Careers Centre

Career Resources for Classics Students

Think about your skills
A degree in Classics from the University of Leeds develops a broad spectrum of intellectual skills and the
school is widely recognised, with the Leeds International Classics Seminar research form attracting scholars
from all over Europe and the USA. Employers value your capacity for critical reflection and your ability to
analyse information and extract key elements to solve associated problems. Your subject lends itself to a wide
variety of occupations; previous Classics graduates have gone on to areas such as publishing, teaching and
journalism where interpersonal, communication and independence of thought are ideal qualities. Additionally,
Classics students have gone on to be successful in less related sectors including law and finance. Your
degree programme emphasises the development of transferable graduate skills, such as:
Analysis/Critical Reasoning skills Throughout your degree you will have studied a wide range of
materials. You have the developed the ability to extract key points from the data and to critically reflect upon
your findings.
Self Motivation/Independence During your programme there has been an emphasis on independent
learning which illustrates your self reliance and ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision. You
were able to personalise you degree to specialise in literary, historical or social or philosophical aspects of the
subject or to opt for interdisciplinary combinations. You also had the opportunity to study abroad as part of
your course.
Communication skills You will have extensive practice of assimilating and organising complex ideas to
produce reasoned arguments and will have demonstrated you advanced literacy skills. You are able to present
your findings in either written or verbal form through essays, seminars, presentations and your level 3
dissertation. During small-group seminars you have frequently debated complex topics, exchanged ideas and
responded to the views of others.
Problem Solving skills You are able to deploy information and extract key elements from data to identify
and solve associated problems. For instance, you applied your knowledge and independent research skills to
produce your dissertation.
Your course will have given you all these skills and others like project management, flexibility and initiative.
Refer to the Options with Classics sheet (www.prospects.ac.uk/options_classics.htm ). It is a good idea to
think about ALL the skills you have developed in different situations as you will have acquired a good many
others during work experience and your extracurricular activities. Have a look at
http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/info/4/make_yourself_employable/179/how_to_develop_your_skills and list the
skills you have to offer with examples.

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What motivations and values influence your job choice?

The skills you can offer are part of the story, but you also need to consider factors like values, interests and
motivation in deciding on a fulfilling career. You can use the Prospects Planner
(www.prospects.ac.uk/links/pplanner) career planning tool to help you decide.

Careers Centre Resources for Classics Students

Work experience, both paid and voluntary, is valuable when you start job hunting regardless of the
career you wish to pursue. We have resources at the Careers Centre and on our website to help you:
http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/info/6/work_experience
Our exclusive online database has vacancies and events for University of Leeds students:
https://stars.leeds.ac.uk
It might be helpful to see what graduates from previous years have gone on to do. The Leeds graduate
destinations are available at:
http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/info/13/career_planning/226/graduate_destinations
There could be Leeds graduates working in an area that interests you, so check out the Leeds Network
database at: http://leedsnetwork.leeds.ac.uk
If you are interested in running your own business, the Spark team here at Cromer Terrace can help
you: http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/info/15/starting_a_business_spark
Keep an eye on Careers Centre events presentations, workshops and fairs all are advertised on
our website.

The Advisory Staff at the Careers Centre (5-7 Cromer Terrace) will be happy to discuss your career plans with
you, but if it is difficult for you to visit you can use our e-guidance service (http://eguidance.leeds.ac.uk/ ).
There is also a dedicated team of Careers Consultants who work with your Faculty to ensure that we provide
you with comprehensive, bespoke support. The following resources in our Information Room may also help:
General
Turn your degree into a career: a step-by-step guide to achieving your dream career / Michael
Collins & Benjamin Scott
The Times A-Z of careers & jobs / edited by Susan Hodgson
Dude, where's my career? / Tanya de Grunwald
You want to do what?!: 100 alternative career options / Kathleen Houston
Get hired in a tough market: insider secrets to find and land the job you need now / Alan De Back
What employers want: the work skills handbook / Karen Holmes
Build your own rainbow: a workbook for career and life management / by Barrie Hopson and Mike
Scally
How to get a job you'll love / John Lees
What's your type of career? Find your perfect career by using your personality type / Donna
Dunning
Dare to be different: 101 unconventional careers / Polly Bird
Managing careers into the 21st century / John Arnold
After you graduate: finding and getting work you will enjoy / Leila Roberts
The graduate jobs formula: how to land your dream career / Paul Redmond
Brilliant graduate career handbook / Judith Done and Rachel Mulvey
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Employability skills / David W. G. Hind & Stuart Moss

