National Careers Week 2023 - Careers top tips (Blog)

Which career you are going to pursue is one of the most important decisions you will make. You are likely to spend between 90,000 and 100,000 hours at work during your working life! Thorough research can greatly increase your chances of finding a job role that matches your interests, attributes and skills and will motivate and engage you. Have a look at the National Careers Week page for more information.

For year 11 students, our Subject Spotlight pages will give you an insight into the different subject areas. Also consider whether you want to do a variety of A Levels - a great route if you want to keep your options open, or if you are set on a particular field of interest or have a career in mind for the future - you can specialise in a Diploma.

For current Callywith students, look at university courses, apprenticeships, employment and gap years. Visit our Careers Hub for more information on the pros and cons for each!

Talk to your Personal Development Tutor and subject teachers - many of whom have had a range of different jobs, as well as your family and friends. Use their contacts to have conversations with people in job roles that you are interested in.

As well as increasing your income, a job will help you develop valuable employability and transferable skills which are increasingly important. Due to the pace of economic and technological change, young people are predicted to have 10 – 15 different job roles during their working life.

Volunteering is a great way of increasing your employability and transferable skills and demonstrates your willingness to support others.

The number of jobs available in some occupational sectors will be rising or are predicted to rise while in other sectors the number of jobs will be declining. Our Careers Hub includes more information on this.

A high-quality CV and letter of application can greatly increase your chances of being shortlisted for a job interview. A CV is a summary document and should be no longer than two sides. For more tips, visit our Careers Hub.

70% of employers check candidates social media profiles. Ensure these are employer friendly and don’t compromise your future plans by containing any accessible information that may discourage a potential employer from employing you. 

This will help you to develop your network of contacts, which may help you get a job and develop your career. Make sure your profile is relevant to companies who could be interested in recruiting you. Talk about what motivates you, what you have to offer and your aspirations.

For more advice and guidance and lots of useful links, visit our Careers Hub. Here, you can also book a one-to-one appointment with one of our careers advisors, who will be delighted to advise and help you.