Careers Advisers Survey

1. Survey on TotalProfessions.com - the professional body careers web site.

Why Total Professions was set up:
- Comments from careers advisers that there was no one place to easily access the professional bodies in the UK and that as a group they could do more to provide information to students and help ennoble the professions.
- As a response to the 2009 Government report, Unleashing Aspiration from the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions and recommendation 12 – the desired development of a ‘professions.com’
- The need for an improved linkage between all students, those on professional body accredited courses and the 270 + significant UK professional bodies featured on the site.

Your views are important to inform the development and promotion of the site.

1. Had you heard of www.TotalProfessions.com before receiving this survey link?

Had you heard of www.TotalProfessions.com before receiving this survey link? yes

2. To what extent do you feel professional bodies as a whole support undergraduates, school/college students, young people generally, with useful career information?

To what extent do you feel professional bodies as a whole support undergraduates, school/college students, young people generally, with useful career information? They generally support very well

Some support well, majority do not

Generally quite well

Just ok

Not at all well

Not sure

Please comment on your answer

3. Some careers web sites give passing reference to professional bodies. How valid and useful do you feel www.TotalProfessions.com is to you/those you advise in providing signposting to the information provided by all (270+)professional bodies?

	Very valid/useful	Quite valid/useful	Not very valid/useful	Not at all valid/useful
To you	*Some careers web sites give passing reference to professional bodies. How valid and useful do you feel www.TotalProfessions.com is to you/those you advise in providing signposting to the information provided by all (270+)professional bodies? To you Very valid/useful	To you Quite valid/useful	To you Not very valid/useful	To you Not at all valid/useful
To those you advise	To those you advise Very valid/useful	To those you advise Quite valid/useful	To those you advise Not very valid/useful	To those you advise Not at all valid/useful

Please comment on your answer

4. Could you please rate the following site features (Range - 10 = rate very highly and 1 = don't rate at all. Tick one box per column.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
General advice given and signposting	*Could you please rate the following site features (Range - 10 = rate very highly and 1 = don't rate at all. Tick one box per column. General advice given and signposting 1	General advice given and signposting 2	General advice given and signposting 3	General advice given and signposting 4	General advice given and signposting 5	General advice given and signposting 6	General advice given and signposting 7	General advice given and signposting 8	General advice given and signposting 9	General advice given and signposting 10
Search Function	Search Function 1	Search Function 2	Search Function 3	Search Function 4	Search Function 5	Search Function 6	Search Function 7	Search Function 8	Search Function 9	Search Function 10
Profession Finder	Profession Finder 1	Profession Finder 2	Profession Finder 3	Profession Finder 4	Profession Finder 5	Profession Finder 6	Profession Finder 7	Profession Finder 8	Profession Finder 9	Profession Finder 10
Job Search	Job Search 1	Job Search 2	Job Search 3	Job Search 4	Job Search 5	Job Search 6	Job Search 7	Job Search 8	Job Search 9	Job Search 10
Sector Summaries	Sector Summaries 1	Sector Summaries 2	Sector Summaries 3	Sector Summaries 4	Sector Summaries 5	Sector Summaries 6	Sector Summaries 7	Sector Summaries 8	Sector Summaries 9	Sector Summaries 10
News on professional body careers initiatives	News on professional body careers initiatives 1	News on professional body careers initiatives 2	News on professional body careers initiatives 3	News on professional body careers initiatives 4	News on professional body careers initiatives 5	News on professional body careers initiatives 6	News on professional body careers initiatives 7	News on professional body careers initiatives 8	News on professional body careers initiatives 9	News on professional body careers initiatives 10
Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector)	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 1	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 2	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 3	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 4	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 5	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 6	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 7	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 8	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 9	Career videos (Icould but sorted by sector) 10
Navigation	Navigation 1	Navigation 2	Navigation 3	Navigation 4	Navigation 5	Navigation 6	Navigation 7	Navigation 8	Navigation 9	Navigation 10
Design	Design 1	Design 2	Design 3	Design 4	Design 5	Design 6	Design 7	Design 8	Design 9	Design 10
Other	Other 1	Other 2	Other 3	Other 4	Other 5	Other 6	Other 7	Other 8	Other 9	Other 10

Other (please specify)

5. How likely are you to make students/those you advise aware that the site exists as a useful additional careers resource?

How likely are you to make students/those you advise aware that the site exists as a useful additional careers resource? Very likely

Quite likely

Not at all likely

Only likely if changes are made

If it is critical that changes are made before you make students aware, what are those changes?

6. If you are likely to make students/those you advise aware of the site what methods/tools would you use?

	yes	no	possibly
Careers web site area - permanent url link	*If you are likely to make students/those you advise aware of the site what methods/tools would you use? Careers web site area - permanent url link yes	Careers web site area - permanent url link no	Careers web site area - permanent url link possibly
Careers web site area permanent - graphic button/ad	Careers web site area permanent - graphic button/ad yes	Careers web site area permanent - graphic button/ad no	Careers web site area permanent - graphic button/ad possibly
Regular E bulletins	Regular E bulletins yes	Regular E bulletins no	Regular E bulletins possibly
One-off e bulletin	One-off e bulletin yes	One-off e bulletin no	One-off e bulletin possibly
Hard copy poster supplied to you	Hard copy poster supplied to you yes	Hard copy poster supplied to you no	Hard copy poster supplied to you possibly
Face to face/careers talks	Face to face/careers talks yes	Face to face/careers talks no	Face to face/careers talks possibly
Other	Other yes	Other no	Other possibly

What other ways would you suggest to make students aware of the site?

7. Some professional bodies involved with the site do not have resources to visit students on campus/at school/your setting. How useful would it be for the www.TotalProfessions.com team to represent professional bodies collectively in this way?

	very useful	quite useful	not very useful	not at all useful
In general	*Some professional bodies involved with the site do not have resources to visit students on campus/at school/your setting. How useful would it be for the www.TotalProfessions.com team to represent professional bodies collectively in this way? In general very useful	In general quite useful	In general not very useful	In general not at all useful
Distributing literature	Distributing literature very useful	Distributing literature quite useful	Distributing literature not very useful	Distributing literature not at all useful
Giving general talks on the professions and careers support available	Giving general talks on the professions and careers support available very useful	Giving general talks on the professions and careers support available quite useful	Giving general talks on the professions and careers support available not very useful	Giving general talks on the professions and careers support available not at all useful
Attending careers fairs	Attending careers fairs very useful	Attending careers fairs quite useful	Attending careers fairs not very useful	Attending careers fairs not at all useful
Other	Other very useful	Other quite useful	Other not very useful	Other not at all useful

Please comment on your answer and if appropriate suggest other ways in which they could be involved collectively.

8. Would you be prepared to provide further input and advice on the web site?

Would you be prepared to provide further input and advice on the web site? Yes

Possibly

If you/senior colleague are prepared to be contacted by telephone for further input and advice please provide your contact details here.(Name, job title, location, e mail and telephone number)

9. Some universities/colleges see the site as a good way of promoting their courses to prospective students particularly where they run courses accredited by professional bodies. If you are employed in a university/college how interesting might this opportunity be?

Some universities/colleges see the site as a good way of promoting their courses to prospective students particularly where they run courses accredited by professional bodies. If you are employed in a university/college how interesting might this opportunity be? Very interesting

Quite interesting

Not at all interesting