Brilliant workplace skills for students and graduates / Bill Kirton
Brilliant intern: how to get the best internships and make them count / Andrew Scherer
Career detection: finding and managing your career / Brian McIvor
Career skills: opening doors into the job market / David Littleford et al
From new recruit to high flyer: no-nonsense advice on how to fast track your career / Hugh Karseras
Skills for success: the personal development planning handbook / Stella Cottrell
How to get the best graduate job: insider strategies for success in the graduate job market / David
Williams et al
Work it out! How to find the work you always wanted in a shifting jobs market / Des McCabe
Cracking the new job market: the 7 rules for getting hired in any economy / R William Holland
Cracking the hidden job market: how to find opportunity in any economy / Donald Asher
Guerrilla marketing for job hunters 3.0 / Jay Conrad Levinson and David Perry
Linchpin: are you indispensable? How to drive your career and create a remarkable future / Seth Godin
Teach yourself. Get a better job / Rod Ashley
Successful research careers / Sara Delamont and Paul Atkinson
The craft of research / Wayne C. Booth et al
Becoming a successful early career researcher / Adrian Eley et al
The essential guide to postgraduate study / David Wilkinson
Prospects postgraduate directory
Getting your PhD: a practical insider's guide / Harriet Churchill and Teela Sanders
What can I do with an arts degree? / Gill Sharp & Beryl Dixon
Careers in art history
Moving on in your career: a guide for academic researchers and postgraduates / Lynda Ali and Barbara
Graham
Careers with an arts or humanities degree: over 100 job ideas to inspire you
The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) (weekly)
The Times (Daily)
The Guardian (Daily)
Advertising/Marketing/PR
Advertising and public relations / Stan Tymorek
Introducing public relations : theory and practice / Keith Butterick
Careers in marketing / Lila B. Stair
Marketing for dummies / by Craig Smith and Alexander Hiam
The A list
Power book
Marketing uncovered / Andi Robertson
Marketing: the little black book
Develop your PR skills / Neil Richardson and Lucy Laville
Brilliant PR: create a PR sensation, whatever your budget, whatever your business / Cathy Bussey
Advertisers annual
Hollis UK public relations annual
How to make it as an advertising creative / Simon Veksner
Hegarty on advertising: turning intelligence into magic / John Hegarty
Marketing (monthly)
PR Week (weekly)
Campaign (weekly)

