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Are you an undergraduate student, graduating in summer 2026?
Are you an undergraduate student, graduating in Summer 2025?
1.Which degree subject(s) are you studying?
2.Where did you live before coming to university?
3.What kind of school or college did you attend before coming to university?
4.What grades did you get in the following exams at school or college?
5.While you were at school or college, which of the following applied to you?
6.Did either of your parents (or guardians) go to university and complete a degree course?
7.Did you have a year out between leaving school and starting university?
8.How long is your degree course?
9.What degree result do you expect to graduate from university with?
10.Which of the following have you done whilst at university?
11.Which languages, in addition to English, do you speak fluently?
12.How would you rate yourself for each of the following personal attributes and skills?
Give one answer for each part
13.If a general election were held this year, which party would you vote for?
14.How important are these issues to you, when deciding how to vote in a general election?
15.How have you paid your university tuition fees and living costs while you’ve been at university?
16.What is the total level of debt that you think you’ll leave university with this summer?
Please state in GBP (£) and include all Student Loans, bank overdrafts, credit cards, debts to parents, etc. that you have.
17.If your parents or other family members have given you financial support to help with your living costs at university, how much in total do you think they will have provided by the time you finish your degree?
Please state in GBP (£) and include support such as monthly allowances, payment of rent or university accommodation, day-to-day living costs, travel or commuting etc for the whole of your time at university. Do not include money you have received from parents or family members specifically for tuition fees.
18.Thinking about your time at university, how do you feel about the following statements?
19.In what ways have you used AI to help you whilst at university?
20.Are you thinking about doing a full-time postgraduate course after completing your degree? If so, what type of courses have you applied for (or intend to apply for)?
21.What kind of work experience have you done whilst at university?
Go to Question 23
22.If you’ve done work experience with a graduate employer (such as an internship, vacation placement or a placement as part of your degree course), what was the outcome?
23.What is the total amount of careers-related work experience you’ve had?
24.Which of the following best describes your plans for after university?
25.What sort of organisation would you most like to work for after university?
26.Which types of employers have you applied to (or intend to apply to) for a graduate job?
27.How would you assess the current graduate jobs market?
28.Whereabouts would you most like to work for your first graduate job?
29.How much do you think you’ll earn as a starting salary for your first graduate job?
30.How long do you expect to work for your first graduate employer?
31.What do you expect to be earning in 5 years’ time?
32.Thinking about your first job after university, how important to you are the following?
33.Which of the following apply to you?
34.Which of the following do you think you’ll have done by the age of 30?
35.When did you first start looking into your career options and researching graduate employers?
36.List all of the months in which you have submitted applications for graduate jobs (or think you will be making applications).
37.Which of the following have you done during your time at university?
38.How many times have you visited your careers service in-person whilst you have been at university?
39.When have you used your careers service (either virtually, by visiting in person, using its website, or by taking part in a careers session as part of your degree course)?
Go to Question 42
40.Which careers service facilities and resources have you used during your time at university?
41.How would you rate the careers service and the facilities they provide?
42.How many individual employers’ brochures or leaflets (either print or digital versions) have you looked at during your search for a graduate job?
43.How many individual employers’ websites have you used during your search for a graduate job?
44.When did you use employers’ brochures or leaflets and employers’ websites during your search for a graduate job?
Give all relevant answers from each part
45.Which social media platforms have you used to find information about graduate jobs or to research individual employers?
46.Which of the following careers guides or directories have you read (either print or digital versions) while you’ve been at university?
47.Which of the following graduate recruitment websites have you looked at or used?
48.Which of the following local careers guides, student newspapers, magazines and websites have you used or read regularly?
Please ask your participant if they have used any of the publications listed below:
49.When did you use graduate recruitment websites, careers guides & directories, and social media during your search for a graduate job?
50.Which of the following careers fairs have you been to during your time at university?
51.How many in-person employer presentations, talks, or recruitment events have you been to whilst you’ve been at university?
52.How many online employer presentations, talks, or recruitment events have you attended whilst you’ve been at university?
53.How many in-person skills training events, workshops or business games run by employers have you been to whilst you’ve been at university?
54.How many online skills training events, workshops or business games run by employers have you attended whilst you’ve been at university?
55.How many on-campus employer promotions have you seen or engaged with whilst you’ve been at university?
56.When did you attend careers fairs, employers’ presentations, talks and recruitment events, employers’ skills-training events, and on-campus employer promotions during your search for a graduate job?
57.When you were deciding which employers to apply to, how important were these factors?
58.Which of the following types of jobs have you made graduate job applications for?
Go to Question 60
59.For each of the types of jobs you have mentioned, how many applications have you made to each?
60.Which of the following types of jobs are you likely to apply for later in the year?
61.For each of the types of jobs you’ve mentioned, which two employers would you most like to work for?
62.Which type of graduate job is your first choice?
63.Which of the following best describes your current situation?
64a. Overall, which employer do you think offers the best opportunities for graduates?
Remember, the answer should be the name of a specific company, organisation or employer, not a general description like 'accountancy' or 'a bank'.
b. What are the main reasons for your choice?
65.Which of these employers have you seen actively promoting their graduate jobs (e.g. online, on-campus or in print)?
66.Have you applied or considered applying to any of the employers listed above for a graduate job?
Please answer these demographic questions, which will only be used for statistical purposes and will be handled in the strictest of confidence.
How would you describe your gender?
Which ethnic group do you consider you belong to?
How would you describe your sexual orientation?
Do you consider yourself to have a disability or learning difficulty?
