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Career Planning

Who am I?

The first thing you need to think about is who you are. By understanding your: personality type; likes and dislikes; transferrable skills; and what is important to you, you can match yourself to careers more successfully.

What can I do?

The next stage is to match yourself to careers that would suite you. Have a go at Prospects Planner - an interactive, online programme that matches you to careers based on your answers to a series of questions.

Options with your subject

If you know that you'd like a career related to your subject of study - why not have a browse through the Options with your degree leaflets at Graduate Prospects, linked below.

Types of work

Visit the types of work section of this website to research different careers more fully.

Putting it all together

Now you have all the information, you need to make some decisions. Have a read through the next set of leaflets to help guide you through the process.

Need help making decisions?  Visit the Mind Tools decision making information online for help by following the link below:

What do graduates do?

  • What do Graduates Do? at Graduate Prospects

    Find out what the graduates from 2009/10 were doing in winter 2010 - how many had jobs, the types of jobs they went into, and how many went on to further study. This information will help you to get a better understanding of the options open to you. Check out the list of subjects to find out about the graduate job market and get an idea of what job you could go on to do.

     

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