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Finance
Careerchoice. City & finance
Chartered accountancy
Quicklook at accountancy / Mart Etchells
Dictionary of banking and finance / P. H. Collin
The only graduate career guide to the tax profession
Targetjobs: city & finance
How to read the financial pages / Michael Brett
Information/Heritage Management
Creative careers in museums / Jan E Burdick
How to get a job in a museum or art gallery / Alison Baverstock
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians: job hunting: a practical manual for job-hunters and careerchangers / Stephen Gladwell
Museums Journal (monthly)
CILIP Update (monthly)
Legal Services
Prospects: law
The path to pupillage: a guide for the aspiring barrister / by Georgina Wolfe and Alexander Robson
The Lex 100
Targetjobs: law vacation schemes and mini pupillages
Law uncovered/ Margaret McAlpine
Bewigged and bewildered?: a guide to becoming a barrister in England and Wales / Adam Kramer
All you need to know about being a trainee solicitor: what they don't teach you at law school / Elizabeth
Cruickshank and Penny Cooper
Pupillages handbook
TARGETjobs. Law
Best in law
Targetcourses: conversion & vocational law
Ultimate guide to training contract success / by Craig Robinson
The professional paralegal: a guide to finding a job and career success / Charlsye Smith Diaz
From student to solicitor: the complete guide to securing a training contract / Charlotte Harrison
Publishing/Media/Performing Arts
Getting into films & television / Robert Angell
Practical newspaper reporting / David Spark and Geoffrey Harris
Writers' and artists' year book
How to work as a freelance journalist / Marc Leverton
Working in the music industry: how to find an exciting and varied career in the world of music / Anna Britten
The guerilla guide to the music business / Sarah Davis and Dave Laing
Music, the business: the essential guide to the law and the deals / Ann Harrison
Music industry uncovered / Tania Shillam
Managing media work / Mark Deuze, editor
Writing for broadcast journalists / Rick Thompson
A career handbook for TV, radio, film, video & interactive media / Shiona Llewellyn
How to get a break as a writer / Neil Nixon
Media uncovered / Catherine Harris
Career opportunities in the publishing industry / Fred Yager, Jan Yager
Contacts
The NCTJ essential guide to careers in journalism / Andy Bull
Sports journalism: a practical guide / Phil Andrews
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How to get a job in publishing: a really practical guide to careers in books and magazines / Alison Baverstock
et al
The universal journalist / David Randall
Journalism uncovered / Emma Caprez
Showcase.
Film and television / by S.J. Stratford
How to get a job in television / Elsa Sharp
How to get a job in television / Susan Walls
How to make it in the music business / Sin Pattenden
The art of music publishing: An entrepreneurial guide to publishing and copyright for the music, film and media
industries / Helen Gammons
Specialist journalism / edited by Barry Turner and Richard Orange
Insiders guide to getting your book published / Rachael Stock
Insiders guide to writing for television / Julian Friedmann and Christopher Walker
The white book
Directory of publishing
British performing arts yearbook
Willings press guide
Education
Targetcourses. Teaching
What can I do with... a teaching qualification? / Catherine Maguire
Directory of teacher training courses 2009: the fully comprehensive guide to all the teacher training courses in
the UK
The trainee secondary teacher's handbook / Gererd Dixie
Teaching uncovered / Karen Holmes
Succeeding on your primary PGCE / Graham Birrell et al
Brilliant teaching assistant: what you need to know to be a truly outstanding teaching assistant
Brilliant trainee teacher / Denise Smith
Working in teaching: a guide to qualifying and starting a successful career in teaching / Alan Newland

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Sources of Information for Careers Relating to Classics

As a Classics graduate your breadth of skills will be valuable in a wide range of employment sectors and will
have opened the door to a host of careers. If you would like to find out about different job sectors and get
some ideas of the roles which interest you, just look at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/industries. Below are some
other good sources of information to help you explore some of the many possibilities available to you:
General
Careers Centre, https://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk
Civil Service Fast Stream, http://faststream.civilservice.gov.uk/
EU Careers, www.eu-careers.com/
European Personnel Selection Office, www.eu-careers.eu/
Local Government Careers, www.lgcareers.com
National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE), www.ncee.org.uk/
Spark, http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/self-employment/index.asp
NHS Careers, www.nhscareers.nhs.uk
Vitae, www.vitae.ac.uk/
Creative Choices, www.creative-choices.co.uk/
Administration
Institute of Administrative Management, www.instam.org
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), www.icsa.org.uk
Prospects: Public Sector, www.prospects.ac.uk/public_sector_print_version.htm
Arts Council England, www.artscouncil.org.uk
Arts Media Contacts, www.artsmediacontacts.com
Arts Services Guide, www.artsprofessional.co.uk/guide/
British Arts, www.britisharts.co.uk/artmagazines.htm
British Arts Festivals Association, www.artsfestivals.co.uk
British Film Institute (BFI), www.bfi.org.uk/
Jazz Yorkshire, www.jazzyorkshire.org/
Knowledge Services for Arts Management, www.ksam.org.uk
Linkdup, www.linkdup.com/
National Campaign for the Arts, www.artscampaign.org.uk
Facebook: Civil Service Fast Stream UK, https://www.facebook.com/faststream
Politics.co.uk, www.politics.co.uk/
Home Office, www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
Identity and Passport Service, www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/ips/
UK Border Agency, www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/
Association of University Administrators, www.aua.ac.uk
Department for Business Innovation & Skills, www.bis.gov.uk
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), www.hesa.ac.uk
National College for Teaching and Leadership, https://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/
Vitae: Admin and other support, www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/1355/Admin-and-other-support.html
Local Government Improvement and Development, www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk
Local Government Association, www.local.gov.uk/
Local Government Employers, www.lge.gov.uk
Cabinet Office: Intelligence, www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/content/intelligence/
Cabinet Office: National Intelligence Machinery, www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/nationalintelligence-machinery
Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, www.cpni.gov.uk/
Ministry of Defence: Joint Forces Intelligence Group,
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Security Industry Authority (SIA), www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk/Pages/home.aspx

Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), www.soca.gov.uk/
Advertising/Marketing/PR
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), www.cim.co.uk
Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), www.cipr.co.uk/
Direct Marketing Association, www.dma.org.uk
The Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM), www.theidm.co.uk
Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), www.ipa.co.uk
Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA), www.prca.org.uk
Market Research Society (MRS), www.mrs.org.uk/
Brand Republic, www.brandrepublic.com/
AGCAS Industry Insights: Advertising, Marketing and PR,
www.prospects.ac.uk/industries_advertising_overview.htm
Creative Brief, www.creativebrief.com/
Advertising Association, www.adassoc.org.uk/
Creative Skillset, www.creativeskillset.org/
Diagonal Thinking, www.diagonalthinking.co.uk/
Spotlight Ideas, http://spotlightideas.co.uk/
Pressat, www.pressat.co.uk/how-to-get-a-job-in-public-relations-and-various-other-pr-tips/
Getin2marketing, www.getin2marketing.com/
The Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM), www.theidm.co.uk
Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM), www.ismm.co.uk
The Marketing Managers Info, www.marketingmanagersinfo.co.uk/
Pragmatic Marketing, www.pragmaticmarketing.com/
Spotlight Ideas, http://spotlightideas.co.uk/
Finance
Accountancy Age, www.accountancyage.com
AGCAS Industry Insights: Accountancy & Business Services, www.prospects.ac.uk/links/AccountancySB
Association of International Accountants, www.aiaworldwide.com/
Directions, www.directions.org.uk/
Financial Skills Partnership, www.directions.org.uk/fsp/
Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA), www.ifa.org.uk
Institute of Financial Services (IFS), www.ifslearning.com
PQ Magazine, www.pqmagazine.com/
Students eFinancial Careers, www.students.efinancialcareers.co.uk
Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), www.aat.org.uk
Association of Practising Accountants (medium sized firms), www.apa-uk.co.uk
Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), www.iia.org.uk
Inside Careers: Chartered Accountancy, www.insidecareers.co.uk/accountants
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), www.accaglobal.com
Careers in Accountancy, http://www2.accaglobal.com/ukgraduates/
Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy, www.cipfa.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, www.cimaglobal.com
Information/Heritage Management
Ariadne, www.ariadne.ac.uk/
Art Libraries Society (ARLIS), www.arlis.org.uk/
The Association for Information Management (Aslib), www.aslib.co.uk
Cambridge Trainee Librarians Online Group (CaTaLOG), www.catalog.group.cam.ac.uk/careers.html
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), www.cilip.org.uk
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FreePint, www.freepint.com/
Info Professional, www.infoprofessional.co.uk/
Information World Review, www.iwr.co.uk
International Association of Music Libraries, www.iaml.info/iaml-uk-irl/
Public Libraries News, www.publiclibrariesnews.com/
School Library Association, www.sla.org.uk/
SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries), www.sconul.ac.uk
Society of Indexers, www.indexers.org.uk/
WWW Library Directory, http://travelinlibrarian.info/libdir/
ARCHON Directory, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/
British Records Association, www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/
Business Archives Council, www.businessarchivescouncil.org.uk/
Careers in Archive Conservation, www.archives.org.uk/careers/careers-in-archive-conservation.html
Careers in Archives, www.archives.org.uk/careers/careers-in-archives.html
Forum for Archives and Records Management Education and Research (FARMER), www.digicult.info/farmer/
National Archives, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Association of Independent Museums (AIM), www.aim-museums.co.uk
Britains Finest, www.britainsfinest.co.uk/museums
British Association of Friends of Museums (BAFM), www.bafm.org.uk
English Heritage, www.english-heritage.org.uk
International Academic Projects, www.academicprojects.co.uk/
Museum Services Directory, www.museumsassociation.org/advertise/museum-services-directory
