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Generating Career Ideas

Generating Career Ideas

Effective career planning emerges from combining self-awareness with research into industries and roles to find a fit that is right for you. Oxford Careers Service has guidance on generating career ideas and how to make a careers decision.

My Individual Development Plan Science Careers

The Individual Development Plan (IDP) concept is commonly used in industry to help employees define and pursue their career goals. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) website myIDP contains exercises to help you examine your skills, interests and values and scientific career paths which align with these.

16 personalities test

This is a free personality test you can take to learn how your personality type influences areas of your life.

The 5-minute Career Action Plan

This document from jobs.ac.uk contains interactive activities to help you focus your career plan.

FindMyWhy

FindMyWhy can provide you with meaningful insights and an in-depth understanding of what makes you tick and why.

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