Career Planning
- Decided on your career route but need more information? Not sure what you want to do after your course?
- 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