Museums Association, www.museumsassociation.org/
Antiques Trade Gazette, www.antiquestradegazette.com
Christies Education, www.christieseducation.com
National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers (NAVA), www.nava.org.uk
Ashmolean, www.ashmolean.org/
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM),
www.iccrom.org/
National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NJADFAS), www.nadfas.org.uk/
Legal Services
The Law Society of England and Wales, www.lawsociety.org.uk
AGCAS Industry Insights: Law, www.prospects.ac.uk/industries_law_overview.htm
Law and Legal, www.lawandlegal.co.uk/
The Law Society: Junior Lawyers, http://juniorlawyers.lawsociety.org.uk/
Lawyer 2B, http://l2b.thelawyer.com/
Skills for Justice, www.sfjuk.com/
What Can I Do? Your Guide to Volunteering Opportunities in the Criminal Justice System,
www.ccjf.org/whatcanido/pdfs/wcid12.pdf
BPP, www.bpp.com/
Careers in Human Rights, http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/file/102/careers_in_human_rights
Central Applications Board (CAB), www.lawcabs.ac.uk/
Legal Services Commission, www.legalservices.gov.uk/public/your_career_in_legal_aid.asp
The Lex 100, www.lex100.com/
Solicitors Regulation Authority, www.sra.org.uk/
RollOnFriday, www.rollonfriday.com/InsideInfo/CityFirms/tabid/68/Default.aspx
SEO London: Making a Strong Application, www.seo-london.com/get-started/making-a-strong-application
WikiJob: List of Law Firm Interview Questions, www.wikijob.co.uk/wiki/list-law-firm-interview-questions
Bar Standards Board, www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/
The Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR), www.combar.com/
University of Law: Future Lawyers Network, www.law.ac.uk/futurelawyers/
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Publishing/Media
Creative Skillset: Publishing, www.creativeskillset.org/publishing/
Diversity in Publishing Network, www.dipnet.org.uk/
Dorling Kindersley: Working in Publishing, www.dk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/about/workpub.html
FIPP, www.fipp.com/
Work in Publishing, www.workinpublishing.com
Chartered Institute of Journalists: So...You Want to Be a Journalist? http://cioj.co.uk/uploads/CIoJ-StudentInformation.pdf
Journalism UK, www.journalismuk.co.uk/
National Council for the Training of Journalists www.nctj.com
No Contacts? No Problem, www.nocontactsnoproblem.com/
NUJ Training, www.nujtraining.org.uk
Online Journalism, www.journalism.onlinemarketingsolutions.biz/
Paperboy, www.thepaperboy.com/
PMA Media Training, www.becomeajournalist.co.uk/
Press Association Training, www.pressassociation.com/training
Up to Speed Journalism, http://uptospeedjournalism.co.uk/
Ariel, BBC, www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/
Arts Professional, www.artsprofessional.co.uk/
BBC Academy College of Production, www.bbc.co.uk/academy/collegeofproduction/
BECTU, www.bectu.org.uk/home
Creative and Cultural Skills, http://ccskills.org.uk/
FilmMakers.com, www.filmmakers.com/
The Knowledge, www.theknowledgeonline.com/
PACT, www.pact.co.uk/
Screen Yorkshire www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/
Start in TV, www.startintv.com
Education
AGCAS: Applying for a PGCE, www.prospects.ac.uk/links/pgce
Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), www.atl.org.uk/
Best Practice Network, www.bestpracticenet.co.uk/
Department for Education, www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers
Department for Education: Early Learning & Childcare,
www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/earlylearningandchildcare
Independent Schools Council, www.isc.co.uk/
National College for Teaching and Leadership, https://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/
National Curriculum, https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum/overview
National Union of Teachers, www.teachers.org.uk/
Teaching Times, www.teachingtimes.com/
Department for Education: Schools HLTA Programme
www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers/traininganddevelopment/staff/b00202143/hlta
Skills4schools, www.skills4schools.org.uk
An Academic Career, www.academiccareer.manchester.ac.uk/
Higher Education Academy, www.heacademy.ac.uk

