Useful Career Resources
A useful list of career resources and websites to help you with your job research.
Career Exploration
Sites that explore different careers:
www.prospects.ac.uk – mainly for graduates but useful for career changers
www.myworldofwork.co.uk – Skills Development Scotland’s career site
www.icould.com – inspirational real life career stories
Career Happiness
Ted Talk – The happy secret to better work Shawn Achor provides an entertaining and informative Ted Talk on how to be happy at work
Confidence at Work
Self-compassion (being kind to ourselves) has a huge effect on confidence. Dr Kristin Neff’s website is useful and has assessments and helpful advice about the subject:
Jobsites
Sites that search across different job boards and company sites:
Volunteering
Psychometrics
Top recommendations for finding your innate strengths. Useful for career change and development and career planning:
Practice tests for recruitment and selection:
Practice4Me: Assessment Test Prep & Practice Materials
Personality Questionnaire:
If you’d like to discuss your career, please contact Diana.