Career Planning
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.
Go to the Course Briefs section of this Guide for targeted course information.
Useful Links
www.prospects.ac.uk/starting_out.htm
Graduate Prospects - national careers website for HE students studying in the UK
Starting out: 'Your HND, what next?' 'Your foundation degree, what next?' 'Your degree, what next?'
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/occupations
Graduate Prospects - Explore types of jobs
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/pplanner
'What jobs would suit me?' - use the interactive Planner to help you generate career ideas
www.prospects.ac.uk/gap_year.htm
Graduate Prospects - 'Gap Year' on choosing and planning a gap year in the UK and abroad
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 Media publication for graduate jobs and careers advice - go to sub-heading 'Careers advice'
Hobsons/GTI Media guide to graduate careers
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 from one of the listed 'career titles'.
Inside Careers publication - specialists in graduate careers in 'Business & Management', 'City & Finance', 'Engineering & Technology'
A Career Change - careers articles
Careers box - free national film library of Careers Films on the Web.
Career Development Profiler - commercial interactive careers site - fee payable
