At Complete Careers we offer guidance to more than 22 schools in the East Midlands and South Yorkshire area. We have 12 careers guidance professionals in our team qualified to Level 6 and Level 7 and work, each year, with thousands of young people across the region, to support them to become effective career planners.
Please make contact if this is something that you would like to discuss further.
You may benefit from careers advice or guidance at different times in your life. Finding meaningful work that brings you joy and supports the life you hope to live may be very important to you.
Accessing quality, professional, independent careers advice and guidance can be helpful for you to identify a path forward.
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At Complete Careers we employ a number of qualified careers guidance practitioners who can support you in understanding your career journey and help you craft a vision for your future. We can organise careers guidance support to suit your needs.
Have a look at our document Private-Guidance-what-to-expect, which also includes costs and arrangements for the session.
NB: You may be able to access some free services from the National Careers Service Website.
Please contact us to arrange a meeting.
What Next At 16 – Training and qualification guide in Greater Lincolnshire
Fulfilling Futures – Complete career planning guide for 14-18 year olds
Careers research
www.careerswales.com – Click “Tools and Resources” Click on “Career Search.” This database provides a detailed description of hundreds of jobs, including qualifications, training routes, skills and qualities for entry. Also try the “Ideas Quiz” for career ideas which may suit you.
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk Click on Job Profiles
www.icould.com – Careers info by sector, plus personality quiz
www.careersbox.co.uk – Careers info by sector
Find Your Fit Worksheet (Word Version)
Find Your Fit Worksheet (PDF Version)
Higher Education
No idea what to study?
A more student-style course generator.
on line aptitude test costing around £20 stating what occupations might suit candidate
Choosing and comparing universities and courses
The official website for information about universities and for applying to courses. Lots of information which in some areas can make it not very user friendly.
Information about choosing courses from GCSE onwards. Degree finder, course information & student feedback.
Course finder which enables you to search for foundation degrees, post graduate degrees & diplomas.
Government website comparing data from all undergraduate HE courses. Very useful for comparing courses at different universities.
Help with personal statements
General advise on applications + a really good section on personal statements including real examples on dozens of subjects.
www.push.co.uk
Finance
Where you apply for student finance.
www.thisismoney.co.uk/student-finance
Some good advice and articles about finance and debt
Search for scholarships for your university/subject etc.
https://www.savethestudent.org
Annually-updated guide to student finance
Studying abroad
http://www.eunicas.co.uk/ Everything you need to know about studying abroad
(Fulbright commission) – Information on studying in the USA.
Opportunities to study/work in Europe as part of your degree.
Gap Years
Everything you need to know about taking a gap year at home or abroad.
Find out how to plan a Year Out and choose a programme which best suits your needs and aspirations. Hot links to 35 of the main gap year organisations.
www.lattitude.org.uk
Overseas voluntary projects with a large number of placements worldwide.
Admissions Tests
Admissions tests for Medicine
Admissions test for Law
Other websites with university/ graduate info
The official graduate careers website. To see what kinds of careers particular degree subjects lead to, follow links to ‘careers advice’ and ‘options with your subject’.
Useful info provided by the ‘Russell Group’ of 24 universities. The downloadable ‘Informed Choices’ booklet is very good for Y11 students making post 16 choices.
Research into graduate careers, including the ‘What do graduates do?’ downloadable publication.
www.brightknowledge.org – Clear articles about different jobs. Explains typical day, entry requirements, pay and best & worst bits about jobs.
https://www.ucas.com/ – find suitable universities and course
https://unistats.direct.gov.uk/ – compare and contrast university data to include student satisfaction, employability figures etc. for each course.
Apprenticeships
https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch
https://www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk/
https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
Job search
www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch
www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/jobs
www.indeed.co.uk www.fish4jobs.co.uk www.jobsite.co.uk
Also look for recruitment agencies and employers own websites.
Volunteering & work experience
www.do-it.org search for opportunities in your local area
www.tcv.org conservation volunteering opportunities
Women Entrepreneurs’
https://digital.com/blog/women-owned-business/ – Build, Grow, And Finance Your Business: Resources For Women-owned Small Businesses
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