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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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Meet Ioana, a graduate chemical engineer

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Meet Callum, a Graduate Materials Engineer

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Callum is a graduate materials engineer, based in Barrow-in-Furness.

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Are you the next product manager?

GradSims

Try your hand at being a product manager! Gain insights that prepare you for the role and decide if this is the career for you.

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Are you the next data analyst?

GradSims

Try your hand at being a data analyst! Gain insights that prepare you for the role and decide if this is the career for you.

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Are you the next UX designer?

GradSims

Try your hand at being a UX designer! Gain insights that prepare you for the role and decide if this is the career for you.

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Are you the next social media manager?

GradSims

Try your hand at being a social media manager! Gain insights that prepare you for the role and decide if this is the career for you.

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How to become a solicitor with a STEM degree (and why), by Osborne Clarke

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It’s always been possible to become a solicitor without a law degree, but students studying science, technology, engineering or maths are particularly welcome. Find out from Osborne Clarke lawyers how to decide whether the move is for you – and make it.

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Country feels with city crimes: What it’s like being a police detective in Bristol’s Bridgwater ward

Choosing an employer

Elisabeth Dane is a Detective Constable in the Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID). She spoke to us about completing Police Now’s two-year National Detective Programme, which is designed to train graduates to become leaders on the policing frontline. If you’ve got the determination and grit, there are few careers more rewarding.

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Graduate schemes and internships in the charity/not-for-profit sector

Careers advice and planning

It can be hard to know where to look for graduate schemes in the charity sector, so we've put together this handy list of options available.

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Visual merchandiser: job description

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Visual merchandisers plan how retail products are displayed, creating engaging environments for customers and increasing sales for the retailer.

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Nine things I would've done differently in my final year at uni

University life

Don't want to leave university with any regrets? Here are nine things that one graduate would go back and change if they could turn back the clock.

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How to make the most of university: 14 tips from a graduate

University life

We've compiled a list of the 14 best tips on how to make the most out of one of the most expensive university experiences in the world.

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