Skills

Skills are often used to perform tasks in everyday life, you’ve probably got lots of skills you’re not even aware of. Finding out what your particular skills are can help you think about what you’d like to study at school, college or University, or what jobs you’d be best suited to do. They’re a good place to start.

Careers Wales have a really nifty tool here to help you figure out what you’re best at.

Most people have ideas about what they want to be in the future but do you know how to get into your dream job, is it realistic and would it really suit you?

It’s perfectly normal to be unsure about what career you would really like, quite often the job you start with is not the career you end up with. It can take time to find your vocation and you might change careers a number of times throughout your life.

College can sometimes set you on the right path for a career – Coleg Cambria has some great courses. If you want to find out a bit more about how education can help you get a job, head over to our very helpful section.

Know what you want to do? Find out how your chosen industry is doing.

Getting a Job

A good place to start is the Universal Jobmatch — where you can look for jobs in your area, and you can search Google for jobs, too.

Careers Wales also has lots of handy stuff about getting a job and being employed, and you can call them to get in touch with a careers advisor.  They also have some great advice on how to build a CV.

The Princes Trust has some information on interviews, it can be a nervous experience for some going for an interview, so its better to be prepared.

Here are some tips for a job search

Most jobs are now advertised online, check out this video for advice on how to set up an online presence

If you need to print a CV or look at jobs online call into the INFO shop and speak to a youth worker.

If you would like more information on this topic or you have questions please call into the INFO Shop or contact us on 01978 295600 / Instant message.  If you leave us a message we will get back to you as soon as we can.