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Careers and Employability: After Graduation

Resources to help you in your career.

After Graduation

As a graduate you can access all resources from the careers service, including JobShop, appointment booking, employer events and psychometric tests. 

Useful books

Access to Research

Access to Research gives free, walk-in access to over 15 million academic articles in participating public libraries across the UK.
Students and independent researchers can now access many of the world’s best academic papers from leading publishers who have made their journal content available for free.

Public Library Service

You can join public libraries in any area where you work, live or study. 

You can search for other public libraries around the country using this Government website.

Your public library will also offer an inter-library loan service.

Open Access journal articles

Google Scholar

A scholarly search tool.  Articles that are freely available will include a link to the full-text

Directory of open access journals

Search for articles within journals that are open access and provide freely available content.

Search across repositories.

JSTOR register and read

Read a restricted number of articles for free

Theses

Open Access Books

Directory of open access books

Links to free ebooks.

Google Books

Find full-text access to books.  The advanced setting will allow you to refine your search to ebooks only.

Free company information

Companies House

Provides some free company information

YouGov

UK Government information and profiles

YouGov profiles lite

Provides some interesting if light demographics data

Company Spotlight

Company Spotlight is PrecisionIR's website providing Annual Reports for the world's top publicly traded companies. They also have aggregated content (video, PowerPoint, Webcasts, and more) for over 24,000 companies.

Advertising Association

Represents agencies, brands and media promoting the role, rights and responsibilities of advertising and its impact on individuals, the economy and society. There is also links to Credos their advertising think-tank with downloadable reports on issues related to advertising.

Advertising Standards Authority

The Advertising Standards Authority is the independent body set up by the advertising industry to police the rules laid down in the advertising codes. The latest investigations, adjudications and research are downloadable from the site.

Kompass

Kompass is a well-known and reliable business to business global trade directory. Simple or advanced searches on products and companies are possible. Basic information is freely accessible. More detailed information is available on a subscription or pay per view service.

The Thomas Register

Comprehensive information on manufacturers and suppliers of products in the USA. There is little or no financial data, just detailed product information with a Product News section with articles and market news on the latest innovations.