Now I know what I’m good at, where can I find ideas of what jobs could I actually do?
A good place to start is new website CareerPlayer.com. There’s a huge library of dinky little videos about pretty much every industry you can think of.
And for more detailed info? Well, you won’t often hear us recommending Prospects.ac.uk (their career advice is out-of-touch, basic and Zzzzz… Sorry – we nodded off there.). However, the section ‘Types of Job’ is by far the best thing on it – and you should find it pretty good for helping you brainstorm ideas. Just have a browse and see what grabs you.
Two words of warning though…
ONE – We’re not sure how up-to-date the list is
We typed ‘social media’ in the search box and it came up with nothing at all. Odd, since this has become a huge growth area in the last year – and one where graduates’ skills are in great demand. What other new, booming industries don’t they know about? Approach with caution.
TWO – Take their ‘Salary and Conditions’ info with a pinch of salt
Although they claim all their stats are (fairly) recent and Graduate Fog is not an expert in every type of job listed, we can tell you that the section ‘magazine journalism’ doesn’t reflect Tanya’s experience of this field right now (she’s a mag hag by trade). In particular, it makes freelancing sound like an easy option. It isn’t – it’s a hard slog. Make sure you do your own research before setting your heart on one of these jobs – a few carefully chosen facts can be misleading.
*Anything we’ve missed on this subject?
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