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There’s more to getting an graduate IT job that rattling off a list of programming languages. Well written, typo-free applications will reassure technology recruiters that your coding will also be accurate, while getting experience of team projects and giving presentations prior to assessment centres will help technology graduates compete with applicants from arts or social science backgrounds. Here’s what you need to be a savvy applicant.
Even a computer science degree is unlikely to teach you all the programming languages and technical skills you need to get hired by an IT company for a tech-heavy job. Ensure you have experience with the technologies employers need.
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A 2.2 degree needn’t end your ambitions for a career in IT, but you may need to look beyond major IT companies to find your first graduate job.
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Will you face a programming test or be questioned on your technical knowledge during the selection process for your graduate IT job? Find out the approaches taken by 12 leading tech companies.
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Many IT graduate schemes require a minimum number of UCAS points. If you don’t quite make the grade, what can you do?
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For some graduate developer, software and programming jobs you'll more likely apply to employers using a CV and covering letter. A good structure that brings out your key technical competences and soft skills is what’s needed.
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Researching IT employers is your first step towards graduate job-hunting success. Show you're smart and follow our advice to make yourself the graduate recruiters' choice.
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Communication, teamwork, problem-solving, enthusiasm, organisation... All IT employers have a checklist of core competencies against which they assess candidates and it's not just technical skills that must be up to the mark.
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Need to apply online? Discover what different IT companies' online application forms involve, then follow our seven steps to completing them successfully.
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Know which exercises and tests different IT graduate employers use at their assessment days and what they are looking for.
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Seven things every technical graduate should know about technical interviews.
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Graduate software engineer Kunal Mittal, and Peter Zeidman, an analyst programmer share their technical interview tips and secrets of success.
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You may be technically skilled, but commercial awareness could be the deciding factor on whether you get the job. Graduate recruiter Jessica Davies explains what it is and why it’s needed in IT.
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