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Careers huh?

That's right, careers.

If you're thinking about the sorts of things you might want to do when you leave education, whether that's after compulsory study, after a degree, or even after postgraduate education, then you need to think careers. There are a vast number of possible careers and it can be hard to know what route to aim down, no matter how old you are. Below you will find links to a number of career profiles. Each aims to tell you a little bit about the possible careers within that industry sector. Feel free to edit them if they're incorrect and update them with your own expereiences!

Please also feel free to add more specific job profiles, or breaking down one of the categories, for example "marketing" or "construction", by starting a brand new article for the career you know about!

Career Options

Career Sector
Discussion Forum
Accountancy Finance and Accountancy
Actuary Finance and Accountancy
Admin and Management Careers
Armed Forces Armed Forces
Art and Design Careers
Civil Service Public Sector
Construction, Building and Planning Careers
Consultancy Investment Banking and Consultancy
Economist Finance and Accountancy
Emergency Services Health and Emergency Services
Engineering and Manufacturing Careers
Finance and Banking Finance and Accountancy
Health and Medical Services Health and Emergency Services
IT and Computing Career IT and Technology
Investment Banking Investment Banking and Consultancy
Journalism Careers
The Legal Sector Legal Careers
Leisure and Hospitality Hospitality, Customer Service and Retail
Media, Marketing and Entertainment Careers
Postgraduate Education Postgraduate
The Public Sector Public Sector
Publishing Careers
Retail and Sales Hospitality, Customer Service and Retail
Retail Banking Careers
Routes into Teaching Teaching
Science and Related Careers Careers
Social Care
Health and Emergency Services
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