{"id":923,"date":"2016-01-31T21:53:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T21:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/?page_id=923"},"modified":"2017-02-27T03:08:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T03:08:37","slug":"gather-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/advice\/gather-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Do your own Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conduct your own research to find out information about the career or job you are interested in. You should consider using:<\/p>\n

My World of Work<\/span><\/strong> –\u00a0https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Plan it Plus: Career Areas<\/span><\/strong> –\u00a0https:\/\/www.planitplus.net\/CareerAreas\/<\/a><\/p>\n

National Career Service: Job Profiles\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>–\u00a0https:\/\/nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk\/advice\/planning\/jobfamily\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Internet research<\/span><\/strong> – for example a search of ‘what is civil engineering’ or ‘what does a plumber do’-\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.explorethetrades.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Job websites<\/strong><\/span> eg indeed – find out what qualifications, experience etc are needed for the job you are interested in,<\/p>\n

Search for organisations or professional bodies<\/span><\/strong> – Look for institutions, societies, etc in your chosen field. \u00a0For example:<\/p>\n