Do you have a passion but can’t work out how to make a career out of it? Do you want to change your career but don’t know where to start? Are you worried about career development? Or are you overwhelmed by so much advice you are lost in a sea of information? You’re not the only one – and The Careers Handbook is here to steer you in the right direction.

This indispensable guide is ideal for teenagers and newly qualified graduates. Career counsellors will also find this a trustworthy companion for helping students with their future career planning. So, whether you want to become a nurse or home decorator, a chef or cyber-security analyst (or you simply have no idea!) this book is your ultimate source.

Concise and combining a user-friendly approach with a bold, graphic design, The Careers Handbook is like having your very own career coach

The pandemic brought great disruption to young people’s learning, school experience and social lives. In this perfect pick-me-up, head teacher Matthew Burton is here to help them feel motivated again.

From ways to manage the tough times and solve even the biggest problems or anxieties, to skills for beating school stress and tapping into your potential, this is the one-stop guide for students who are in need of a bit of hope, some soothing words of advice and a good old pep talk to get them going in school again.

Whether facing assessments, a big change or having to make up for lost time, this book is crammed with advice so that though things at school might seem hard, readers will soon be back on track and raring to go.

Heroes can actually come in all forms, shapes and sizes.

Some cook for the hungry. Some nurse the poorly back to health. Others raise money for important causes. From small acts of kindness to inventions that have saved the lives of hundreds of people, every person in this book has found their passion – or their superpower. No matter how big or small it might be, your power can be used to change the world for the better too.

So put away the cape, climb down from that wall and discover how ordinary people can still do extraordinary things and become heroes.

Written by Ben Brooks, the bestselling author of the Dare to Be Different books, and paired with vibrant comic-style illustrations throughout, this is the perfect guide for the budding superhero in your life!

Featuring over 400 careers, with 134 main job entries and hundreds of related careers, this career planning guide will help you find your dream job.

Discover your own personal career coach! This career development book includes:

– Easy-to-navigate content and spread structure that helps readers to find the perfect career for them
– Career counselling and career management advice
– At-a-glance panels that provide information on interests, entry qualifications, lifestyle, location, and the realities of the job
– Skills Guide boxes that help readers to assess the suitability of each of the main jobs featured
– Bright, bold, icon-led design that makes the process of job-hunting less daunting and more fun

The A to Z of careers! From social media and IT careers to jobs in architecture, hospitality, medicine, science, law, and the environment, this careers directory will help you kick-start your new career path! The featured jobs have been selected by an expert consultant and a team of career advisers.

Packed with practical and inspirational advice about our constantly changing job market, this is your ultimate career resource. The revised edition reveals the most exciting jobs in data science and online platforms, whilst also arming you with all the information you need for career success in more “traditional” areas, from accounting to teaching.

Whether you are a teenager seeking career advice or a young adult or adult thinking about a career change or new career, The Careers Handbook is here to help you answer that all-important question – what do you want to be?

Let the job-hunting begin!