ABSTRACT
The Internet has revolutionised career research. Healthcare professionals can find information on training and education, professional organisations, personal development, individual careers, commercial organisations, government departments, libraries, books, careers advisors and coaches, audiotapes, distance learning. Libraries are also an excellent source of a wide range of information, and many will have specialist careers advisors. People are useful sources of information, as mentioned already, but they provide much more than factual help — they may have first-hand experience of particular jobs or careers, they will know other people in the same field, they will have heard of relevant organisations that healthcare professionals might not think to search for, they may even have courses or jobs on offer. Networking within a workplace enables healthcare professionals to keep an eye on what is going on politically and socially, it gives they access to people who have skills and resources; it establishes a foundation for relationships that may prove valuable in the future.
