There are lots of ways you can research your options. You may want to focus your research on options directly related to your degree subject, on options that require some background knowledge or to investigate careers that are not related to your studies. Try looking online, conducting paper based research and experiencing occupations directly by work shadowing or work experience. A few starting points are outlined in the resources below.
Exploring options
Useful resources for exploring options
Our career sector pages Detailed information about job roles and sectors.
Industry insights Useful overviews of different sectors, on the Prospects website.
Job profiles Detailed descriptions of over 400 different graduate job roles, including entry requirements, salary information and graduate case studies, on the Prospects website.
Job sectors pages Career guides to jobs in different industries with articles, news and feature, on the Prospects website.
Options with your subject Find information about career options which relate to your degree subject, on the Prospects website.
What Do Graduates Do? Data on the national picture of what jobs graduates do 6 months after graduation, on the Prospects website.
Our work experience pages Information on paid work experience and volunteering, plus our vacancy service.
Careers events Attending careers information events is a really good way of finding out more about occupations, as you will hear from the people actually doing the job.We have lots of careers events including employer presentations, talks, panels, fairs and workshops, all geared to assist you in your research.
Careers Resource Centre - information and advice Our team of staff at the Careers Resource Centre are all careers information specialists, so can help you with your initial queries. You can also use the Careers Service Resource Centre for paper based research.
Careers guidance appointments For more detailed and personalised advice, book an appointment to see one of our careers consultants.