Jobs4U and Kudos (both online programs) will generate a list of career suggestions based on your answers to the following:
The more information you put in – the better the results will be.
Jobs4U
www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u
Kudos – you’ll need a username and password. Get this from your school.
http://www.cascaid.co.uk/kadol/KudosStandardLogin.do
The more you know about a job, the easier it’ll be to decide if it’s the right one for you.
Careerscape
This online database is packed with information on careers, employment, education and training options.
You’ll need a username and password. Get this from your school.
http://www.cascaid.co.uk/careerscape/standardLogin.do
Kudos
A computer program to help you explore career ideas.
You’ll need a username and password. Get this from your school.
http://www.cascaid.co.uk/kadol/KudosStandardLogin.do
These sites offer short videos of people talking about their job. They give interesting personal opinions but don’t rely on them to make your decision.
Careersbox – real people, doing real jobs, give their views.
www.careersbox.co.uk
icould – personal stories, told to camera.
http://icould.com/
Pods4jobs – real people, real videos, discover your dream.
www.pods4jobs.com
Connexions helps young people think about and plan for the future.
A Connexions personal adviser can give you information and advice about:
You can see a personal adviser at your local Connexions centre, at school, in college or other places young people go.
If you're looking for a general term, like dance this is all you need to enter into the search box.
If you want to look for a dance class, however, you should enter the phrase like this: "dance class", or you will get all results containing dance and class as separate terms.
