service extremely useful. The Careers Adviser was encouraging and helped me to prioritise tasks for the future.
The Graduate Fair was good for contacts and networking
The careers service is excellent. I have found the information extremely useful and you have some great books and DVDs. I’ve had 2 careers appointments which have been a big help’
The Graduate Fair gave me a great view of my career area, and what people are looking for

What pre-entry clients said:
Very useful especially for my situation. A mature student making career changing decisions need help.
It was a big relief to actually talk to somebody and sort out my confusion about what I was going to study in September. Thank you.
Really helpful and positive at a difficult stage in a crossroads
I came to the meeting very unclear and uneasy but after I feel clear as to where I can get and what I can achieve. I now feel a lot more confidence about my future
Its been very good and I now feel that I can really push on with what I want to achieve. Its also been great to be able to speak to someone when its been bottled up for so long
The Careers Advisor was an excellent and helpful person who gave me confidence to move forward to my future

What employers said about our Graduate Fair:
Today was an excellent day for us. Very successful. Well done!
Generated a lot of interest in our job opportunities. We’ve also had interest from other exhibiting companies who could use our services
I have managed to speak to a lot of students who meet our particular target market’
The most organised fair I’ve attended
I just wanted to thank you for giving us the opportunity to attend the fair yesterday-
It was expertly organised and executed, and we had a fantastic response from the day.

About the Careers and Personal Development module:
I have a clearer idea of possible career options and how to go about securing these.
Module helped me realise what my strengths were and what I needed to work on
Great for putting your career into perspective, finding out what options are available to you and how to access them
Helps promote confidence and group work as its been a comfortable setting
Very interactive and fun – I enjoyed the activities
Really diverse lectures; something different every week

What the Matrix Assessor said:
‘It is testament to the two members of staff in the Department, who are hard working, enthusiastic and passionate about their work, that the Careers Advisory Service is well respected within the University and is now delivering a range of services that are as inclusive as possible’.
‘A considerable strength of the Careers Advisory Service is the highly motivated staff who are passionate about their work. Despite the Department being under resourced, they are enthusiastic about the future of the Department. Using matrix as a framework to critically analyse every aspect of the Service, they have worked tirelessly to improve the service for students and graduates of the university’
‘Employers, academic staff and staff from partner departments and external agencies were very pleased with the service that is delivered by the Careers Advisory Service. The Assessor received overwhelming praise about the staff during the Assessment.’