Career Paths Ltd.

Useful Links/Resources

General Careers Information

www.prospects.ac.uk – Undergraduate and Graduate Careers Website

www.learndirect.co.uk – General Careers information and advice - 0800 100 900 (free phone)

www.careersa-z.co.uk – General Careers information

www.connexions-direct.com – Information and Advice for young people and General Careers Information

www.direct.gov.uk – General careers, employment, course information and funding information.

www.jobs.guardian.co.uk - general information on careers advice and progression.

Careers Matching

www.prospects.ac.uk – Careers questions to find out what sort of work is suitable for you.

www.cascaid.co.uk – Adult Directions and other careers quizzes to find out what work you are suited to.

www.learndirect.co.uk – Assessment of skills and interests

www.channel4.com/life/microsites/B/brilliantcareers/ - Careers Assessment for young people.

Course Information

www.hotcourses.com – general course information and searches

www.learndirect.co.uk – general course information and searches

www.floodlight.co.uk – course search in London

www.ucas.com – Full time University Degrees, Diplomas and Foundation degrees.

www.prospects.ac.uk – Postgraduate courses

www.hero.ac.uk – Course search for University

www.push.co.uk – Information on University and degrees

www.timesonline.co.uk – University league tables by subject

www.unistats.com – Compare UK Universities

Qualifications

www.naric.org.uk – Find out how your qualifications compare to UK or overseas qualifications.

www.direct.gov.uk – Find out what each qualifications means and level.

Funding for Courses

www.egas-online.org – Search for charities that can provide grants towards further study.

www.direct.gov.uk – Information on funding towards courses

Career Development Loan (Provided by Barclays, RBS and The Cooperative Bank) – Speak to an adviser 0800 585 505.

Careers Advice – Face to Face / By Telephone / Online

If you have graduated in the last 2 – 3 years you may be able to get assistance from your University.

www.learndirect.co.uk – Careers Advice over the telephone (free)

www.icg-uk.org – Find a careers adviser (Probably paid)

www.nextstep.org.uk – Contact Next Step for Face to Face advice if you are over 20 and do not have a level 2 qualification. (free)

www.careers.lon.ac.uk – Graduate Careers Advice (Paid)

www.connexions-direct.com – Careers Advice for Young people (free)

www.prospects.ac.uk – Online 121 interactive careers advice (Paid)

Job Search

www.monster.com – general job search and email alerts.

www.jobs.guardian.co.uk – search by sector or employer including media, public sector, graduate and IT positions.

www.fish4jobs.co.uk – general job search and recruitment.

www.workthing.com

www.jobserve.com – search over 50,000 permanent, contract, temporary jobs advertised weekly covering jobs in all industry sectors.

www.jobsearch.co.uk – General job search

www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk – general job search and advice

www.totaljobs.com - Search over 130,000 jobs in UK.

www.jobs.telegraph.co.uk - thousands of jobs in London and across the UK. Executive and senior job search online.

www.jobs.independent.co.uk - A recruitment web site with thousands of vacancies in job sectors including accountancy, teaching, secretarial, banking, legal, it, marketing, sales, hr etc.

www.jobsite.co.uk – Job search and job email service

www.newscientistjobs.com - Find global science jobs on New Scientist Jobs. Search to find the latest jobs in science.

www.jobs.ac.uk - Search 1000's of science, research and academic related vacancies in the UK and abroad.

www.redgoldfish.co.uk – general job search

www.ukjobsnet.co.uk - general job search

www.londonjobs.co.uk – various jobs in construction, marketing, accounting, banking etc.

www.jobs1.co.uk - UK job search and recruitment agency resource.

www.exec-appointments.com - Global executive jobs, executive search and management jobs

www.reed.co.uk - Covers the UK and all job sectors. Includes vacancy search, CV builder and labour market information.

CV, Interview Techniques, Application Forms and Job Search Advice

www.prospects.ac.uk – CV and Cover Letter Advice (Graduate)

www.jobs.guardian.co.uk - CV, Application Forms, Interview techniques and Cover Letters.

www.monster.com – CV, Application Forms, Cover letter advice

www.workthing.com – CV and Cover letter advice

www.learndirect.co.uk – Job search, CV and Interview techniques advice.

‘The Ultimate CV book’ 2003 by Martin Yate

‘The Ultimate Interview Book’ 2005 by Lynn Williams