Useful Websites

Careers Websites

Skills Jersey
www.gov.je/Government/Departments/Education/SkillsJersey/
This is the Government’s hub for careers advice for people of all ages where you can find help with drafting letters, CVs, exploring your skills or seeking careers advice.

Barclays Life Skills
www.barclayslifeskills.com
Tools, tips and learning resources to help yourself with employment and finances for young people and parents.

Success at School
successatschool.org/
Gives clear and comprehensive information about a range of Career Zones (sectors), in an easy to access format. Students can create a profile to help to collate useful information. ’60 second interviews’ giving profile of professionals, provide a useful insight into specific careers.

Careers Box
www.careersbox.co.uk
Video based job profile information and skills explorer tool.

iCould
www.icould.com
Aims to help you to make the most of your potential by showing how others have used theirs, take the ‘Buzz’ personality profile quiz.

Start Profile
www.startprofile.com
Investigate careers, watch videos and get great advice, find out about employers and work experience opportunities in your area.

InvestIn
investin.org/
Many different courses to give you an insight into an industry. Usually at a university (discount on courses speak to Mrs Job for code).

Prospects
www.prospects.ac.uk
Gives an insight in a wide variety of careers.

NHS Careers
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/

National Careers Service
nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

University

UCAS
www.ucas.com

The Russell Group
www.russellgroup.ac.uk
Represents 24 leading universities, source of careers information & advice including ‘informed choices’ a downloadable guide to making post 16 choices.

The complete university guide
https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/

The Guardian University guide
www.theguardian.com/

The Times university guide
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/good-university-guide-in-full-tp6dzs7wn

Target Careers
targetcareers.co.uk/uni/choices-about-uni/384889-what-university-rankings-mean
Find out what university rankings mean by looking at how they are calculated and what measures are used

Student Finance
www.gov.je/studentfinance

University Open Days
www.unitasterdays.com

InvestIn
investin.org/
Discount on courses speak to Mrs Job for code

Discover Uni
discoveruni.gov.uk
Is the UK's official comparison site for higher education courses. Use it to help students answer questions like: What did other students think of the course?

Unibuddy
www.unibuddy.com

Employment / Not going to University

Not Going to Uni
www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
Opportunities that exist outside of university.

School leaver opportunities
www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk
Displays current apprenticeship and school leaver programme opportunities, to the latest school leaver job news, and gives career journey advice.