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What jobs can you do with an electrical engineering degree?
Graduates with electrical engineering degrees can choose from careers in a wide range of engineering industries. Here’s what you could do in each.
Electrical engineer: job description
Electrical engineers design, develop and install electrical systems.
Construction interview questions and how to answer
Got an interview for a graduate job in civil engineering, construction or surveying? Prep by practising answers to these questions, gleaned from top construction recruiters.
How to write the perfect engineering CV and cover letter
Use our engineering CV and covering letter examples and our advice to help you fine tune your own CVs and covering letters.
'How do you manage your time and prioritise tasks?' Tricky graduate interview question
Find out how to crack interview questions about your time management techniques and the kind of examples you might give in your answer.
'Why do you want to work for us?' Application and interview answers IT companies want
‘Why do you want to work here?’ is an almost-guaranteed question for any graduate IT job. It's actually several questions rolled into one so here are the good (and bad) approaches to answering this common IT graduate application and interview question.
How to advance your career with online courses
Online courses are a great way to develop new skills, learn more about a topic and move your career in the right direction.
What are the best paying jobs for graduates?
Find out the UK’s average graduate salary, the highest paying graduate jobs and how your degree discipline could affect your earning potential.
How to showcase your commercial awareness in IT applications and assessment centres
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.
The benefits of working in information technology
Working in IT boasts advantages that are worth talking about. Here’s why graduates should consider technology jobs, with or without an IT-related degree.
The graduate's guide to assessment centres
Find out why graduate employers use assessment and selection days, what exercises to expect and how to show you're the right candidate for the job.
Research scientist: job description
Research scientists are responsible for designing, undertaking and analysing information from controlled laboratory-based investigations, experiments and trials.
