Careers Advisers
Accurate: **
Comparative: **
Comprehensive: **
Detailed: *
Independent: ***
Understanding:
Problems: Careers advisers tend to be better informed than teachers, but are still limited to personal knowledge of maybe a dozen universities out of more than 130 to choose from (and we’re not counting HE colleges).
Furthermore they probably don’t know you from Adam — or Eve.
What they’re good for: Take their advice on individual universities only with a pinch of salt.
They are, however, excellent on the wider range of options and on the whole application process and general paperchase. Also worth listening to about what specific qualifications might do for you in the long run and what jobs might open up for you.
Verdict: Good on the process and the wider context.
Last updated on: 21 May 2008