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• CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE: For Construction careers use the Go Construct website. Or book yourself a tour of a working construction site through Open Doors where you'll see a range of careers, such as Quantity Surveyors, Civil Engineers, Project Managers and more. The Starting Out in Real Estate digital magazine gives you an inside look at the industry.

• CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: there are numerous sources of information about creative industries including;  

  • Access HE Creative website

  • Access VFX has information and apprenticeships in Games Design and related industries. 

  • Creative & Cultural Skills

  • Discover Creative

  • Escape Studios careers guide, can help you find your way to a career in VFX, game art, animation, production and more. Their careers quiz is also a useful way of discovering which area of digital creativity is right for you.

  • Mama Youth trains and equips young people with skills for employment in the broadcast and media industries.  

  • Royal Television Society has useful information about entry level training for people entering the profession

  • Screen Skills 

• DENTISTRY: aspiring dental students need to find work experience, be that virtual or physical.  

  • UHB & Medic Mentor have a 30-hour virtual programme for aspiring dentists. 

  • Medic Mentor have an application guide for those intending to apply for a GDC (General Dental Council) approved undergraduate course. They also have a page for students considering gaining dental work experience. 

  • Future Learn have a free online course; Discover Dentistry

  • Advice from the Dental Schools Council about useful experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • The British Dental Journal also has articles which can make informative reading for students.

  • UCAT put together this UCAT Official Guide in 2022 for applicants who may need to take this entrance exam.

• ECONOMICS: aspiring economists can find events , opportunities and information at 

  • Econ Bubble Bubble

  • Royal Economic Society

• HEALTHCARE: For careers in Healthcare, take a look at the Medical Mavericks website and watch this quick 11 min video (Episode 21) on how to get into the right training route for your healthcare career.

• You can try out a live virtual work experience with Allied Healthcare Mentor (for careers in: Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedicine, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Radiography, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Speech and Language Therapy, Pharmacy), or this video about healthcare Work Experience. Other useful websites include: -

  • Step into the NHS - Career Mapper Quiz

  • NHS Health Careers 

  • I See The Difference - information about allied health careers.

  • Jobs That Care 

  • The Medical Mavericks Academy offers insight and virtual experiences related healthcare careers. RPA students can create their account here.

• LAW: Aspiring Lawyers should aim to broaden their knowledge beyond their school curriculum. Students can do this by using resources such as those found on: - 

  • The Lawyer Portal 

  • The University of Law - On Demand (video hub)

  • Virtual Work Experience and RPC virtual experience programme. 

Experiences are useful for understanding the career, referencing and reflecting on in future interviews and applications. For real life experiences, Vantage is a website which matches students to opportunities at law firms - create a profile in 5 minutes. Law Careers links to various Diversity Access Schemes in order to create a more diverse workforce in law.

• MEDICINE:  Aspiring medics should broaden their knowledge beyond their existing curriculum. 

EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE: students can; read this Aspiring Medics article for ideas about gaining experiences, listen to BMJ podcasts, read BMJ articles, take part in virtual Brighton & Sussex Medical School work experience, virtual GP experience from the Royal College of GPs, UHB & Medic Mentor 30-hour virtual programme for aspiring doctors, or take a free short online course in Medicine or Health topics. If possible, join the St Johns Ambulance Cadets. For applicants, Medic Mind has a Medical Schools Comparison Tool so students can add in their specific criteria to create a shortlist.

APPLICANT SUPPORT: Kings College have produced support for medical applicants, preparing for Multiple Mini Interviews and UCAT test.

• • African Caribbean Medical Mentors (ACMM) aim to realise the potential of current and future African and Caribbean healthcare professionals, particularly in medicine and dentistry.

  • Dr Baptiste on YouTube is a GP and has lots of videos students can watch for careers information.

  • Medic Mentor is an excellent website which students can register onto directly. This organisation runs events at various locations throughout the year. 

  • The Taste of Medicine website has worked in partnership with St George's University of London to develop their interactive website. 

  • The Medic Portal can be used for information and support about the application process, developed in partnership with The Royal Society of Medicine. 

  • Education Projects has specific tips for students applying to Medical School with help on Personal Statements and interviews. 

  • The Medical Schools Council has produced information to assist medical school applicants. 

  • Melanin Medics promotes diversity within medical careers particularly for those of African and Caribbean descent.

  • UniMed have plenty of resources such as webinars and ebooks for aspiring medical students.

