Careers
Where you can find careers advice and information
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Public Sector
The public sector is anything that, if you haven’t already guessed, provides services that maintain essential amenities for the general public. This includes anything run or funded by the government. Places such as schools, councils, government departments and the NHS, etc. are included in this. We have split the public sector into two sections with another titled Public Services. Our public services stall looks at more front-line workers that tend to come from a Public Services course. Check it out for more information. If you have any questions, don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below We have picked a few areas in…
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IT, Media and the Internet
Enjoy tinkering with tech? Perhaps you enjoy your computing classes? Maybe IT is the way to go for you! It isn’t always the age old ‘turn it on and off again’. IT requires a range of skills including problem solving, and can be used in a variety of areas from customer service support, security and support for businesses, as well as games design and coding. If you have any questions don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below The importance of having skills for the internet and social media have grown with the prevalence of it in our everyday lives. If you enjoy…
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Hospitality, Retail & Events Management
With current events, you may have heard in the news more about the hospitality and retail sectors being hit hard from the pandemic. But maybe you’re not too sure what this really entails. It’s more than just the waiter at a restaurant, the guy making your burgers at Maccies, or the “non-essential” retailer struggling to sell their goods online. These sectors are massive and employ millions of people. If you have any questions don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below Interested in Events Management? Watch the Day in the Life video below from Roger Down Under! Just like a real Careers Fair,…
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Administration & Office Work
Admin work gets a bad rap, and some people think it’s dull, but this is a massively incorrect stereotype! While a lot of work will be done behind a desk or a computer, there’s a lot to get stuck into. If you have any questions don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below Need an introduction to what it’s like to be an administrator or an office worker? Here are some short videos to get you started! What to know more? Look at the PDF below and have all those admin and office tropes blown to smithereens! You can also check out Insider…
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Sport
The human body, the Olympics and your Friday night football something you enjoy doing and learning about? Maybe something in sport will be the thing for you. It isn’t all about playing footy with your mates or becoming a hardcore athlete either! Many sports jobs require a very good knowledge of the human body too, so it helps to enjoy biology a little bit too. If you have any questions don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below Here are some videos below from the University of Worcester and the Worcestershire and Herefordshire Sports Partnership. They’re nice, short clips to give you a…
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Education
While education tends to be seen as “public sector” work, it can also be private (think private schools, etc.). Many people think that education is just teachers, but that isn’t true. Many educational organisations include many other roles, such as professional and student support services. These services can be a mixture of working directly with students or more behind the scenes work, such as admin roles, business, finance or marketing and social media. Love education or hate it, the sector is incredibly broad! If you have any questions don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below Want to know the reality of being…
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Law
Love a good crime drama or mystery? Perhaps you like to read? Or maybe you like to piece together arguments? If you like all three, Law might be the area you want to look into! While very academically heavy, working in the legal sector can support fighting injustices by challenging current law or support the fundamentals of right and wrong. If you have any questions don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below The sector is large, from criminal cases to business and commercial law. Law doesn’t always mean being a solicitor either! There are many jobs, such as paralegal and legal administrators…
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Charity
Many people think that you just volunteer for charities and while much of the charity sector work force can be made up of volunteers, there is a huge array of different jobs in this sector. From administrators, customer service consultants, advice centre operatives to nurses, shop managers and carers. If you have any questions don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below Check out the PDF below for a whistle-stop tour on the charity sector! Any of the other jobs on the map would fit into this sector, so why not check those out as well! Back to the Careers Fayre Map >>>…
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Creative Arts
Enjoy being creative? Maybe going into creative and dramatic arts is for you! Everything requires some kind of design and development, from the clothes you wear, the food you eat, even this webpage you’re viewing right now! There are a huge variety of jobs out there that require this background – it doesn’t always mean the stereotype of the artists that paint in their kitchens or musicians busking. If you have any questions don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below Today we thought we would spotlight just a few of the career areas in Creative Arts. Casey chats about her career in Graphic Design…
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Environment & Agriculture
Passionate about climate change, the environment or where food comes from? Maybe this sector is for you! This sector is growing, as the need for Green Energy and the threat of climate change becomes more apparent. If you have any questions don’t forget to get in touch with us over on Social Media – Links Below Check out Aimhigher’s video from Charlotte who has a Zero Waste business! Because of the variety of roles, we’ve highlighted a few to get you going. Check out the PDFs below to have a taste of what’s out there! If you want more information, why not check out Science and Pharmaceuticals and Engineering for…