JobFutures.ca - Survey

YOUR VIEWS ON JOB FUTURES

Your feedback is very important. Service Canada invites you to complete this brief questionnaire on Job Futures. Your input will assist us in improving Service Canada's information resources by making them more responsive to your needs.

1. Job Futures was developed to serve several audiences. Which one of the following groups best describes you?
Students
Career/guidance/employment counsellors
Teachers/school administrators
Labour market analysts/economists
Librarians
Workers
Work seekers
Parents
Employers
Other
2. What is your age group?
Under 15
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 Plus
3. Where do you live?
Newfoundland
P.E.I.
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
N.W.T.
Nunavut
Outside Canada (specify country)
(Max. 4000 chars)

4. If you are a student... In what type of educational institution are you presently enrolled?
Secondary School/High School
Trade/Vocational School
Community College/CÉGEP
University
Other
5. How did you find out about Job Futures?
Career/guidance/employment counsellor
Career event (Canada Career Week, career/job fair)
Teacher
Employment/counselling centre
Advertising (newspaper, radio, TV etc)
Government information
Library
Web search
Links from other Web sites
Word of mouth
Other
6. Why did you use Job Futures? (Please check all that apply)
To plan your education
To plan your career
To find information about an occupation
To find information about a field of study
To obtain information about skills requirements
To provide career/employment counselling
To teach career planning in a classroom setting
To assist in labour market analysis
To help you complete school assignments
To help my children
To anticipate industrial requirements
To obtain information about the work/job prospects of graduates
Other
(Max. 4000 chars)

7. I found the information in Job Futures to be useful because... (Please check all that apply)
It is a good source of information about the labour market
It provides overall occupational work prospects in the economy
It provides overall work prospects by educational levels and major occupational groupings
It provides occupational descriptions and information
It allows me to assess work prospects for occupations I'm interested in
It allows me to assess earnings for occupations I'm interested in
It provides information about post-secondary education
I can see what happened to graduates after graduation
Other/Comments
(Max. 4000 chars)

8. Please rate the usefulness of the parts of Job Futures that you used. (Please check all that apply)
Usefulness
	Very	Somewhat	Not
Occupational descriptions
Educational or training requirements required to work in an occupation
Statistics about each occupation
Current and future outlooks for each occupation
Descriptions of programs of study
Profiles of graduates 2 and 5 years after graduation
Current and future prospects of finding employment for recent graduates
Global economic trends
Canadian economic trends
Overall outlook information
Links to other information/Web sites
Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)
Search Function
Compare feature
Help feature
Glossary of terms
9. I did not find the information in Job Futures useful because.... (Please check all that apply)
It did not have the occupational information I was looking for
It did not have the educational information I was looking for
The information was out-of-date
The information was not detailed enough
The text was difficult to understand
The graphics/charts were difficult to understand
Other - Please explain
(Max. 4000 chars)

10. I liked using the Job Futures web site because... (Please check all that apply)
It is easy to navigate and find what you are looking for
It is easy and fast to load
It is easy to print
It is visually appealing
It is user-friendly
The site address is easy to remember
It links you to other interesting sites
11. I didn't like using the Job Futures web site because... (Please check all that apply)
I couldn't find what I was looking for
It took too long to load
It was not print-friendly
It was not visually appealing
There was too much text
There were too many graphics/charts
Took too many clicks to get anywhere
Too many long scrollable pages
12. Please rate the Job Futures web site.
Rating
	Very Good	OK	Poor
Overall design, look and presentation
Home Page
Graphics
Information content
Reading level
Links to external sites
Ease of navigation
13. Would you recommend Job Futures to others?
Yes
No
Why: (Max. 4000 chars)

If you have any suggestions/questions regarding the content, format and functionality of Job Futures, please go to the Contact Us section and email the Job Futures team. We value your feedback and will be take your comments into consideration for the next update of the Job Futures web site. Thanks for taking the time to provide us with your comments and feedback!

Please Note:

Should you wish to obtain information that pertains to this survey, please make a formal request pursuant to the Access to Information Act to Service Canada. Instructions for making formal requests are provided in the publication, Info Source, copies of which are located in local service centres of Service Canada or at the following internet address, http://infosource.gc.ca. When requesting information, please refer to study name, "Your Views On Job Futures", Program Record no. "HRDC SPP 689".