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Explore all graduate advice and guidance on targetjobs

On targetjobs you'll find graduate careers advice on a huge range of topics – and we're adding more all the time. Compare career options with information on what to expect from working life in different sectors, then learn how you can develop your skills, gain work experience and succeed in applications and interviews. If you're not sure what you'd like to do, don't panic: we're here to help you take those first steps into making career decisions. We also have articles on how to make the most of uni life, organise your job hunt, juggle job offers and more. Whether you're in your first year of university or have already graduated, our career advice for students and graduates will set you on the right path.
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Retail IT: graduate area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

The modern retail business relies on IT to ensure the smooth integration of all its sales channels, as well as its supply chain. As such, graduates can find a wide range of business-focused IT jobs in retail.

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How students and graduates should research IT and technology employers

Applications

Doing research into an employer is a key step in getting ready for IT applications and interviews. Make sure you’re researching the right things, and in the right places, with our application checklist.

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Telecommunications IT: graduate area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

A graduate career in telecoms offers the chance to solve complicated problems with global implications. We hear more from Fiona Corden at Metaswitch Networks.

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IT graduate schemes you can apply for with a 2.2 degree

Careers advice and planning

Read on for a range of employers offering graduate IT jobs available to 2.2 degree holders and essential considerations to make when IT job hunting with a 2.2 university qualification.

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How to network your way into an IT graduate job

Careers advice and planning

The great thing about networking as a student is that there are multiple ways to go about it. Here we outline five of the best if you want to work in IT and technology when you graduate.

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Retail video interviews: what to expect and how to succeed

Interviews and assessment centres

Video interviews can be daunting but our tips will help you to prepare most effectively and present yourself in the best light.

Retail, business & commercial services
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Commercial, residential or rural: which market should I start in as a graduate property surveyor?

Careers advice and planning

Graduates in property choose whether to enter the residential, commercial or rural property market. Find out some of the differences between markets and how to choose the right one for you.

Property, construction & QS
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Why you should attend IT’s not just for the boys!

Advice

These graduates got jobs at Dell after attending technology event IT’s not just for the boys! targetjobs IT went along to find out how you could develop your skills and industry knowledge by attending the event for female aspiring future technologists.

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Choosing a PhD supervisor in the sciences

Careers advice and planning

Whether you end up applying to a specific research project with an allocated supervisor, or to a funded research group within which you have more freedom to develop a research project, read on to find out what makes a good supervisor and how to find one.

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What can I do with my masters?

Careers advice and planning

Consider your options after your masters degree, whether that’s moving into the world of work or more studying, and find information about funding for the latter.

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Tips on how to market your masters when you apply for jobs

Careers advice and planning

How to sell the skills and knowledge you picked up during postgraduate study to employers when you leave university.

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Five minutes with... Lora Froud, partner at Macfarlanes LLP

Careers advice and planning

We asked Lora Froud, partner in the investment management group at Macfarlanes LLP, for the lessons she's learned in her 15-year legal career and her top tips for future lawyers.

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