National Careers Week

Four people representing different job roles: a photographer, a doctor, a painter and decorator and someone sat at a desk with a laptop holding a pen.

Support at Careers Wales is available all year round. But, National Careers Week is an opportunity to help you focus on planning your career and realise your potential.

To help mark National Careers Week, we rounded up our top tools to help you make your next career-related decision. Whether you’re looking for your first job, or changing roles after decades in the same field, we can help you.

Job support

Build a CV

Your CV is an advert of your skills and experience. Find out what you should include and some useful examples.

Getting a job

Job seeking tools all in one place. From acing the interview to advice on using social media to find work.

Plan Your Career

Information about different options, from choices after your GCSEs to returning to work or changing careers.

Opportunities

Apprenticeship Search

An apprenticeship allows you to learn skills related to the job while earning money. You also get a qualification at the end.

Course Search

Filter your search by keywords, location/post code, qualification level, study method and distance you’d be willing to travel.

Support Finder

Search for programmes that can help you improve your skills and work opportunities by using our Support Finder tool.

Career quizzes

Career Match Quiz

This quiz links your skills and interests with careers ideas and provides information on career routes, job prospects and future demand.

Buzz Quiz

Take the quiz to find out your personality type and what jobs might suit you.

Future jobs and job information

Future Jobs Wales

Explore some of Wales’ most important industries. Learn what jobs you could do, now and in the future.

Job Information

Find out what a job involves, what it pays, how to get in, future demand, and more.

Real life stories

Ffion's story

After finding education difficult, Ffion found success when her careers adviser helped her find a work placement.

Connor's story

Connor found his ideal apprenticeship with a local company after attending an event at his school.

Contact us

If you would prefer to speak to someone about your career choices, there are many different ways to get in touch with us.

Visit our Contact Us page to find the best way for you. You can speak to us by phone, make an appointment in a careers centre, or speak to someone over live chat.