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Student and graduate special interest series
Your HND... what next?
Skills gained
What can I do next?
Further study
Getting a job
Popular areas of work
Action plan
Contacts and resources
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Contents
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WRITER Konstantina Dee (University of Gloucestershire)
The writers of the Special Interest
EDITOR
Ryan Offutt (AGCAS)
Series are members of the
Association of Graduate Careers
Advisory Services (AGCAS). These
Special Interest Series are edited by the Information and Content
Development Department (ICDD) of
Graduate Prospects and distributed by Graduate Prospects. Full editorial control is exercised by AGCAS.
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Skills gained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Identifying your unique strengths
Case study
3. What can I do next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Further study
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Case study
Professional courses
Flexible learning
Funding
Funding in Scotland
Additional sources of funding
5. Getting a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Staying with your employer
Finding a new employer
Finding vacancies
Case study
Work experience
6. Popular areas of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How do I decide?
Employers’ attitudes to HNDs
4.
2/9/08
10:02 am
Page 1
Student and graduate special interest series
Your HND... what next?
Skills gained
What can I do next?
Further study
Getting a job
Popular areas of work
Action plan
Contacts and resources
Your_HND_cover.qxd
2/9/08
Available online at www.prospects.ac.uk/ 10:02 am
Page 2
Contents
links/yourhnd
WRITER Konstantina Dee (University of Gloucestershire)
The writers of the Special Interest
EDITOR
Ryan Offutt (AGCAS)
Series are members of the
Association of Graduate Careers
Advisory Services (AGCAS). These
Special Interest Series are edited by the Information and Content
Development Department (ICDD) of
Graduate Prospects and distributed by Graduate Prospects. Full editorial control is exercised by AGCAS.
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Skills gained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Identifying your unique strengths
Case study
3. What can I do next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Further study
To view the terms and conditions for the material provided in
Get a job
this publication, please see
Voluntary work
www.prospects.ac.uk/
Travel
links/disclaimer
Self-employment
©Copyright of or licensed to AGCAS
Portfolio working
No part of this publication may be copied or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic,
Case study
Professional courses
Flexible learning
Funding
Funding in Scotland
Additional sources of funding
5. Getting a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Staying with your employer
Finding a new employer
Finding vacancies
Case study
Work experience
6. Popular areas of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How do I decide?
Employers’ attitudes to HNDs
4.