Counselling and career development

Career development

Career information brochures

Resource

Type Description

Career research

Document (PDF) Career research is how you will be able to gather information to help you make informed career decisions.

Career research

Audio (MP3) Career research is how you will be able to gather information to help you make informed career decisions.

Career development for postgraduate students

Document (PDF) Take time to reflect on your career and study journey, and what you need to progress in your career.

Develop a side hustle

Document (PDF) Learn more about what a side hustle is and how you can start thinking about earning multiple streams of income to future-proof your finances.

Accounting Sciences @ Unisa

Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to accounting sciences and how you can prepare for opportunities in these fields.

Agriculture @ Unisa

Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to agricultural sciences and how you can prepare for opportunities in these fields.

Beyond Higher Certificates @ Unisa

Document (PDF) This brochure will help you to understand the role of the higher certificate qualifications, as well as the options available.

Chemistry @ Unisa

Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to accounting sciences and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Communication Science and Languages @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to communication science and languages, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.

Community Development and Social Work @ Unisa

Document (PDF)

Learn more about the different fields related to community development and social work, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.

Criminology @ Unisa

Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to criminology, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.

Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, and Astronomy @ Unisa

Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to data science, mathematics, statistics, applied mathematics, operations research, and astronomy, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Economics @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to economics, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Education @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to education, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Entrepreneurship @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to entrepreneurship, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Environmental careers Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to environmental management and science, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Human Resources @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to human resource management, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
IT @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to IT, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Information Sciences @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to information science, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Law @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to law, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Life Sciences @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to life sciences, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Logistics & Supply Chain Management @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to logistics and supply chain management, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Marketing Management @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to marketing management, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in this field.
Philosophy @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to philosophy, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Physics @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to physics, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Public Administration and Management @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to public administration and management, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Project Management @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the project management career field, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in this field.
Psychology @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the different fields related to psychology, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities in these fields.
Social Sciences @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about a career in the social sciences, and how you can prepare for career and study opportunities related to these.
Short Learning Programmes @ Unisa Document (PDF) Learn more about the role of short learning programmes in terms of your career development.

Career development conversations

Resource

Type Description

Start with career choice

Document (PDF) You will need to make many career choices throughout your life, for example, about what to study, and where to work. This document contains questions to help you reflect on a career choice.
Need a qualification Document (PDF) You have work experience and you now need to complete a qualification to progress. This document contains questions to help you reflect on which qualification(s) will enable you to prepare for further career opportunities.

Choosing between or among different career options

Document (PDF) You have thought of several career options and you now need support to help you narrow down your choices. This document contains questions to help you reflect on which career and related study options you would want to focus on.
Reflect on Skills Document (PDF) This document will help you to reflect on the skills you have developed over time and what you still need to do to develop skills that are valuable in the work context.

Your career management

Resource Type Description
Taking a gap year Document (PDF) Learn more about what a gap year is and how you can optimise a gap year for your career and personal development
Self and career awareness: True Colours Document (PDF) Learn more about the True Colours tool to help you identify your personality characteristics and related strengths & growth areas; attributes you may admire; and possible career interests and work environments
Choosing a career Audio (MP3) Learn more about the aspects to consider when choosing a career and what to study.
Informational interviews Audio (MP3) Conversations with people about the information you need can help you to make choices about how to best prepare yourself for what you want. We discuss the role of informational interviews and how to go about having effective conversations.
Making career choices Audio (MP3) You will make choices about your career continuously. In this podcast, we chat about how to make effective career choices.
Managing your career Audio (MP3) There are many strategies that you could use to actively manage your career so that you could prepare yourself for opportunities. Learn more about career management and some of the ways you can go about doing this.
Online resources for career development Audio (MP3) There are many online resources available that can assist you to plan and manage your career. Learn more about how you can use these online career development resources.
Planning your career Audio (MP3) Even though you plan in an uncertain environment it is important to have an understanding of where you are going.

Prepare for opportunities

Document (PDF)

This brochure will help you to plan for how you are preparing for further career and study opportunities.

Prepare for career opportunities (1)
Prepare for career opportunities (2)

Audio (MP3) As you are studying, you need to prepare for a variety of career opportunities. In these interviews, we chat about ways you could prepare so that you are ready when you are presented with opportunities. These interviews were originally broadcast on Unisa Radio.

Relate your studies to your career (1)
Relate your studies to your career (2)

Audio (MP3) As you are studying, you are developing important skills and you need to be able to relate how your studies are contributing to your career development. Learn more about how you can reflect on what you are learning and how this is helping you to develop your career.

Volunteering and your career

Audio (MP3) Find out more about how volunteering can form an important part of your career development and contribute to your skills development and growing a network.

Further steps

Contact a counsellor to have further discussions about your career development.

Last modified: 2023/09/07