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Sources of Vacancies for Classics Related Careers

General
Careers Centre https://stars.leeds.ac.uk
Yorkshire Graduates www.yorkshiregraduates.co.uk/
Prospects Jobs and Courses www.prospects.ac.uk/links/graduate
Inside Careers www.insidecareers.co.uk/
Targetjobs http://targetjobs.co.uk/graduate-jobs/default.aspx
Civil Service www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment
Civil Service Jobs https://jobsstatic.civilservice.gov.uk/csjobs.html/
Guardian: Government Jobs http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/government/
Opportunities: The Public Sector Recruitment Weekly www.opportunities.co.uk
Local Government Jobs www.lgjobs.com
Jobsgopublic www.jobsgopublic.com
Brand Republic http://jobs.brandrepublic.com/
Academic Jobs Online http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo
Academic 360 www.academic360.com/
The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/
Times Educational Supplement (TES) www.tes.co.uk
Jobs.ac.uk www.jobs.ac.uk
ArtsHub www.artshub.co.uk/uk/
Arts Job Finder www.artsjobfinder.co.uk/jobsearch.cfm
Media Week www.mediaweek.co.uk/
PFJ Media Recruitment www.pfj.co.uk
Creative Review www.creativereview.co.uk
The Times www.thetimes.co.uk
The Guardian http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/
The Independent www.independent.co.uk
The Daily Telegraph www.jobs.telegraph.co.uk
The Scotsman www.thescotsman.scotsman.com
The Herald www.heraldscotland.com/
Administration
OfficeRecruit www.officerecruit.com/
Reed Graduates www.reed.co.uk/jobs/graduate
Secretarial Careers www.secretarialcareers.co.uk/
Secs in the City www.secsinthecity.co.uk/
Simply Office Jobs www.simplyofficejobs.co.uk/
AI: Arts Industry www.artsindustry.co.uk/
Artists Newsletter http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/info/45/directory_downloads/231/artists_newsletter
Arts Professional www.artsprofessional.co.uk/
Ideas Tap www.ideastap.com/
Mailout http://mailout.co/
Theatrical Management Association www.tmauk.org/vacancies/default.aspx
Prospectus www.prospect-us.co.uk
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) (www.fco.gov.uk ).You can register to receive automated emails
when vacancies are being advertised.
GCHQ www.gchq.gov.uk/Careers/
Secret Intelligence Service MI6: Careers at SIS www.sis.gov.uk/careers.html
Security Service MI5: Graduate Careers www.mi5.gov.uk/careers/graduates.aspx
National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) www.ngdp.co.uk
Local Government Association www.lga.gov.uk
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Leeds City Council http://jobs.leeds.gov.uk

