career?!

piggy1401 said:

I like having plans and it’s stressing me out because in less than 2 years' time I am going to finish my A levels and I have no plan for afterwards.

I think most people only start thinking about careers about 2 minutes before they end up having to LoL - 2 years is time to start researching only in my opinion.

I would spend at least the next year looking at what things in the real world interest you enough that you think you could spend all day, every day working with them. Once you have narrowed down the topics you can look at different types of roles in them and start to spend time learning more about them, spend time around them if you can and apply for volunteer positions with them if they allow it.

Don't be afraid to write to the companies / organisations directly and talk about why you are passionate about the company (this will take some "marketing" of your thoughts to make it seem plausable I expect).

Don't worry if you don't have any subjects to hand straight away - that is what the next year is about: researching options. The final year can be about the appying and doing of any such exposure to the roles as much as school and free time allow. It may be that if the companies only do office hours then you have limited options but in that case think of related areas you can actually get exposure to that will benefit you when it comes to working on it later.

Even if you are going onto Uni the voulnteering starts to open doors - and you will have a good 6 months before your a-levels to decide what to apply for. The volunteering will also look great on the application so long as it is relevant.

While waiting, also consider getting prospectuses from universities who do the sorts of subjects you like, read up on these but take time to look at other courses - you may find options you never considered.

Lastly don't forget your career is never set in stone. You can change and in fact most adults make at least 2 major carrer changes through their lives so it is the norm.

I graduated from uni with a BSc in Applie Physics and moved into IT afterwards - no design in that plan just circumstances co-incided and I was able to use my skills to pass the selection interviews and convince them I was a good trainee candidate.

In summary - chill, research and be prepared for the unexpected as it goes on.

piggy1401 said:

I like having plans and it’s stressing me out because in less than 2 years' time I am going to finish my A levels and I have no plan for afterwards.

I think most people only start thinking about careers about 2 minutes before they end up having to LoL - 2 years is time to start researching only in my opinion.

I would spend at least the next year looking at what things in the real world interest you enough that you think you could spend all day, every day working with them. Once you have narrowed down the topics you can look at different types of roles in them and start to spend time learning more about them, spend time around them if you can and apply for volunteer positions with them if they allow it.

Don't be afraid to write to the companies / organisations directly and talk about why you are passionate about the company (this will take some "marketing" of your thoughts to make it seem plausable I expect).

Don't worry if you don't have any subjects to hand straight away - that is what the next year is about: researching options. The final year can be about the appying and doing of any such exposure to the roles as much as school and free time allow. It may be that if the companies only do office hours then you have limited options but in that case think of related areas you can actually get exposure to that will benefit you when it comes to working on it later.

Even if you are going onto Uni the voulnteering starts to open doors - and you will have a good 6 months before your a-levels to decide what to apply for. The volunteering will also look great on the application so long as it is relevant.

While waiting, also consider getting prospectuses from universities who do the sorts of subjects you like, read up on these but take time to look at other courses - you may find options you never considered.

Lastly don't forget your career is never set in stone. You can change and in fact most adults make at least 2 major carrer changes through their lives so it is the norm.

I graduated from uni with a BSc in Applie Physics and moved into IT afterwards - no design in that plan just circumstances co-incided and I was able to use my skills to pass the selection interviews and convince them I was a good trainee candidate.

In summary - chill, research and be prepared for the unexpected as it goes on.