The Aspire Guide - Flipbook - Page 2
Contents
Are you ambitious but unsure what opportunities are out there?
Find out what people just like you have gone on to achieve.
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Explore 26 exciting careers you might not have considered.
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Learn about all your post-18 options including School Leaver Programmes and
Apprenticeships.
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Discover how some graduates earn over £50,000 in their first year after university,
when the average is £24,000, and some earn more by not going to university at all.
INTRODUCTION
GAP YEARS
Welcome
3
Taking a year out
Planning your post-18 journey
5
CAREERS
WORK & TRAINING
27
Start preparing for career success now
30
Further Education
6
Top careers to consider
34
School Leaver Programmes
7
Employability skills gap
54
Apprenticeships
8
Degree Apprenticeships
9
Tackling job applications
- your CV and cover letter
55
CV guidance
56
Cover letter guidance
57
How to ace the interview
58
The STAR interview technique
59
UNIVERSITY
Why university?
10
Qualification and earning potential
13
Which university?
14
University choice, jobs and salaries
16
Student finance - the extended guide
18
Top budgeting tips
21
Student money diaries
22
Creating your own budget
24
Wellbeing support at university
26
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RESOURCES
Useful resources
60
References
62
Applying to upReach
63
