Careers advice
The National Careers Service can help you make career decisions throughout your life. From deciding your education route, planning a career change at any age or getting the job that is right for you.
Contents
Making career choices
Help a young person make career choices
Support for parents, carers and guardians to help young people make education and career choices.
Explore green careers
Find out about green careers and see how you could make a difference in your job.
Education advice if you have special educational needs or a disability
Advice and support to help you choose your next step if you're leaving school or have recently left.
Job support if you have special educational needs or a disability.
Advice and support to find and stay in work if you're disabled or have a health condition.
Post 16 options
Help for young people when choosing which options to take after year 11.
Post 18 options
Help for young people exploring which options are available to them after turning 18.
Gap year advice
Advice on taking time out of education before continuing your studies.
Redundancy and dealing with losing your job
Useful advice and resources if you've been made redundant or become unemployed.
Postgraduate study options
Discover what postgraduate courses you can do to progress your career after university.
How to deal with setbacks in your career
View advice on how to stay positive and deal with difficult career experiences.
Armed forces careers
Information about job roles in the British Army, Royal Air Force or Royal Navy.
Getting a job
Where to find job vacancies
Discover where to look for job vacancies and get advice for job hunting.
Make the most of a careers fair
Learn how to prepare for a careers fair and what to do when you're there.
How to write a CV
Tips on what to include in each section of your CV to make it stand out.
How to write a cover letter
Advice on how to write a cover letter to show why you are right for the job.
Application form advice
Advice on what to include in an application and tips on how to structure your answers.
Interview tips
Learn what to expect from an interview and what you should prepare.
How to answer common interview questions
See common interview questions and example answers.
Phone interview tips
Get advice on what to do before, during and after a phone interview.
Video interview tips
Tips for what to consider if you need to prepare for a video interview.
Explain a gap in employment
Guidance about how to explain any gaps in your work history to an employer.
How to stand out on LinkedIn
See our guide to create a LinkedIn profile that shows your skills and accomplishments.
Graduate schemes: getting a place
Get advice on what graduate schemes are, where to find them and application tips.
Psychometric tests: prepare and practise
Find out what to expect from a test which assesses your skills, knowledge and personality.
How to find an internship
Tips for how to find an internship to gain work skills and test out career ideas.
Progressing your career
Develop your soft skills
Learn how to build soft skills such as leadership, problem solving and communication.
Volunteering advice
Find out how to become a volunteer and learn new skills to support your career.
Networking: tips to help your career
Use your network to find job opportunities, build your reputation and get support.
How to get a mentor
Learn where to find a mentor and how they can support you in your career.
Understand and develop your skills
Identify the skills you have, how you can improve them and develop new ones.
Digital skills to help your career
See how to improve your digital skills to help you in the next step of your career.
Get the most out of online learning
Get advice on how you can prepare and benefit from an online course.
How to get work experience
Find out how work experience can help you try out a career to see if it’s right for you.
Accessing free training and courses
Find out about how to find courses and training which do not cost you money.