Exploring occupations

a hand holding a selection of colour cards, representing the variety of career choices open to graduates

With so much choice, making a decision about the type of job you want can be difficult.

Finding out more about different occupations can help you to become more confident about what you do and don't want to do.

Choose a sector below to:

  • Research different roles and types of work
  • Identify key websites and resources
  • Discover vacancies and work experience opportunities
  • Investigate scholarships, competitions and further study options
  • Explore self-employment opportunities


Books and reference materials

The Careers Service has several reference books and takeaway publications to help you research your career options. For a list of currently titles, see Library Thing.

Need more help?

Our careers advisers and information officers are here to assist you with Career planning.