Finishing university seems like a long way off, but when you enter third year, the impending responsibilities come around thick and fast. You might be in third year now, and you’re starting to panic. And you’re panicking even more because you don’t even know what you want to do with your life. Well, don’t panic, because help is here.
The Prospects website is a great place to start getting an idea of what you’d like to do after university. By clicking on the Prospects website (https://www.prospects.ac.uk/) you’ll be able to take a quiz that will start to narrow down your career options based on your answers, and provide a list of careers that would be best suited to your preferences and skills!
If you have an idea already of what sector you’d like to work in, but don’t know what specific job you’d like to apply for, you can always look at the ‘Job Profiles’. This is where you can search via sector to find out what jobs you find more interesting!
Maybe you’re not interested in a job just yet, and you’d like to get some experience instead! If you check out the main page of Prospects to can find links to Work Experience and Internships; Postgraduate Study and more Careers Advice!
The Jobs and Work Experience page has lots of different links to give you an idea of how to find work experience, what kinds of work experience there are, apprenticeships and gap year information!
Postgraduate study is another great alternative to getting a job. Plus, the more qualified you are then the more jobs you can apply for! (and hopefully the more you get paid too!) Prospects has lots of information for you to rummage through to see if you can find a course that’s right for you! You can even apply for a course that you haven’t studied at university as long as you meet the entry requirements! For example, someone who has done an English Undergraduate Degree could do a History Postgraduate Masters Degree!
As a student entering their final years, Prospects is a great tool to use to ease the stress and get yourself organised! YSJ has links with Prospects so you can access the linked website by clicking on ‘Jobs and Opportunities’ on the YSJ Career website! https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/careers-placements–opportunities/ This website will allow you for search for jobs, as well as access everything on the Prospects website!
So what are you waiting for? Get searching! Go find that dream job! If you’ve researched everything and really can’t find anything to do after university; and now you’re really panicking, our helpful Career Advisors are always here to help!
By Charlotte Brindley | Careers Ambassador | YSJ