Opportunity Awareness. Once you have done some preliminary self analysis, the
next stage is togather information on the opportunities open to you. Of course, the other important part in making decisions is discussingit with other
people. Friends, family and tutors can all play an important part here.
Taking Action. This is the final process of career planning. It involves:
Finding out about the EMPLOYERS that offer the types of jobs you are inter-
ested in.
Search the VACANCY DATABASE
Preparing APPLICATIONS and attending INTERVIEWS Sometimes you may have to return to previous stages in the process, for example, if
you are not able to get into your first choice career.
Don’t leave it until your final year to start thinking about your future career! You can do many things during your time at univer-
sity to improve your chances of successfully enter-
ing the career or postgraduate study of your choice.
This is the most effective way of increasing
