City : Careers Advice Centre : Progress Tracker

This Progress Tracker will take you through figuring out what job you might like to do and whether you'd benefit from some careers advice!

If you need further support don't hesitate to get in contact with the Elevate team. You can get in touch, check our location if you'd like to pop in to the hub, and check our contact details on our contact page.

• Try an Aptitude Test

  Try one of the online aptitude tests mentioned on floor 2 to give you an idea of what job you might the suited to:

  - Barclays LifeSkills: Wheel of Strengths

  - Career Test: Which Career Suits Your Personality?

  - Team Technology: What Career is Right for Me?

  - The Guardian: What Job Would Make You Happiest?

  The NHS also have a career aptitude test focused on what healthcare roles might suit you:

  - Step Into the NHS.

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• Your Personality

  Have a think about these questions and spend some time thinking about your answers.

  Knowing what you like, your strengths, and your weaknesses is a really important step in deciding what job you want!

  What am I like?

  When you are answering this think about what you are like and what strengths you have.

  What would my dream job be?

  Thinking about what job you'd love to do will give you an idea of where your true career passions lie. This dream job may be unrealistic, but think about what core skills are involved in it and what more realistic jobs involve those skills too.

• Your Career Options

  Download this table to keep a record of which companies you might want to apply to or research further. This is a good starting point for career planning.

  Click here to Download

• Consider a Careers Adviser

  Think about whether getting some extra help from a career adviser would help you figure out what you want to do.

  If you decide yes, set up a meeting with a careers advisor, either at your school or through an organisation. Make sure to put the date into your calendar so that you don't forget to go!

  Remember to take the downloadable Action Plan below to the meeting.

• Action Plan

  Now that you've had a chance to think about your options and your skills, prepare an action plan with this document so you can set yourself goals and deadlines to reach your ideal career!

  Click here to Download

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