Alumni Case Study

Name*

First Name

Last Name

Job Title (if applicable)*

Organisation (if applicable)*

College*

Degree awarded (1st, 2:1 etc)

Graduation Year*

Email*

Please attach a high resolution photograph of yourself (Portrait head shot) which your are happy to be used for the case study and supporting marketing materials. Where possible, please ensure that you use a white or plain background.

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You have the choice to complete your case study as a written case study, or a video case study. Please choose your preference below:*

Your video case study

What to include in your video case study

Filming Requirements:

Please film in landscape orientation
Please start by introducing yourself (name, degree programme, the year you graduated, your current job title)
Where possible, please use the questions as a guide below. Please try to take a pause after each section to allow for accessibility and editing.

Please use the questions as a guide to help you create your video case study and feel free to pick the questions below relevant to your experiences. Feel free to include any additional information that you think would be helpful to both current students and recent graduates. Your advice does not need to be specific to the University of Birmingham, we are a caring institution and we're happy to provide advice to students and graduates not connected to the University.

1. Please describe your current role and the journey you took to get there:
2. Did you know what you wanted to do before you started University? If yes, please provide details
3. Did you have any work experience before your graduated? If so, please describe in detail.
4. What do you love most about your role?
5. What is most challenging about your role?
6. Have you faced any key challenges during your career journey, if so, how did you overcome them?
7. How did your time at Birmingham help you prepare for this role? Please consider any opportunities or resources which you accessed (e.g. volunteering, mentoring, bursaries, careers service) and how this positively influenced your career.
8. What are your career plans for the future?
9. What advice would you give to students who are interested in getting into your industry or role, or if they’re unsure what they want to do?
10. What would be your key piece of career advice for a student just entering the employment market?

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Your written Case Study

1. Please describe your current role and the journey you took to get there:

2. Did you know what you wanted to do before you started University? If yes, please provide details

3. Did you have any work experience before your graduated? If so, please describe in detail.

4. What do you love most about your role?

5. What is most challenging about your role?

6. Have you faced any key challenges during your career journey, if so, how did you overcome them?

7. How did your time at Birmingham help you prepare for this role? Please consider any opportunities or resources which you accessed (e.g. volunteering, mentoring, bursaries, careers service) and how this positively influenced your career.

8. What are your career plans for the future?

9. What advice would you give to students who are interested in getting into your industry or role, or if they’re unsure what they want to do?

10. What would be your key piece of career advice for a student just entering the employment market?

Student Data Protection Permission

In accordance with data protection law, the University of Birmingham requires consent in respect of holding personal information.

By completing this section you are consenting for the University of Birmingham to use this form along with any submitted photographs or other media materials (recordings, vlogs, blogs, etc) for the purpose of University communications and publicity.The materials will be used to publicise the benefits of undertaking work experience and to help demonstrate visually to other students what work experience internships are like.

These materials may be used in the following sources or any others, as the University will see fit:

The University’s world wide website and e-publications
University presentations to students and employers
Paper based University publications

You have the right to stop the publications at any point and if you are not happy the materials will be removed.

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The information that you share will be processed by Careers Network within Academic Services. We are collecting data so we can measure the impact of our programmes and also to gain an understanding of user experiences so we can ensure we are offering the highest quality possible. To find out how we will use any personal data you share with us, please read our privacy statements.