HigherEdJobs www.higheredjobs.com/
Jobs.ac.uk www.jobs.ac.uk
National Association of School Business Management www.nasbm.co.uk/
Guardian Schools Jobs http://schoolsjobs.guardian.co.uk/
SEN Teachers http://senteachers.co.uk/
Advertising/Marketing/PR
Brand Republic http://jobs.brandrepublic.com/
Campaign www.campaignlive.co.uk/
Mad www.mad.co.uk/
Marketing www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/
CIDA www.cida.co.uk/
Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) www.ipa.co.uk
Marketing Week www.marketingweek.co.uk
Behind the Spin www.behindthespin.com/
Ellwood & Atfield www.ellwoodandatfield.com/
Peter Childs www.peterchilds.com/
Unicorn Jobs www.unicornjobs.com/
PR Week www.prweek.com
Market Research Society Research Magazine www.research-live.com/
Association for Qualitative Research (AQR) www.aqr.org.uk
The Research Buyers Guide www.rbg.org.uk/
MRWeb www.mrweb.com
Social Research Association (SRA) www.the-sra.org.uk
IS Opportunities www.isopps.com
Ideas Tap www.ideastap.com/
The Marketer Jobs http://jobs.themarketer.co.uk/
Marketing Agencies Association www.marketingagencies.org.uk/
Marketing Jobs Site www.marketingjobsite.co.uk/
Regan & Dean www.regananddean.co.uk/
Finance
City Jobs www.cityjobs.com
The Gateway http://thegatewayonline.com/
TARGETjobs Finance http://targetjobs.co.uk/finance
Financial Times www.ft.com
eFinancialCareers www.efinancialcareers.co.uk
AccountancyAgeJobs.com www.accountancyagejobs.com
Accountancy www.accountancylive.com/
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) www.icaew.co.uk
R3 www.r3.org.uk/
ACCA Careers www.accacareers.com/
CIPFA Training Vacancies www.cipfa.org.uk/students/prospective/vacancies.cfm
PFjobs www.pfjobs.co.uk/
CIMA My Jobs http://myjobs.cimaglobal.com
Information/Heritage Management
British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) www.biall.org.uk/
British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies www.bapla.org.uk/
Jinfo www.jinfo.com/
Lisjobnet www.lisjobnet.com/
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Sue Hill Recruitment www.suehill.com/

