Your degree...what next? : Getting a job

What job do I want?

When making decisions about your future career, you need knowledge of the available opportunities. To learn about options, you can:

• look at types of jobs for details of over 400 graduate careers;
• investigate the possibility of doing work experience or work shadowing with an employer - you will gain first-hand experience and contacts;
• attend recruitment fairs - this is an excellent way to make contact with employers and find out about career routes that are available.

For an interactive program to help you work out your skills and interests, try what jobs would suit me?. The program asks you about a range of skills, interests and motivations and how you want them to feature in your future job.

You can use what jobs would suit me? to:

• build your own personalised jobs list;
• identify positive matches and rule out certain career options;
• compare job profiles.

Finding Vacancies

A crucial aspect of your job search strategy should be identifying and researching as many vacancies in your chosen area as possible. In doing this, consider published vacancies, employment agencies and both specialist and general websites where jobs are advertised. For more information on issues relating to the job search process and finding vacancies, see job hunting.