
Career exploration software for students
Good career advice can be hard to find and getting key stage 3-5 students excited about that next phase of their lives can be even harder.
Access Career Guru is an interactive careers guidance platform for secondary school pupils in years 7 - 11. Complementing in-house career programmes, Access Career Guru provides a fun, personalised experience for pupils to explore the professional world at their own pace, all from the comfort of their computer screens
Benefits of our career guidance software
How our career guidance software benefits pupils
- Students can work through modules at their own pace
- Build self-awareness skills through personality insight assessments, interactive courses and our e-learning hub
- Refine their CVs and perform mock interviews to prepare for the world of work
- Navigate their career options and explore different paths

How our career guidance software benefits teachers
- Teachers can create highly effective career lesson plans
- Reduces time spent reviewing individual CVs and mock interviews
- Quickly identifies topics students should focus on, allowing for better quality feedback and support from teachers

How our career guidance software benefits schools
- Supports school, DfE and Ofsted requirements
- Helps schools progress in meeting the Gatsby benchmarks, putting them on track for success
- Reduces staff admin, allowing teachers to focus on pupil progress and development

Career Guru in numbers
Over 90
Career paths to explore
50+
CV checks
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Key features of our career guidance software
Career exploration
A tool to guide career exploration
- Helping students to understand the options available to them
- Extensive coverage of hundreds of different roles across 90+ career paths
- Engaging videos from working professionals in various careers
- Regional breakdown of typical salaries, qualifications and employment levels

CVs and job applications
CV building for school leavers
- Students gain the confidence to write a compelling CV using a range of prebuilt templates
- Individual CV analysis using 50 built-in checks and scoring metrics
- Understanding how to successfully complete job applications

Interviews
- Personalised mock video interviews
- Automated artificial intelligence feedback
- Latest employer guidance
- Repository of typical interview questions they may be asked

Aptitude tests
- Practice psychometric tests & assessments
- Includes numerical, verbal & situational judgement tests
- Prepares students for typical test scenarios

Career guidance software FAQs
What is career guidance software?
Career guidance software gives students a fun and personalised way to explore the professional world. Using a good career guidance software, schools and academies can give students a better understanding about career paths available to them.
Access Career Guru’s career software for schools helps students understand what qualifications they may need, gain insights into salary expectations, build their CVs, and grow confidence in their future path.
Good career guidance software like this also helps teachers plan lessons, reduce their workload by creating individual CVs and meet the Gatsby benchmarks.
What are career exploration tools?
Career exploration tools help students get a better understanding of the working world. Access Career Guru has extensive coverage of hundreds of different roles across 90+ career paths.
The engaging videos and resources within the career exploration for students show a variety of professions, typical salaries, qualifications needed and employment levels.
The career exploration tool also offers a job database of opportunities available.
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