  • UCAT put together these UCAT Preparation Materials for applicants who need to take this entrance exam.

• MUSIC: for young songwriters, composers and producers, here are some leads into the music industry. 

  • PRS for Music charge a £30 lifetime joining fee, and protect your copyright and royalty's. 

  • The British Academy of Songwriters Composers and Authors - a movement / union of songwriters that fight to change the law to protect song writer's rights. 

  • The Musicians Union, a trade union for musicians. 

  • The Brit School a London based performing arts college. 

  • The Academy of Contemporary Music a university which involves students within the industry to give them a career head start. 

  • MIDEM run annual events for musicians to network internationally. 

  • Music Gateway and Careers in Music are both designed to empower musicians to further their careers.

• PSYCHOLOGY: aspiring Psychologists can use the British Psychological Society to find out about careers, training and much more.

• SPORTS Students can look at the Careers-in-Sports website to discover more about the sporting industry. The Find your Force podcast has videos from people in the Royal Air Force who have been able to enhance their love of sports through work.

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) Careers: 

  • Catalyst magazine is an up-to-date digital magazine all about the latest developments in STEM.

  • Digital Skills on the Mayor of London website is for young people to sign up for digital training opportunities in London. 

  • Flying careers, check out; Flying Start, BALPA (British Airline Pilots' Association) and this First Officer Pilot apprenticeship webpage.

  • The Maths Careers website has information and links to websites across many STEM sector careers. 

  • Neon is a fantastic website offering insights into STEM industries as well as opportunities for young people

  • Royal Society of Chemistry has careers insights as well as a game to identify which of your passions fit with which career in chemistry

  • Space Careers UK has lots of information about getting into a career in space. 

  • The Tech Future Careers website gives a lot of information about careers in technology. 

• ENGINEERING: Find out more about Engineering careers using the Tomorrows Engineers website as well as The Student Engineer.

• MATHEMATICAL CAREERS: For information about careers which use Maths look at the Maths Careers website. 

  • Talk Business has information about How to Become an Accountant , and the Royal Statistical Society has information for statisticians and data analysts

• TECHNOLOGY and IT: This 2018 edition of TargetJobsIT e-magazine has stacks of information about getting into the IT sector. QA offers a 9-week full time Digital Skills Bootcamp in DevOps and Cyber Security for ages 19+.

• VETERINARY SCIENCE: For students interested in working with animals as a career...

  • Work Experience is very important, to gain experience students should visit a veterinary practice in-person to ask for work experience.

  • Alternatives to traditional Work Experiences: -

    • Vet Mentor - this is virtual work experience completed over a few months (students along with their parents need to apply).

    • Virtual Work Experience & Exploring the Veterinary Profession created by the University of Nottingham is a 6-hour online course

  • The RVC (Royal Veterinary College) have the Junior & Teen Vet Club where student's can sign up for termly updates about events, animal-related activates and careers advice.  The RVC also have the  Animal Academy and Animal Aspirations for students aged 13+ who meet certain criteria (such as being the first in their family to go to university).  They also run summer schools for students in Year 10, 11 and 12. The closest campus is in Camden. 

  • Capel Manor College also run Animal Management Level 3 and Animal Care courses at Level 1 and Level 2. The closest campus is in Gunnersbury Park.

Preparing for Interviews

The free Skills 2 Use app has some excellent resources to help you prepare for an interview, and construct your own answer to typical questions before the day.

The National Careers Service offer excellent information to help you prepare for interviews.

If you are looking to interview for a well-known company, Glassdoor can help you with your interview preparation, giving specific feedback from people who have previously interviewed for that company.

Self-Employment

Self-employment is an option for all ages. Nationally and locally we have multiple organisations who can support your new business idea with funding, training, mentoring and more, to get your new business off the ground: -

• Princes' Trust Enterprise Programme helps people aged 18-30 who are unemployed, or who work fewer than 16 hours per week, to build their business ideas into a solid plan

• New Enterprise Allowance supports eligible Jobcentre customers aged 18+ with start-up funding through either and allowance or a loan, as well as support from business mentors.

• ROCBaSE (Richmond Opportunity Centre for Business & Social Enterprise) offer affordable Business Counselling, mentoring, coaching and training for people looking to start up their own business

• Richmond's Den - similar to Dragon's Den, run an annual competition where potential new businesses pitch for £10,000 to use towards their start-up costs