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

www.prospects.ac.uk/

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

www.windmillsonline.co.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

http://targetjobs.co.uk/

GTI publication for graduate jobs and careers intelligence - go to sub-headings 'Career sectors' + 'Careers advice'

www.get.hobsons.co.uk/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'.

www.insidecareers.co.uk/

Inside Careers publication - specialists in graduate careers

www.acareerchange.co.uk/

A Career Change - careers articles

www.careersbox.co.uk/

Careers box - a free national film library of Careers Films on the Web. Drop down box 'choose sector'.

www.testing-direct.com/

Career Development Profiler - commercial interactive careers site - fee payable

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