Post on 14-Dec-2015
Will there be a job for me?
A guide to LMI
Labour Market Information (LMI)
The current position and likely changes to…
• The kinds of jobs people do
• The numbers of people working in a particular industry
• Variations by geographical area
What can cause changes to the Labour Market?
A few clues….
Factors affecting the labour market
• Global/ local economy
• Government policy
• Advances in technology
• Changes to population and their needs
• Geography, weather, natural disasters
• Changes in consumer behaviour – in isolation or related to the above
Finding out about the labour market…… on the National Careers Service Website
For a any particular job – look at job profiles…
and scroll down to…
Check the recommended websites to see what jobs are
advertised in your field now and
where?
And…
• https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/privatepracticeaccountant.aspx
Find out some detail about what’s
going on in your industry?
Also, for what graduate jobs are out there…
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/
If you want to work for a particular organisation, check vacancies on their website Look for ‘careers’, or ‘work with us’ which is often near the bottom of the home page
• http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/
• http://careers.bankofamerica.com/
• http://www.gmp.police.uk/content/section.html?readform&s=166B4CD651D7966E802579610041AF19
And for apprenticeships, don’t forget
• http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/