Teenaged Options

Deciding on a career path can be an exciting but bewildering time. It can seem there are so many different choices and lots of people trying to tell you what's best.

Aged 13-19?

You can ask for careers advice at school and chat through your options.

Over 19?

If you are over 19, you can get careers advice from the National Careers Service on 0800 100 900.

There are lots of websites who offer online careers guidance and information on particular jobs:

•Fast Tomato - an interactive careers guidance website for teenagers considering their career options. www.fasttomato.com/

•Careers A-Z - careers information, where to find vacancies, courses, recommended books and links to other sites. www.careersa-z.co.uk/type0.asp

•Careersbox - offers the opportunity to view videos of people talking about a wide variety of job roles. www.careersbox.co.uk/

•National Careers Service's career planning pages - job descriptions, salaries, links, qualifications required, training and further reading. nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobfamily/Pages/default.aspx


Online magazines such as those listed below can help you with your career and educational choices:

•Loud! Mag - information about careers, higher education and training from companies and organisations. www.loudmag.co.uk/
•50:50 - careers and lifestyle webzine. www.5050magazine.co.uk/