Personal and careers guidance
This page has been designed to give a starting point for those looking into careers in personal and careers guidance.
You might also be interested in our information on education advice and development
What is personal and careers guidance?
Personal and careers guidance involves interviewing and assisting clients to draw up action plans for employment, education and training. This work can be varied, with opportunities existing to work with people from varying backgrounds and age groups. These roles require empathy, stamina and mental agility. There is no single or nationally recognised salary scale for careers advisers. Salaries vary by location, entry level and employer. This is a responsible and demanding role, which can be stressful and even distressing at times.
Prospects
Prospects is a graduate careers website with job profiles, including adult guidance worker, careers adviser, careers consultant, higher education careers adviser.
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/soceducargui
Target jobs
Target jobs is a graduate careers website with information on the following sector profiles:
Teaching and education
How do I get into it?
Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)
Their website contains details of the range of qualifications for entry into higher education careers advice. You may also be interested in Phoenix; the journal of AGCAS, and contains information on current issues, trends and events within higher education careers work.
www.agcas.org.uk
Phoenix
The journal of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services, and contains information on current issues, trends and events within higher education careers work.
www.agcas.org.uk
The Institute of Careers Guidance
Finding a job or employer in this sector
AGCAS
Jobs in academic institutions
Local government jobs
Portico Jobsearch
Portico is released every fortnight and is the job search & recruitment magazine for the education, guidance, training and youth work sectors.
www.icg-uk.org/portico.html
Newspapers
The Guardian
The Times Educational Supplement
The Times Higher Educational Supplement
Further Information and useful links
Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
Institute of Careers Guidance
Association of Career Professionals International
National Association for Educational Guidance for Adults
National Association for Managers of Student Services in colleges (UK)