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The following Frequently Asked Questions will help you consider all your options and spot the benefits of researching them, no matter what your starting point is now:
  1. I know exactly which job I would like to enter. Why do I need to research more broadly and consider alternatives?

      If you already know exactly the job to fit your needs, use this stage to investigate and test that 'fit' and thoroughly investigate employment opportunities.

      However this assumes you have made the right decision. Occasionally people discover, on closer inspection, that a job they thought they knew all about is different from their expectations. The Graduate Facts Three Survey (1994) which looked at graduates 6 months after university, discovered that 59% of those in work considered their job to be significantly different from what they expected.

      Research will also give you a safety net to fall back to if your first choice falls through, or your circumstances change. Similarly occupations are evolving all the time-by remaining focused on just one idea you may be ruling out some options, which could be suitable and interesting for you.

  2. What options are possible with my degree and my profile?
  3. What do graduates actually go into?
  4. I'm interested in postgraduate study as my next step, so why go to the trouble of researching into jobs and other options now?
  5. I would like to take a 'year out' after my degree, so why should I bother to plan out my career now?
  6. I am considering self employment…
  7. How might changes and trends in the world of work affect me?

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