Resources

The last few years has seen an explosion of fantastic web-based resources for people trying to figure out the direction they want their career to take. Here’s our selection:

Career options
  • Ethical Careers - For those interested in an ethical career in social enterprise, government, charity, NGO’s etc.
  • Talented Young People - A one-stop shop where young people can get advice, ideas, talk to experts, talk to other talented young people and promote themselves.
  • More to Life Than Shoes - A dose of inspiration for women of all ages, covering a whole range of topics from starting a family, changing career to managing retirement.
  • Not Going to Uni - Are you leaving college and want to know the alternatives to higher education? Are you currently unhappy at university? You may even be a parent worried about your children’s options or an employer wishing to seek a dynamic and fresh new employee.
  • iMindMap - free download - Start to mindmap your ideas and thoughts using this great mind-mapping tool.
Profiling and skills assessment
  • Wealth Dynamics Profiling Tool - We highly recommend this tool for personality profiling. It helps you to understand your strengths and weaknesses, and the type of role you would be best suited to, to achieve your personal and professional goals.
  • Career Key - The Career Key™ test is one of only a few professional-quality career tests on the internet.
  • The Career Anchors Self-Assessment - Developed by MIT Professor Edgar Schein, this has been the industry standard for more than 40 years. The research-backed programme enables participants to identify their Career Anchors: perceived areas of competence, motives and values related to work choices.
Career Exploration
  • JobProfiles - JobProfiles is your online destination for choosing your career path. We’ve created a multitude of job descriptions that describe each career path and what to expect from each.
  • Prospects - the UK’s Official Graduate Career Site.
Self-employment
  • Striding Out - Get some support in creating the business plan and taking the business forward with.
  • Springwise - Be inspired by some of the greatest ideas coming on the market across the world.
  • Trendwatching - Keep pace with the latest consumer interests.
  • The Cool Hunter - Keep up with the coolest places, products and services around the globe with.
  • Idea a Day - Be inspired with an idea a day.
  • Scavenger - An essential resource which provides access to over 800 reports and guides to help research a business idea or market, write a business plan, start up a small business.