This section is designed to direct you to key online career planning resources to help you identify your future direction. Decided on your career route but need more information? Not sure what you want to do after your course? Check out the websites below.

Useful Links

• www.prospects.ac.uk/starting_out.htm
  Graduate Prospects - national careers site for HE students studying in the UK. Go to 'Qualifications explained' 'Your degree, what next?' 'Your foundation degree, what next?' 'Your HND, what next?' as appropriate

• www.prospects.ac.uk/links/occupations
  Graduate Prospects - Types of jobs

• www.prospects.ac.uk/links/pplanner
  'What jobs would suit me?' - job exploration tool for higher education students and graduates

• www.prospects.ac.uk/gap_year.htm
  Graduate Prospects - 'Gap Year' on choosing and planning a gap year in the UK and abroad

• http://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/
  Next Step government careers site helping adults. Go to sub-heading 'Planning your career'

• http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-report
  TARGETjobs Careers Report uses questionnaires and psychometric tests to explore your interests, strengths, personality and abilities to match you to jobs

• http://careers.guardian.co.uk/careers-blog/
  The Guardian media online – careers articles and advice

• www.insidecareers.co.uk/
  Inside Careers publication - specialists in graduate careers in 'Business & Management', 'City & Finance', 'Engineering & Technology'

• www.direct.gov.uk/en/YoungPeople/Workandcareers/index.htm
  Government careers site helping young people

• www.acareerchange.co.uk/
  A Career Change - careers articles

• www.careersbox.co.uk/
  Careers box - free national film library of Careers Films on the Web