Once you have done a self-assessment of your skills, interests and values, it is time to research and explore the range of career options and opportunities in the areas you are interested in.
These resources will help get you started with this process:
- LinkedIn Student Job Hunting Handbook. The second chapter of this three-part series gives tips, tactics and strategies for job searching for students and recent graduates.
- My Career Development. When searching for a job, you can focus on the industry, the company or the position, or on any combination of the three.
- Job Match. Get job profiles that match your skills and interests.
- Graduate-jobs.com. Jobs for recent graduates, including a database with job descriptions.
And for further study:
- FindAPhD.com is a guide to current postgraduate research and PhD studentships.
- FindAMasters.com and mastersavenue.com offer databases of master’s degree courses from universities across the globe.
- You can also find a MOOC according to the skills you want to develop.