Career planning: Explore opportunities
Plan your career in relation to your goals
- Start the activity with Know yourself and work through the stages
- Each has related links or activities to explore.
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Explore opportunities
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Gaining knowledge and understanding about your career-related interests, skills, aptitudes, preferences and goals.
Related links
- Exploring your career options - Go here to find activities in the 'What can you do?' section.
- Job seeking - Make sure you have every angle covered including creative job seeking.
- Applying for jobs - Go here to find our Interview Simulation activity.
- OU study and your career - Go here to find out what career opportunities OU study can lead to.
Based on the DOTS model by Law, B. and Watts, A.G. (1977) Schools, Careers and Community. London. Church Information Office.
Additional resources
- Connexions Direct offers an A–Z of occupations and a searchable database.
- Prospects offers a comprehensive database of occupations. Their Options information lists jobs related to particular degree subjects. The What do graduates do? section offers a detailed analysis of graduate employment destinations, listed by degree subject.
- The Windmills Life Fitness Check can also help you to explore opportunities