Researching your options
Good research is the key to successful choices. Make sure that you give yourself enough time to research your career ideas, option choices and possible progression routes.
Finding information
Want reliable information? Use our checklist to make sure that you're looking in the right places.
Research tips
Use our downloads to help you explore your Connexions Resource Centre, the jobs4u careers database and your online 14-19 Area Prospectus. Don't miss our research checklist. It will help to make sure that you don't forget anything.
Tool kit
Hot tip
Find out as much information as possible to make sure that you come to the right decision. If you don't have a career in mind, choose options that will give you plenty of choice in the future. If you do have a career in mind, research your career and choose your options accordingly. Remember, no qualification is ever wasted.
No research is wasted
Some of the options Kate chose didn't quite meet her expectations.
Think about your strengths
Katy likes practical work. See how this influenced her option choices.
