7 Steps to a Successful Job Interview

• Follow these simple steps to make a good first impression.

CareersPortal: Preparing a Job Search

• Articles relating to searching for jobs

CV Plaza

• CV and cover letter templates to download.

Equality in the Workplace

• A summary of equality in the workplace regulations from Citizens Information

Europass

• The European tool to manage your skills and plan your learning and your career

Glassdoor

• Site where current and former employees anonymously review companies. Requires registration

Health and Safety at Work

• A summary of health and safety at work regulations from Citizens Information

How To Ask About Dress Codes at Work (With Types and Tips)

• Advice on dressing for work and asking about dress codes

How to Make the Most of Your Work Experience

• Advice on learning and having fun during your placement (archived version)

How to Write a CV

• Advice from the UK Government's National Careers Service

The KLEAR Guide

•  A short video from LCETB Adult Guidance that shows how to plan and manage your life, learning and work

Monster: Career Advice

• Career advice articles

Networking Worksheet

• Tips on how to network (original source: acdp.pt)

Pay and Employment

• Information on regulations relating to pay from Citizens Information

Quick Guide to Decision-Making for Careers

• A quick guide to help you to think about what’s important to you and your future.

Reflection

• A guide that looks at what is meant by reflection, suggests forms of structured reflection to improve the way you learn, and also outlines how to use a model of reflection to structure a reflective assignment (original source https://www.qmu.ac.uk/els/docs/Reflection.PDF)

SOLAS - Skills and Labour Market Research Unit

• This unit produces a yearly national skills bulletin that provides an analysis of employment in Ireland. In addition to providing a detailed employment profile of nearly 100 occupations, the report highlights areas of skills and labour demand, and identifies occupations in which shortages occur. 

What Skills Do Employers Want?

• Discover what skills employers are looking for and how you can sell them on your CV

Why Join a Union?

• The UK's Trade Union Congress provides some reasons to join a union

Work Experience Resources

• PDST resources for LCVP and TY work experience modules