HEFCE - Pre-applicant survey

Thank you for helping us by filling in this short questionnaire. The questionnaire is not related to the application process for any role and all responses are anonymous - however your input will really help us by providing insights into how we could improve our careers website.

The survey should only take 3 minutes to complete and we really appreciate your help.

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* 1. What type of role are you interested in at HEFCE?

Graduate entry

Sandwich course

No specific role I would just like to make a speculative application

A specific role (please specify)

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* 2. From your personal perspective what is the single most important aspect of a careers website?

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* 3. How did you find out about the HEFCE opportunity?

Advertisement (in press or online)

Search engine e.g. Google

The main HEFCE web site

Contact within HEFCE

Referred by friend or family

I have always been interested in HEFCE

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What persuaded you to visit the HEFCE careers web site?

I am looking for a job in the public sector

I want to get a job in the education sector

I am browsing a number of career options

I specifically want to work for HEFCE

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which three words would you most closely associate with HEFCE?

	1	2	3
Honest	Honest 1	Honest 2	Honest 3
Cheerful	Cheerful 1	Cheerful 2	Cheerful 3
Compassionate	Compassionate 1	Compassionate 2	Compassionate 3
Reliable	Reliable 1	Reliable 2	Reliable 3
Glamorous	Glamorous 1	Glamorous 2	Glamorous 3
Charismatic	Charismatic 1	Charismatic 2	Charismatic 3
Daring	Daring 1	Daring 2	Daring 3
Creative	Creative 1	Creative 2	Creative 3
Disciplined	Disciplined 1	Disciplined 2	Disciplined 3
Spirited	Spirited 1	Spirited 2	Spirited 3
Imaginative	Imaginative 1	Imaginative 2	Imaginative 3
Modern	Modern 1	Modern 2	Modern 3
Responsible	Responsible 1	Responsible 2	Responsible 3
Efficient	Efficient 1	Efficient 2	Efficient 3
Dependable	Dependable 1	Dependable 2	Dependable 3
Ruthless	Ruthless 1	Ruthless 2	Ruthless 3
Up-to-date	Up-to-date 1	Up-to-date 2	Up-to-date 3
Tough	Tough 1	Tough 2	Tough 3
Rugged	Rugged 1	Rugged 2	Rugged 3
Agile	Agile 1	Agile 2	Agile 3
Collaborative	Collaborative 1	Collaborative 2	Collaborative 3
Resilient	Resilient 1	Resilient 2	Resilient 3
Strong	Strong 1	Strong 2	Strong 3
Purposeful	Purposeful 1	Purposeful 2	Purposeful 3
Interesting	Interesting 1	Interesting 2	Interesting 3

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* 6. What do you think are liable to be the least attractive aspects of working with HEFCE?

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* 7. How do you rate the following aspects of our website?

	Excellent	Good	Average	Below Average	Unsatisfactory
Content	Content Excellent	Content Good	Content Average	Content Below Average	Content Unsatisfactory
Navigation	Navigation Excellent	Navigation Good	Navigation Average	Navigation Below Average	Navigation Unsatisfactory
Design	Design Excellent	Design Good	Design Average	Design Below Average	Design Unsatisfactory

If you have any suggestions as to how the careers website could be improved please say here.

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* 8. On a scale of 1-5 please rate the importance of the following information and tools you might find on a careers website.

	1) Very important	2)	3)	4)	5) Very unimportant
Job details	Job details 1) Very important	Job details 2)	Job details 3)	Job details 4)	Job details 5) Very unimportant
Character of the organisation	Character of the organisation 1) Very important	Character of the organisation 2)	Character of the organisation 3)	Character of the organisation 4)	Character of the organisation 5) Very unimportant
Benefits	Benefits 1) Very important	Benefits 2)	Benefits 3)	Benefits 4)	Benefits 5) Very unimportant
Employee profiles	Employee profiles 1) Very important	Employee profiles 2)	Employee profiles 3)	Employee profiles 4)	Employee profiles 5) Very unimportant
FAQs	FAQs 1) Very important	FAQs 2)	FAQs 3)	FAQs 4)	FAQs 5) Very unimportant
Video profiles	Video profiles 1) Very important	Video profiles 2)	Video profiles 3)	Video profiles 4)	Video profiles 5) Very unimportant
Self-selection tools (which enable you to see if you are a good match for HEFCE)	Self-selection tools (which enable you to see if you are a good match for HEFCE) 1) Very important	Self-selection tools (which enable you to see if you are a good match for HEFCE) 2)	Self-selection tools (which enable you to see if you are a good match for HEFCE) 3)	Self-selection tools (which enable you to see if you are a good match for HEFCE) 4)	Self-selection tools (which enable you to see if you are a good match for HEFCE) 5) Very unimportant
Interactive blog (which enable you to interact with employees at HEFCE)	Interactive blog (which enable you to interact with employees at HEFCE) 1) Very important	Interactive blog (which enable you to interact with employees at HEFCE) 2)	Interactive blog (which enable you to interact with employees at HEFCE) 3)	Interactive blog (which enable you to interact with employees at HEFCE) 4)	Interactive blog (which enable you to interact with employees at HEFCE) 5) Very unimportant
History and heritage	History and heritage 1) Very important	History and heritage 2)	History and heritage 3)	History and heritage 4)	History and heritage 5) Very unimportant
Purpose and values	Purpose and values 1) Very important	Purpose and values 2)	Purpose and values 3)	Purpose and values 4)	Purpose and values 5) Very unimportant

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* 1. What type of role are you interested in at HEFCE?

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* 2. From your personal perspective what is the single most important aspect of a careers website?

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* 3. How did you find out about the HEFCE opportunity?

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* 4. What persuaded you to visit the HEFCE careers web site?

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* 5. Which three words would you most closely associate with HEFCE?

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* 6. What do you think are liable to be the least attractive aspects of working with HEFCE?

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* 7. How do you rate the following aspects of our website?

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* 8. On a scale of 1-5 please rate the importance of the following information and tools you might find on a careers website.

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* 9. Have you seen any careers sites you've liked recently? If so, which and what did you like about them?