Online Resources: CAREERS

Useful online resources and links for pupils, parents and teachers:

 

In-school Materials:

The Careers Section of the CATalogue: Click here. 

 

Personal development

Buzz Quiz: Personality quiz which helps you to consider your strengths and what jobs you might enjoy: Click here

16 Personalities: In-depth personality test based on Myers and Brigg personality indicator which looks at different personality types and their strengths, development areas and what careers may suit these: Click here

Prospects Planner: Matches your skills, motivations and desires to a range of careers: Click here. 

Barclays Life Skills: Interactive tools and resources to reflect on your skills and develop new ones, stay safe online, write your CV and prepare for interviews: Click here.

 

Exploring the World of Work

BBC Bitesize Careers: Inspiring videos and articles that explain the world of work, with advice from people who've found the right path for them. Includes job profiles, application and interview tips and enterprise insight: Click here.

Careers Box: Careers film library, a free careers resource showing hundreds of real people doing real jobs: Click here.

National Careers Service: Information on a range of different jobs including roles and responsibilities, routes in, skills needed, salary etc: Click here. 

Prospects: Information on graduate jobs, postgraduate study, advice about work experience, internship opportunities and graduate careers: Click here. 

iCould: Career videos and job profiles including information on different roles and responsibilities, routes in, skills needed, salary etc: Click here

Careerometer: A tool to compare jobs, use the Careerometer to compare different jobs — salary, working hours, etc: Click here

My World of Work: Subject choice tool can help you explore where your subject choices can take you: Click here. 

Prospects – what can I do with my degree? Explore your career options and see where your degree could take you: Click here

Nesta Skills Map: A tool which provides a Skills Map for a range of different jobs based on millions of UK job adverts: Click here

 

Post-16

My Choice @ 16: The online prospectus and application system used by CamVC and other local schools for applying for post-16 education: Click here

Pearson Choices after Year 11: An overview of options for after Year 11: Click here

Career Pilot: Information and tools to help support post-16 and post-18 decision-making: Click here

Find an apprenticeship: Use this search to browse which apprenticeships are available in the UK based on your interests: Click here

Not going to Uni: Use this search to browse apprenticeships, work experience, internships and jobs in the UK: Click here

Rate my Apprenticehip: Use this search to browse which apprenticeships are available in the UK: Click here

Amazing Apprenticeships: Information and resources on apprenticeships, traineeships and T-Levels for both students and parents/carers: Click here

CPCA Your Futures: Information on pathways young people can enter with no formal or minimal qualifications including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND): Click here

 

Finding Employment

Springpod: Online training and work experience: Click here

Speakers for Schools: Inspirational talks about different careers and work experience opportunities: Click here

Prospects – Getting a job: Guidance on how to go about looking for a job, how to work with recruitment agencies, social media and job hunting, how to get a job with no experience, making a career change, the skills that employers look for and more: Click here

Indeed: Search millions of jobs online to find the next step in your career. Use tools for job search, CVs, company reviews and more: Click here

Glassdoor: Search millions of jobs and get the inside scoop on companies with employee reviews on the best places to work, personalised salary tools, and more: Click here

CV Library: Search live job vacancies from all industries nationwide. Register your CV to start applying. Use their simple search tools to create instant job matches delivered to your inbox: Click here

Total Jobs: Search full time and part-time jobs and find jobs with instant job matches, alerts and more: Click here

Cambridge Network: Find new job vacancies and hiring opportunities in Cambridge UK: Click here

Guardian Jobs: Search and apply for vacancies at top employers on this job site. Add your CV today and apply for open roles throughout the UK. Find a job where you can be you: Click here

Adzuna: Search Over 1 Million Jobs on a single website. Evaluate and improve your CV. Every job. Everywhere. Real time employment data: Click here

Kameo Recruitment: Search for permanent and fixed term positions within the Sales, Marketing, HR, Finance, Commercial/Office and Technical sectors. Kameo Recruitment recruit across East Anglia, but specifically focus on Cambridgeshire and the surrounds: Click here

Target Careers: An apprenticeships and school leaver job search for a full range of flexible search options, including by career sector, region, salary and entry requirement: Click here

 

Preparing for Employment:

Prospects – CVs and covering letters: Discover how to write a CV and Covering Letter, mistakes to avoid and a variety of examples to help you target your application to the company: Click here

Prospects – Interview Tips: Advice on the best ways to prepare for an interview, example interview questions, tips on interview technique, practice psychometric tests, and help with phone and video interviews: Click here