Career Tools
Tips and coaching for building a successful career
This section aims to provide powerful ideas and guidance on all aspects of career development from the first stages of a job search right through to later career changes or retraining. The career advice you will find here is based on the kind of approach and strategy a career coach might employ.
Our Career Builder Directory currently includes sections on applying for jobs, job interviews and career development. In each of the sections, you will find that you can spend time just on the particular pages that interest you, however we would recommend that you go through the guides page by page and then bookmark them for later reference.
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Career builder directory
APPLYING FOR JOBS - Job application section
Career Search - How to identify the right career for you
Employment Search - Information and guidance on ways to find a job
Writing a CV or Resume - A step-by-step guide to what your CV or resume should include
CV or Resume Writing Guide - Advice for how to present your CV or resume
How to Write Your CV - Some other useful tips
Job Application Letters - Guidance on how to write a cover letter
Writing Job Applications - Useful tips for writing covering letters
Completing Job Application Forms - Some useful tips when applying for jobs
Online Job Applications - Key points to remember when applying for jobs online
JOB INTERVIEWS - Job interview section
Interview Advice and Help - Find out about different types of job interview
Interview Techniques - Help with preparing yourself for job interviews
Common Interview Questions - Effective techniques for answering them
Useful Interview Tips - Important points to remember for job interviews
Interview Tests - Information about common tasks and exercises in interviews
Aptitude Tests, Personality Questionnaires and Assessment Centres -
Information and advice about other types of recruitment and selection processes
CAREER DEVELOPMENT - Career development section
Career Development Plans - An introduction to career development tools
Tips for Starting Your Career Development Plan - What you might include in the plan
How to Achieve Your Career Development Goals - Popular training and development routes
Career Breaks - Benefits of taking a career break
Practicalities of Having a Career Break - What you need to consider
Sabbaticals and Career Breaks - Options and ideas for sabbaticals and career breaks
Changing Your Career - Career change advice and information
Career Change - Tips and advice for starting on a new career direction
Career Consultants - How the professional career builders can help you
Life Coaching - Our Life Coaching Home Page
Career Jargon Guide - Useful guide to understanding the language of the management and career world. Career Jargon
Career Resources- Visit the career section of our coaching resources directory.
Career Coaching Resources