TFPL www.tfpl.com/
Archives and Records Association www.archives.org.uk
Information and Records Management Society www.irms.org.uk/jobs
National Archives www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/jobs
Society of Archivists www.archives.org.uk
Group for Education in Museums www.gem.org.uk/
Ideas Tap www.ideastap.com/
Leisure Jobs www.leisurejobs.net/
Leisure Opportunities www.leisureopportunities.co.uk
Museum Jobs www.museumjobs.com
Museums Association www.museumsassociation.org/careers/find-a-job
Creative Choices www.creative-choices.co.uk/
Drummond Read www.drummondread.com
Sothebys Institute of Art www.sothebysinstitute.com
Association of Art Historians (AAH) www.aah.org.uk/links
Sophie Macpherson Ltd www.sophiemacpherson.com/?page_id=8
Fashion and Textile Museum www.ftmlondon.org/
Fashion Museum www.fashionmuseum.co.uk
Conservation Register www.conservationregister.com
Institute of Conservation www.icon.org.uk
International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works www.iiconservation.org
Museum of London www.museumoflondon.org.uk/
The National Gallery www.nationalgallery.org.uk
V&A www.vam.ac.uk/
Legal Services
LawCareers.Net www.lawcareers.net
Law Society Gazette www.lawgazettejobs.co.uk/content_static/home.asp
The Lawyer www.thelawyer.com/
All About Law www.allaboutlaw.co.uk/
Legal Week www.legalweek.com/
BCL Legal Recruitment www.bcllegal.com/
Chambers Student www.chambersstudent.co.uk/
Inside Buzz www.insidebuzz.co.uk/law
The Legal 500 www.legal500.com/
Trainee Solicitor Surgery www.traineesolicitorsurgery.co.uk/
The Bar Council www.barcouncil.org.uk/
Barrister Direct http://barristerdirect.co.uk/
Counsel www.counselmagazine.co.uk/
The Pupillage Pages http://thepupillagepages.com
Pupillage Portal www.pupillages.com/
Pupillage and How to Get it http://pupillageandhowtogetit.wordpress.com/
Publishing/Media
Ideas Tap www.ideastap.com/
Media Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/media
Creativepool http://creativepool.com/
Independent Publishers' Guild (IPG) www.ipg.uk.com/
Jobs in Print www.jobsinprint.com/
Penguin Group: Working in Publishing
http://gs12.globalsuccessor.com/docs/images/175/6/1/PENCAREERS09.pdf
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PrintWeek www.printweek.com/
Professional Publishers Association (PPA) www.ppa.co.uk
The Society of Young Publishers http://thesyp.org.uk/careers/
TFPL www.tfpl.com
BookCareers www.bookcareers.com
The Bookseller www.thebookseller.com
Book People www.book-people.net
British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) www.bima.co.uk
Media UK www.mediauk.com
Newspaper Society www.newspapersoc.org.uk (lists groups with in-company training schemes);
BBC Journalism Trainee Scheme www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/jts/about-the-scheme.shtml
4Talent http://4talent.channel4.com/
Hold the Front Page www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk
Journalism.co.uk www.journalism.co.uk
Journalism UK www.journalismuk.co.uk/
MediaNation www.medianation.co.uk/
The Media Network www.tmn.co.uk
Press Gazette www.pressgazette.co.uk
National Association of Press Agencies www.napa.org.uk/
BBC Production Talent Pool www.bbc.co.uk/careers/trainee-schemes/ptp/
BBC Work Experience www.bbc.co.uk/careers/work-experience/
BBC Jobs https://jobs.bbc.co.uk
CIDA www.cida.co.uk/
Cultural Industries Development Agency www.cida.co.uk/
Film and TV Pro www.filmandtvpro.com/
4Talent http://4talent.channel4.com/
Live Recruitment www.live-recruitment.co.uk/
MediaNation www.medianation.co.uk/
The Network www.geitf.co.uk/thenetwork
Northern Film and Media www.northernmedia.org/
Radio Talent www.radiotalent.co.uk
Broadcastnow www.broadcastnow.co.uk
Grapevine Jobs www.grapevinejobs.co.uk
Broadcast Freelancer www.broadcastnow.co.uk/freelancer
Productionbase www.productionbase.co.uk
Education
Education Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/education
Eteach.com www.eteach.com/
Supply Desk www.thesupplydesk.co.uk/
Access and Community Engagement: Volunteering in Schools www.leeds.ac.uk/ace/access/volunteering.htm
Guardian Schools Jobs http://schoolsjobs.guardian.co.uk/
Leeds Mentoring www.leedsmentoring.co.uk/
Montessori www.montessori.org.uk/
Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship www.steinerwaldorf.org/teaching.html
Teach First www.teachfirst.org.uk
Academic Jobs EU www.academicjobseu.com/
Academic Jobs Online http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo
Global Academy Jobs http://globalacademyjobs.com/
HigherEdJobs www.higheredjobs.com/
PhD Jobs www.PhDjobs.com
Vitae www.vitae.ac.uk/
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Have you considered postgraduate study?

Around 25% of Classics graduates stay on to do postgraduate study. Some enhance their knowledge in a
subject by embarking on a PhD or Masters, while others take a PGCE teaching qualification or a vocational
course. Previous graduates have gone on to take a wide range of courses, from law, advertising and classics
to journalism, accountancy and museum studies.
The following sources are available to help you choose a course:
University of Leeds Postgraduate Prospectus http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/pgprospectus/
Prospects PostGrad Database www.prospects.ac.uk/links/pgdbase
FindAPhD www.findaphd.com/
FindAMasters www.findamasters.com/
UCAS: Teacher Training www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/teacher-training
Hotcourses www.hotcourses.com

Would you like help with your application?

We have lots of resources in our Information Room and on our website
(http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/info/2/cvs_applications_and_interviews ) to help you impress employers. Dont forget that
our advisory staff will also be happy to check over your application form or CV. It is best to bring along details of the job
with your application so that we can check you have targeted it effectively. Check our website
(http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/info/9/talk_to_us ) for times of our drop-in service.

Janet Hindle 22/08/2013

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