
Explore all graduate advice and guidance on targetjobs

‘Why do you want to work in sales?’ Eight common sales interview questions and how to answer them
If you’re looking to secure a graduate job in sales, you should familiarise yourself with these typical interview questions – along with our advice for answering them.

CVs and applications for graduate sales jobs: four top tips
Your CV and online application for sales roles will need to demonstrate certain fundamental qualities. Discover how to prove that you have them.

Seven tips for examination jubilation (or, how to revise)
Not knowing the best way to revise is a perennial problem for any student. Why not give these seven tactics a go, tried and tested by a previous humanities student.

10 tips to get you through your final year at university
Are you preparing to enter your final year of university? Or perhaps you're already in the thick of it. Either way, here are some tips from a recent graduate on how to survive.

Six things I'm tired of hearing about job hunting
One graduate reveals the most annoying careers advice she's been given. How many of these well-meaning but not-so-helpful tips have you heard before?

Nine things to do at uni that aren't your degree
Doing your degree work may be the core of your time at university, but what about the rest of your time?

Career dos and don'ts: Friends edition
There are so many career dos and don’ts that we can take away from everyone’s favourite TV show, but here’s our shortlist.

Ten people you'll recognise from university halls
From the wildest of party animals to the ones that never leave the library, everyone is bound to encounter these ten types of people in uni halls. You’ll probably fall into at least one of these roles too.

Eight student societies you should join at uni
The short answer? Extracurricular activities are very important for your social life and your CV. Here's a quick guide to the sorts of clubs and societies you can join at university.

How to keep uni friends when you're job hunting
The ultimate test of the resilience of your university friendships commences during the ruthless graduate job hunt. Here’s how to survive social media boast-posts, application rivalries and long-distance friendship glitches.

What career lessons can you learn from RuPaul’s Drag Race?
Here are six career and application lessons that you could pick up next time you watch an episode of Drag Race (or All Stars or Drag Race UK or Canada’s Drag Race).

Ten skills we can learn from The Great British Bake Off
From keeping calm in a high-pressure environment to getting on with colleagues, here are ten skills for the workplace that we can learn from The Great British Bake Off.