Most students and graduates reach for their mouse when starting to research careers, but you could while away hours unless you know the best places to look.
- Resources for researching an occupation - you can research and explore different occupations using the resources we've collected for nearly 30 different employment sectors.
- Vacancies - use our interactive careers service to search and apply for current vacancies either for permanent jobs, work experience or temporary work.
- Employer database - our interactive careers service means you can also access a database of employers.
- Download our guide to business awareness (PDF, 47KB, opens new window) and find out how to improve your commercial awareness.
- Prospects - use the Graduate Prospects website to explore types of jobs, look at your options with your type of degree and research information on different employment sectors.
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Use paper-based information to add an extra in-depth dimension to your research. Our information room contains the following:
- Books - careers-related books that cover a wide range of occupational sectors, from teaching to media to environment to law.
- Information on file - take-away leaflets and reference material. There is a mixture of reference and take-away information together with access to DVD and CDs on specific career areas.
- Newspapers / magazines / journals - read the articles in magazines and the business pages of newspapers as well as looking at the jobs pages to research the sector.
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You can research all aspects of careers using people-based sources; from family to friends, work experience contacts to employers and careers staff, make the most of the people you know.
- Networking information pack (PDF, 65KB, opens in new window) - the idea of networking is to approach people you know or have met recently, or contacts of these people, for help and advice about careers you want to research.
- Events - each year we run or promote over 150 events that you can attend. Speak directly to graduate employers to get a realistic flavour of what it is really like to work in different sectors.
- Professional and academic social networking sites are great ways to get involved in professional communities and find job opportunities. We recommend that you keep up-to-date profiles on these networking sites:
Academia.edu - a networking site that brings you together with other people in your research area.
LinkedIn - a professional networking site which can connect you to business and work opportunities.
- Work experience and volunteering - use work experience as a way of researching career areas you are interested in.
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