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‘How can I find out more about the type of job I want to do and the opportunities that would be available?’
Student, King’s College London
This topic should help you to assemble the information you will need to confirm or refine you career choice and prepare applications. In particular it addresses:
Student, King’s College London
This topic should help you to assemble the information you will need to confirm or refine you career choice and prepare applications. In particular it addresses:
- Job types, including descriptions of the work performed, entry requirements and progression prospects
- Researching information about employers and the sectors in which they operate.
What's in this section?
The Careers information room article details the resources available at our office in Macadam Building for you to investigate types of work, industry sectors and employers.
Researching employers discusses how to find out more about companies.
Sources of more specific information on jobs and industries are provided under the following headings:
The King's Career Networks are Facebook pages grouped under similar headings. They are intended to flag up more ephemeral items such as industry news, careers events, application deadlines, competitions, etc. in the relevant sectors.
Follow us on Twitter @kingscareers for all the latest news, events, ideas and tips.
Researching employers discusses how to find out more about companies.
Sources of more specific information on jobs and industries are provided under the following headings:
- Finance
- Health & Life Sciences (includes the environment, careers allied to medicine, and social care)
- Law
- Business, management and consulting (includes management in the widest sense)
- Media, communications and creative arts
- Public Sector including teaching
- Technology, science and engineering
- Not-for-profit (charities, NGOs, etc.)
- Leisure, heritage and events (includes hospitality, sport, museusms, information work, events administration, etc)
The King's Career Networks are Facebook pages grouped under similar headings. They are intended to flag up more ephemeral items such as industry news, careers events, application deadlines, competitions, etc. in the relevant sectors.
Follow us on Twitter @kingscareers for all the latest news, events, ideas and tips.
