Mature Students

Web

• Third Age Challenge ltd for "the support of older people to maintain a full working life"
• Employers Forum on Age
• New Deal
• Prospects Web see Career Choice - a mature student or graduate?

Information Booklets

• Mature Students- the Way Forward (AGCAS booklet)
• Notes for Mature Students (Careers Service booklet)
• A Level Playing Field (AGCAS booklet)
• Going for Interviews
• Job Seeking Strategies
• Making Applications
• Work and Study Abroad
• Working in Europe - First Steps

Videos

• Mature Graduates (mature graduates and their employers provide advice on job hunting)
• Too Old...Who Says? (advice for older workers)
• Looking Good on Paper (written applications)
• The Assessment Centre Video
• Why Ask me That? (interview techniques)

The first four listed are in the 'Careers Information for Mature Students' file.

• Age Diversity in Employment (DfEE)
• Managing the Job Search: Resources for Mature Students (AGCAS)
• Voices and more... (AGCAS)
• Equality and Diversity: equal opportunities issues in recruitment and selection (AGCAS)
• Keynotes: Careers Information for Adults (Lifetime Careers)
• Mature Students' Guide (Maynard and Pearson)
• Age and Employment (Age Concern)
• How to Write a Curriculum Vitae (University of London Careers Advisory Service)How to Complete an Application Form (University of London Careers Advisory Service)
• What Colour is Your Parachute? (R Bolles, Ten Speed Press, Annual)

Prospect Planner (available in Careers Service and networked on student computers. More info)

Prospects Series

Prospects Directory

Prospects Finalist

Prospects Today