As a young student at school, you may not realise the importance of exams and not worry too much about them. So exams such as SATs have little effect on future career prospects but when it comes to GCSE’s and A- Levels, you may want to take the time to see what impact these may have.
If you’re not planning on going to college, sixth form or university then you may feel that your exam results are going to have little impact on your career, but you should always bear in mind that there may be a time when you change your mind and decide to return to education. If you have good GCSE’s or A-levels under your belt, you will often find it a lot easier going to university as a mature student.
Exam results are not everything but have a good basis level of education will help with almost any job that you want to pursue in the future. English and Maths are often regarded as the core subjects that most employers like to see a pass.
If you have not got the grades you wanted at school then it’s not too late to do them now. If you have children at school you may even find that they run courses for parents to attend which results in a recognised qualification.

If you are in the process of looking for work then you may have heard about how LinkedIn can help you. LinkedIn is a social media site that allows people to create a profile and put on information about themselves, previous work experience, qualifications and skills. You can build up a network on the site of people that you know who can then endorse you for skills, stating that they agree you are skilful in a particular area.
If an employer or agency is looking for potential recruits they may use Linked in to contact people listed with the skill set they are looking for to see if they would be interested in applying. They may also use this to access candidates who apply for jobs with them.
Whether you post anything on social media it is important to remember that it may be looked at in the future by potential employers and they may make assumptions about you based on your profile.
If you are looking for work then you can now set your LinkedIn profile to show that you are open to offers and looking for work. This will make your profile stand out a little to recruiters.