{"id":1264,"date":"2019-08-12T16:01:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T15:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2019-08-12T16:01:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T15:01:57","slug":"five-things-we-learnt-from-the-alumni-survey-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/five-things-we-learnt-from-the-alumni-survey-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Five things we learnt from the alumni survey 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Your\u00a0<\/b><b>Alumni Survey 2019\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In February this year, we launched a survey to find out more about your connection to the University and identify what engagement opportunities we can continue to offer to support your development after Westminster.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the survey. Your feedback has been incredibly insightful and will help us to enhance your experience as a Westminster graduate.<\/p>\n<p><b>What did we learn?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> You enjoyed your time at Westminster<\/p>\n<p>An amazing\u00a093 per cent of you felt your time at Westminster had a positive impact on your life.\u00a0Almost 80 per cent were satisfied with the overall experience you received as a student, and 70 per cent of you achieved everything you set out to during your time with us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> You want to be involved<\/p>\n<p>Half of\u00a0you\u00a0would like to be more involved with Westminster, with 60 per cent interested in\u00a0giving back to support students, either through mentoring, completing an alumni profile or delivering a\u00a0careers\u00a0talk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> You would recommend Westminster to others<\/p>\n<p>An incredible 90 per cent of you have, or would be happy,\u00a0to recommend our University\u00a0to friends or family, while\u00a07 in 10 are proud to tell people that they studied at Westminster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> You want ongoing opportunities for development<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a high level of interest in improving professional skills, with 9 in 10 indicating that\u00a0you\u00a0would like the University\u2019s support with\u00a0your\u00a0career development; specifically with advancing your digital skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> We\u00a0can do things differently<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve realised we need to find different ways of sharing information with you as 40 per cent\u00a0were not aware of any of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/alumni-and-supporters\/alumni-benefits\">the benefits available to you<\/a> as a Westminster graduate.<\/p>\n<p><b>How will we use your feedback?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Through your responses, we know we need to work on making you feel connected to Westminster and\u00a0valued as members of our vital alumni community. This is an ever-evolving and ongoing opportunity for us to find new ways to keep you up-to-date with knowledge of the University as well as developing even more, unique ways you can be involved.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW121053474 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121053474 BCX0\">Your feedback won\u2019t just stay with the Alumni Team. We will share the results with a range of stakeholders to ensure we\u2019re offering you beneficial opportunities relevant to you and your development.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW121053474 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For example, you fed back your interest\u00a0in connecting with\u00a0each\u00a0other to make the most\u00a0of our\u00a0global alumni community. We\u00a0have\u00a0now launched <a href=\"https:\/\/westminsterconnect.org\/\">Westminster Connec<\/a>t\u00a0\u2013 an\u00a0exclusive hub for Westminster alumni to expand their professional networks, search for jobs, and offer and receive mentoring from fellow alumni.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to look for even more new ways to support\u00a0your\u00a0connection to the University of Westminster so keep\u00a0a look\u00a0out for more information soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your\u00a0Alumni Survey 2019\u00a0 In February this year, we launched a survey to find out more about your connection to the University and identify what engagement opportunities we can continue to offer to support your development after Westminster. 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