...Emma wants to return to residential social work, but feels that it would be hard to survive on the wages.

...I got a secondment from a London Borough to do a one year training for careers. Then worked in and around the London Boroughs for a few years until I spotted a job as careers adviser at a Polytechnic. Got the job, but within year (cuts!), I was ‘redeployed’ to teaching – which I stayed with for 22 years!

...went into the Army at 16, with 4 good 'O' level grades in maths, physics, chemistry and geography and successfully completed an apprenticeship in electronic engineering.

...completed a two year course in Beauty Therapy and quickly got a job in a 'Hair and Beauty' saloon in the West End of London. After 9 months, she left and set up on her own, working in clients' homes. She established a clientele, and worked successfully for 18 months.

...When leaving school, I was encouraged and inspired by my own careers adviser and at that point felt the job had many of the characteristics that would appeal to me...

...Joan had hoped that her present job as an administrative secretary in an FE College would be one that she could have stayed with for a year or two.

...In 1945 I passed Rab Butler's new 11+. Everybody was surprised – 'Why Bobby?'. Why indeed? I had just-as-bright – and brighter – cousins and neighbours. But I was the first in the neighbourhood to get to grammar school.

...I decided whilst at a traditional girls grammar school that I wasn't too bright so wouldn't bother with HE. I went to see a careers advisor to get some information on being a hotel receptionist, which I thought was pretty glamerous!

...In common with many of my friends, my first career idea was to train as a teacher. This could be attributed to the fact that the Careers Adviser who worked in the Girl's High School that I attended only had three alternatives to discuss with us.