Overview

This session will look at the importance information research plays in helping you to make an effective informed career decision. With such a vast, sometimes bewildering, amount of information available it is important to understand how to access and use this information appropriately. We will also consider how and why you also need to learn how to evaluate the quality of the resources you use.

What is in this session?

• PowerPoint presentation – Employability research - Powerpoint
• introduction - Exercise
• Employability resources - Resource
• Careers options research - Exercise
• Employer research - Exercise
• Postgraduate course research - Exercise
• Evaluating information sources - Exercise
• Job study - Exercise
• AGCAS/NASES China Visit report - Resource

What you will learn?

• • Access a wide range of resources to help you complete this employability skills development package
• • Identify career opportunities available with your degree subject
• • Improve your knowledge of the Chinese and international graduate labour market
• • Investigate postgraduate study options
• • Look into alternative options such as taking a year out of work or study, or self-employment
• • Understand how to evaluate the quality of the information resources you use