The second lesson

1. Next steps

2. Last week
We began evaluating our personal qualities and exploring the careers we might be suited to

3. This week
We are going to explore the options available to you
We are going to come up with 3 potential careers and explore how we can achieve our goals.

4. Possible careers
Brainstorm 10 potential careers that you might be interested in
Choose 3 that would be most appealing
Write down what skills you have that would apply to these jobs
What skills would you need to work on?

5. Career Matching Software
You now need to use online software to help you choose the sort of careers that would be
appropriate to your skills, interests and abilities.
There are a number of good ones available:
http://www.career-test.co.uk/ (simple and quick with no registration required)
http://sacu-student.com/?page_id=2850 (Spartan Test – mostly picture based – registration
required and more detail needed)
http://www.plotr.co.uk/ (The most detailed and time consuming but an excellent resource with
lots of detail)

6. For your suggested careers…..
Using the suggestions that the career matching software have thrown up complete a career
options sheet to help you explore how you will achieve this aim (tutors will have the sheet)