Last minute planning #catsandcareers No 2

Mack was busy revising for his exams and found a copy of the Times Top 100 he had picked up in October, untouched and gathering dust on the shelf.

Never one to to miss an opportunity to procrastinate Mack started investigating graduate employers with enthusiasm.

Mack was horrified to see that the closing dates for many of the graduate schemes listed had passed. It quite put him off his katnip!

He was somewhat relieved to find out however, that there are loads of prime jobs available on the Careers Service vacancy database careerslink.   He set himself up a job agent pronto so that he could receive email alerts for new vacancies and curled up for a nap to recover from the stress.

If you haven’t got a job or course lined up for next year there is still time.

• Use resources like the Times Top 100, Prospects Directory and Target Jobs – Get Directory to find out about the big graduate schemes with popular recruiters
• Use Careerslink – to find current vacancies and gradauate schemes with the above recruiters plus local companies and those that are specifically looking for Manchester Graduates.

Getting started. #catsandcareers. No1

Until now Magenta had found sitting on the fence with her eyes tight shut a useful technique to avoid dealing with her future plans.

Unfortunately with finals looming it was becoming obvious that she would have to take action soon.

If like Magenta you are in denial or frozen into indecision there  a few small steps that you can take, it’s not too late.

1. Try careerkickstart it’s a little programme that goes a big way to helping you to assess what to do next.

Unsure where to start with your career planning?

Sometimes, when it comes to careers, all the information and options can feel a bit overwhelming. You might also have a lot of questions (e.g. What do I need to do to make myself employable? or I want to do something creative, but what sorts of options are there? or How do I get work expereince in x?).

If you have that nagging, toothache-like feeling that you really should be doing something, but you’re not sure exactly where to start, why not start with just 1 small step. Spend 3 minutes with Career KickStart – a brand new interactive, online tool which will help you kick start your career plans, whether you’re a first year or finalist. You just answer 10 multiple-choice questions (on everything from your knowledge of career options to work experience to your CV), and you get a detailed PDF report with feedback on your responses and suggestions for your next steps.