Whether you're exploring a new career, considering a career change, looking for meaningful work, or simply trying to understand what opportunities are available, these resources can help you take your next step.

Explore Careers & Career Ideas

Careers of the Future — GOV.UK

Explore careers that are expected to be important in the future and understand how the world of work is changing.

Jobs and Skills in 2030 — GOV.UK

A useful look at how jobs, skills and employment are expected to develop over the coming years.

LMIFORALL

Labour Market Information for All provides data about occupations, earnings, employment and future prospects.

Prospects — Job Profiles

Explore hundreds of job profiles, including typical responsibilities, qualifications, skills, salaries and career progression.

Professional Associations in the UK

A useful starting point for finding professional bodies and associations connected to different careers and industries.

UCAS — Explore Career Ideas

Explore different careers and find out what qualifications, subjects and routes may lead to them.

National Careers Service — Job Profiles

Explore job profiles covering hundreds of careers, including qualifications, skills, salary expectations and typical working patterns.

Volunteering, Charity & Meaningful Work

Volunteering can be a great way to build confidence, gain experience, develop new skills and test out a different type of work.

Reach Volunteering

Connect with charities and non-profit organisations looking for people with particular skills and experience.

On Purpose

A development programme for people looking to build careers with a positive social impact.

Escape the City

Discover alternative career opportunities with organisations doing interesting and meaningful work.

Do IT

Search for volunteering opportunities across the UK.

Third Sector Jobs

Jobs and career opportunities within the charity and voluntary sector.

CharityJob

One of the UK's leading job sites for charity and not-for-profit roles.

Charity Choice

Search for charities and organisations across the UK.

BOTW UK — Fundraising Grants

A directory of fundraising and grant-related resources.

The Helping Foundation

A resource for finding information about charitable foundations and giving.

List of Charitable Foundations

A useful reference list of charitable foundations.

GOV.UK — Volunteering

Information from the UK Government about volunteering and getting involved.

NCVO — I Want to Volunteer

Advice and information for anyone considering volunteering.

Recommended Reading

These are some of the books I recommend for people thinking about careers, confidence, purpose, personal development and change.

  • What Color Is Your Parachute? — Richard N. Bolles

  • The Big Leap — Gay Hendricks

  • Mindset — Dr Carol S. Dweck

  • Rising Strong — Brené Brown

  • Let Go or Be Dragged — Debbie Hyde

  • Big Magic — Elizabeth Gilbert

  • Find Your Why — Simon Sinek

  • Happy — Derren Brown

  • Taming Your Gremlin — Nick Carson

  • The Empowered Job Search — Cathy Wasserman & Lauren Weinstein

  • Grit — Malcolm Gladwell

  • The Work We Were Born to Do — Nick Williams

  • The Squiggly Career — Helen Tupper & Sarah Ellis

  • Getting Unstuck — Timothy Butler

Moving into Charity or Voluntary Work

If you're considering a move into the charity, voluntary or not-for-profit sector, these resources can help you explore organisations and opportunities.

Job Boards

Looking for your next role? These are some of the major UK job boards and specialist recruitment websites.

General Job Boards

  • Totaljobs — Search thousands of jobs across the UK.

  • Glassdoor UK — Search jobs alongside company reviews and salary information.

  • Jobsite — Search for jobs across a wide range of industries.

  • Reed — Jobs, recruitment and career resources.

  • Monster UK — Search jobs and explore career advice.

  • Fish4jobs — Search jobs across the UK.

  • Indeed UK — One of the UK's largest job search engines.

  • The Guardian Jobs — Jobs across a wide range of professional sectors.

Public & Specialist Employers

  • NHS Jobs — Search opportunities across the NHS.

  • TES Jobs — Education and teaching jobs.

  • GreenJobs — Environmental and sustainability-related roles.

  • Gorkana Jobs — Journalism and PR opportunities.

  • CWJobs — IT and technology jobs.

  • Technojobs — Technology and IT opportunities.

    Specialist Job Sites

Workable — Specialist Job Sites

A useful guide to specialist job boards covering different industries, professions and types of work.

Flexible & Family-Friendly Working

If you're looking for part-time, flexible, remote or family-friendly employment, these sites are worth exploring.

2to3days

Flexible and part-time professional roles, particularly for people looking for a better balance between work and other commitments.

Ten2Two

Recruitment for flexible, part-time and job-share opportunities.

Timewise Jobs

Search for quality jobs offering flexible working arrangements.

FlexibleWorks

Find flexible and family-friendly employment opportunities.

Working Mums

Jobs, career advice and resources for working parents and anyone seeking flexible employment.

Work for Mums

Jobs and opportunities designed to support parents and flexible working.

Remote Employment

Explore remote and home-based employment opportunities.

Mum and Career

Resources and support for parents looking to develop their careers alongside family life.

Flexible Working People — Facebook Group

A community offering advice, information and support around flexible working.

A Final Thought

Finding the right career isn't always about finding the perfect job.

Sometimes it's about understanding what matters to you, exploring possibilities, talking to people, trying something new and taking one small step at a time.