LMI widgets and useful tools

Careerometer

Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers.

It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation.

Type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.

Skillsometer

Skillsometer can help you discover what jobs you might like to do in the future. You will be presented with a series of statements. Select the emoji that shows how you feel about each statement. You will be given suggestions of jobs linked to what you most enjoy doing.

CVs and Covering Letters

• How to craft a stellar CV – expert advice, samples and a professional template to help students create a truly polished document
• Best examples of CV formatting – the most essential ‘dos and don’ts’ and other pointed advice to help create the most aesthetically pleasing CV
• How to write an outstanding cover letter – in-depth, step-by-step analysis to help craft an outstanding cover letter to stand out from the competition

Short careers films with local employers

These Speedy Speakers webinars with local employers were produced by Leicestershire Cares. Each employer explains what they do, what their company does and gives hints and tips regarding pathways into employment.

Week 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJQ2Q7kMJ-s TT Electronics and Thermo Fisher Scientific

Week 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGS61Iq0xXQ Alltruck and Rock Kitchen Harris

Week 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Nt1WEPQ3g Hinckley and Rugby Building Society and Bowmer and Kirkland

Week 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TS1oDQBDSs Lloyds Bank and Knights plc