Career Guides
Already know what kind of career you’d like to move in to? Or maybe you’re still looking for information that’ll help you make up your mind? Whatever stage you’re at, the QUEST Careers Hub provides in-depth insight on a wide range of industry sectors. To find out more, click on your area of interest below or use the search facility.
Health and Safety
Health and safety professionals help organisations identify hazards, manage risk and prevent workplace injury and ill health. Their work can range from inspections and risk assessments to training, incident investigation, policy development and improving workplace safety culture. For service leavers, experience of risk management, leadership, following procedures and working safely in demanding environments can provide a strong foundation for a career in the profession.
Health and Safety in the Construction Industry
Do you have what it takes to join today’s health and safety professionals playing a vitally important role on-site?
Healthcare
Transitioning from the British Armed Forces to civilian life can be both exciting and challenging. For many Service Leavers, the healthcare sector offers a natural continuation of service—providing vital support to individuals and communities while drawing on the discipline, resilience, and teamwork built in the military.
Highway Maintenance
Highway maintenance offers service leavers a practical route into civilian employment, particularly for those with experience in engineering, construction, logistics, plant operation or working safely in demanding environments. Highways operatives help keep the UK’s road network safe and usable by repairing and resurfacing roads, maintaining drainage and roadside infrastructure, responding to defects and carrying out planned and emergency works. The sector offers opportunities to progress from hands-on operational roles into supervision, plant operation, specialist maintenance and management.
Horology
What makes horology (the study of clocks and watches) an ideal hobby – or even a promising new career direction – for practically minded Service leavers?
Human Resources
This time it’s personnel! When you make the leap to the civilian workplace, human resources could be the career for you. Here’s what the job involves, how CIPD qualifications work, what you can earn and how your Service experience fits in.
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