Careers FAQs

How can I identify jobs and careers which might suit me?
For personalised job/career suggestions we recommend you use Kudos, or Fast Tomato.  These programs will ask you questions about yourself and your skills and interests and then give you some suggestions of jobs/careers which might suit you.  To get the best out of the program you will need to think carefully about each question and answer honestly.  If you have used Kudos or Fast Tomato some time ago, we recommend you re-take the questionnaires as your answers might be different (and therefore your job/career suggestions!). 

How can I find out what a job is like?
Try Next Step, ECLIPS, or Job Explorer Database/JED.  All of these resources are easy to use and will help you to find out lots of information about a huge range of different jobs and careers.  These resources include information on what the job involves, who you would be working with, what the work environment is like, typical working hours, pay and conditions.  They also tell you what qualifications, skills and interests you will need, and what you could go on to do in the future.

How can I find good quality and reliable careers information on the Internet?
A good place to start is the Careers Resources page.  For further research try Careers Companion Online which helps you find the very best careers, and learning information on the Internet.  It contains links to over 3,000 high quality websites, all of which have been reviewed by careers professionals and young people. 

Do any of the electronic careers resources contain any non-careers information?
Yes, as well as careers information, ECLIPS contains lots of information on free time, health, housing, the law, your rights and citizenship, money, relationships, travel. 

All of these above resources are available to use in the Connexions Centre.