Career Planning
- Decided on your career route but need more information?
- Not sure what you want to do?
This section is designed to direct you to key online careers planning resources to help you plan your future direction.
Check out the Course Briefs section of this Guide for targetted course information.
Resources
Graduate Prospects - online national careers service for HE students studying in the UK:
- Drop down 'Careers advice' and click on 'Use your qualification'
- Drop down 'Jobs & work' and click on 'Explore types of jobs' for information and profiles on over 600 different occupations
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/yourfoundation
Graduate Prospects - Your foundation degree: What next?
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/yourdegree
Graduate Prospects - Your degree: What next?
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner
Graduate Prospects - use the interactive Planner to help you generate career ideas
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/gapyear
Graduate Prospects - 'Gap Year' on choosing and planning a gap year in the UK and abroad
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/professional
Graduate Prospects - 'Prospects Professional' career coaching services for graduates (EU nationals from a member state within the EEA) seeking work or study in the UK
Windmills Interactive career coach - designed to help you take a fresh look at your life and plan how to create a future that inspires you. To start click on the Windmills Interactive box.
www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u
Jobs4U Careers Database - go to sub-heading 'Job Families & Articles' or Quick Search by typing in job title
GTI publication for graduate jobs and careers intelligence - go to sub-headings 'Career sectors' + 'Careers advice'
Hobsons/GTI graduate careers publication - Careers advice section
http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk/helpwithyourcareer/jobprofiles/
Government Careers Advice Service
http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk/
Careers database and links to jobs nationally provided by Jobcentre Plus. Search by either clicking on side-heading 'Careers' and typing in a job title or choosing different 'career titles'.
Inside Careers publication - specialists in graduate careers
A Career Change - careers articles
Careers box - a free national film library of Careers Films on the Web. Drop down box 'choose sector'.
Career Development Profiler - commercial interactive careers site - fee payable
