Career starters

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The resources on this page will put all the learning from the previous sections into practice. These resources will help you prepare for the world of work by looking at your skills, help you prepare for interviews, understand how to research employers as well as creating a personalised cover letter and more.

Know yourself
Get to know yourself; what skills do you have, which are you good at? Use this resource to build a better idea of the skills you have, improve on those skills that need work and gain new ones.

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Know the employer

Get to know the employer. When you are applying for a job or preparing for an interview, it’s important to look at understand the employer you could be working for.

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Sell yourself
How to sell yourself in your application and interview. Here are some useful tips to make sure you are highlighting your key strengths.

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Understanding Life Skills

Use this interactive PDF to discover the skills you have developed through a mix of schoolwork and extra-curricular activities without even realising it.

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Talking The Talk

To help you think about the language you use, we’ve created a handy list of words / phrases you might normally use with employer-friendly alternatives.

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Be Interview Ready Video
Next Steps Toolkit - Be Interview Ready Video

Be Interview ready

Watch our video or download our interactive PDF which will help you show interviewers that you’re interested in the position/course by making sure that you know your stuff about their company.

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