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Career Information Resources

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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9.30-5pm, Wednesday 9.30 -8pm

Career choice

Computer- aided career choice programms such as Prospects Planner and Adult Directions

Occupations

Explore specific job functions; professional development; occupational sectors
Career guides
Literature from professional bodies
Occupational profiles

Further study and training

Investigate courses and instiutions; sources of funding
Postgraduate directories for identifying courses
Grant directories
Access to Funderfinder (software) and the Grant Making Trusts CDROM to help you identify charitable funds that may be sympathetic to your funding needs

Employers

Research specific employers
Annual graduate employment publications
Industry directories and yearbooks

Vacancies

Check out immediate and future, full-time, part-time and temporary vacancies
Vacancy bulletins
Vacancy files by sector
Annual vacation work booklet
Newspapers and professional journals

Job hunting- improve your techniques
Helpsheets on key areas such as interviews, presentations and covering letters
Books to help with application, interview and presentation skills
Sample questions and practice psychometric helpsheets
Videos covering topics such as networking and assessment centres

Working overseas- consider the options
General information about job hunting overseas- full-time, voluntary, vacation, gap year

  • Graduate recruitment directories for a number of countries; Computer programs such as Exodus- information about living, working and studying in a number of countries abroad and WorldWide Volunteering which allows you to select suitable volunteering projects by entering your criteria.


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Careers Tagged is a virtual information resource designed to give you easier access to information about careers, job hunting, employers, events, further education, vacancy sources and much more.

If you would like to find out more about our services, please ring 020 7863 6060 or email bifm@careers.lon.ac.uk

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