Careers guides and directories

Helping you discover more! Understand different sectors and employers to help you figure out your career path and increase your chances. Whether you have a sector in mind or want to explore the opportunities top employers have to offer, you’ll find all you need to get your graduate job – What work experience will look good on your CV, essential application and interview tips, and much more.

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Law Pupillages Handbook 2024

The targetjobs Law Pupillages Handbook is your bitesize guide to becoming a barrister. Find out everything you need to know about pupillage.

targetjobs Law 2024

Dive into our detailed guide to the different branches of the legal profession.

Finalists’ career guide

Finalist and graduates, our advice makes job hunting easier – we cover everything from first deciding on a career to juggling job offers.

Penultimate-year career guide

We help you to make the most of your penultimate year, with our A–Z of work experience, our internship application advice, and more.

Freshers’ career guide

Discover how to work out what you want to do, which employers will offer you work experience and how extracurriculars make a CV sparkle.

Teaching careers guide

Here's the one for teaching: All you need to know about getting into teaching in England, Scotland and Wales.

Consulting careers guide

Everything you need to know about securing your graduate analyst role at a consulting firm, including expert CV and case study interview advice.

Engineering careers guide

Find out how to get a graduate engineering job in your chosen field. Our guide has the info and tips you need on soft skills, placements and more.

IT careers guide

Narrow down the huge number of career options open to you in tech and get essential skills, application, interview and assessment centre advice.

Property careers guide

How to become a graduate surveyor and secure a role with a top property firm: we have all the advice you need on applications and interviews.

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