Introduction:

Where do we go from here?

Sometimes, your career choice will be obvious. You studied economics, so you should end up somewhere in the banking field. But sometimes you already know that is not for you.

Some people were practically born knowing what they want to do with their life. They are the ones who have rushed straight off to the part of this site that contains vacancies for jobs and placements. But a much greater number find that choosing a career is the single most difficult part of job hunting. If you are not sure where to start in making this momentous decision, these pages are for you.

We also have a large number of career videos. Most of these videos have been supplied by the charity icould.com who are a charity about inspiration, encouragement and discovery. There idea is to help you make the most of your potential and talent, by showing how others have used theirs.

Graduate Careers: Videos

Fund Accounting Manager

Magna Abrunhosa is a Manager in the Fund Accounting at Fidelity. She works in what is called the "back office" - the bit that does the operational work - sorting everything out. She did not go to university - but studied accountancy - which was paid by her employers.

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IT Specialist

Felix Adane is an IT specialist at IBM - "that involves anything from doing designing, implementing, building or testing a computer system." In five years time he would like to be at the cutting edge "maybe design or create something that for the world to use". He says "I've always put pressure on myself to do well. I think that comes from my Christian background ".

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Music Producer

Eric Lau is a music producer and also head of music at Rolling Sound. He did a degree in business studies, but his best friend's suicide changed his outlook on life. "Came across music and then realised that it was my passion and I, you know, believed in it and believed I was good at it." He was right. His family was very proud when he was nominated for a Pearl Award.

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