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Choosing a career

Whether you are totally at a loss about your future career, thinking about a specific job or postgraduate course, or an idea of what interests you, there are many ways you can start making a decision and we can provide you with advice and support while you do this.


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Three steps to career choice
Learn how to approach choosing a career and start planning your future!

Careers planning links
Useful websites and other materials to help you plan your future career.

Careers resources pages
Include useful websites, journal articles, PDF leaflets and audio/visual files for download to help you research different jobs and work sectors.

Time out
Thinking of taking a break from studying, or missed the annual recruitment round for September start? Want to make the most of your time to strengthen your skills? We can help you research, find and plan your time out.

Postgraduate study
Does the occupation you want to go into need higher qualifications than a Bachelor's degree as the minimum entry requirement? Do you want to retrain for a different career such as medicine, law, or another specialist area? Find out more about options, funding, and other considerations for postgraduate study.