www.careers4graduates.org

I'm thinking about changing career direction altogether

Information Resources

The organisations listed below are partners in Caeers4Graduates and their web sites all provide further useful information:

Two other very useful sites for graduates in Ireland are:

Grad Ireland is a web site for Irish graduates
Prospects is a comprehensive careers web site for graduates

The information sources listed below are not intended to be comprehensive and, with the exception of Prospects Graduate Services, are not endorsed in any way.

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Web Sites

Windmills Career Management Programme
Structured Career Planning Programme

What Job would suit me?
On the Prospects graduate website. This is a guidance tool which can help to identify areas of work which might suit you

Department of Trade and Industry
Information on Employment Relations and legal rights and responsibilities at work

Ethical Trading Initiative
Alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade union organisations committed to working together to identify and promote ethical trade and good practice in the implementation of a code of conduct for good labour standards

Trouble At Work
provides up-to-date info and advice on work problems. Sponsored by NUS and Unison

Rights at Work
(Ireland) The trade union IMPACT has a comprehensive section on employees rights at work

London University Virtual Careers Library
Provides links to careers resources

Open University
Prospectus of courses run by distance learning

For Occupational Information

Gradireland
website includes downloadable versions of AGCSI careers booklets

CareerDirections
searchable database of careers (Ireland)

CareersWorld
Irish careers site with sections for students and professionals including preference excercises, industry guides and careers information

Prospects website
explore types of jobs alphabetically

Books

AGCAS Job Seeking Strategies
Information booklet available from higher education Careers Services

Assesing your career: Time for change?
Ben Bell 1996

Build Your Own Rainbow – A Workbook for Career

The Art of building Windmills
Peter Hawkins 1999, Structured Career Planning Workbook

What colour is your parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles Ten Speed Press 1997

The graduate Career Handbook
Shirley Jenner, Prentice Hall 2000

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