National Careers Week is next week

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5 days, 5 ways to boost your career

1. Choosing a career path

Have you ever thought about what your ideal career path would be? If this is the sort of question that seems so big and overwhelming that it leaves you weak at the knees, we have a useful formula to help you make a start. Think about what you like (interests) and what you're good at (skills), put the two together and start researching careers that match this overlap.

Task: Create two lists: one of your interests and the other of your skills, and research three jobs which match both.

Success at School help:

• What job should I do?

2. How to become...

Success at School website's How to become... pages explain what you can expect from certain career paths and the skills, qualifications and experience you need to get there. Yesterday you used your skills and interests to identify some possible careers paths, and today you'll figure out how to get there.

Task: Use the How to become... pages to research three career paths which match your skills and interests. For each job, write down one way you could gain each of the following: (i) skills, (ii) qualifications, (iii) experience.

Success at School help:

• How to become... section

3. Apprenticeships vs university

These days, it's often possible to qualify for a high-skilled job through an advanced, higher or degree apprenticeship. This means you can start training and gaining qualifications on-the-job straight from school without going to university. Your employer will pay for any qualifications you need.

Task: Research the pros and cons of university and also advanced, higher and degree apprenticeships. For the three jobs you have chosen, use the internet to research (i) apprenticeship opportunities and (ii) relevant university courses.

Success at School help:

• Advanced apprenticeships
• Higher apprenticeships
• Degree apprenticeships
• Should I apply for an apprenticeship or university?
• Pros and cons of university

4. Work experience

Employers says work experience is a huge advantage to candidates applying for jobs as they are on the look-out for those with the skills and experience - not just the qualifications and enthusiasm - to do the job.

Task: For each of the three jobs you have highlighted, use our site and the internet to research different ways you can gain work experience: (i) through school/college, (ii) outside school, such as during the summer holiday.

Success at School help:

• How to find work experience
• Work experience ideas

5. Employability skills

Employers look for certain skills in every candidate, regardless of the role, so it's vital you use your time in education to develop these skills. You can develop employability skills in class, through extracurricular activities and through part-time work. We have lots of resources to help you find out what these skills are and how you can gain them.

Task: Pick three employability skills from this list. Do some research on our site and the internet and write down three ways you can gain them (i) in school/college and (ii) outside school/college.

Success at School help:

• 7 fun extracurricular activities that can boost your career
• Part-time work for teenagers - 15 Saturday job ideas

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Success at School Team

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