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Consulting or contracting: which civil engineering job is right for you?
Which type of graduate civil, structural or building services engineering employer would suit you best? Our guide to how a project gets built and our 'civil engineering contractor v. consultant' tool can help you choose.


What jobs can you do with an electronic engineering degree?
Careers for electronic engineering graduates can be found in a range of industries, from automotive to utilities. Electronic engineers are also sought by IT companies.

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.


Tips for how to answer PwC interview questions
Read on for an overview of the PwC interview process for its graduate roles and for approaches for answering some of the PwC interview questions you might encounter.

What are the best graduate engineering companies to work for?
How do you decide which is the best engineering company for you to join? We reveal student engineers’ most popular employers – but ultimately your choice of workplace will depend on the industry you want to work in, the career you want to have and the life you want to lead.


Engineering work experience: a beginner's guide
An engineering placement year or summer internship will impress employers and help you with career decisions. Non-engineering work experience is useful too.

Technical interviews: show off your civils degree
Read on to discover the technical interview questions and assessment centre exercises you might be given by a civil or structural engineering employer – and, vitally, our handy tips on how to prepare for them.

Technical interviews for graduate engineering jobs
Use our example technical interview questions and our top tips to help you prepare for this stage of the recruitment process and secure an engineering internship or graduate job with confidence.

Engineering interview questions and how to answer
Take a look at these common engineering interview questions and our tips on how to answer them, plus what questions you could ask recruiters when the tables are turned.
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Your Babcock application form: answering 'Why Babcock?' and 'What attracts you to this role?'
Discover tips to answer Babcock’s graduate application form questions ‘Why do you want to work for Babcock?’ and ‘What attracts you to this role?’ and demonstrate your interest in the organisation and the programme.

What can I do with an engineering degree, apart from being an engineer?
Logistics, patent law, technical consulting, teaching or technical sales... there are many alternative jobs that graduate engineers can do, whether you want to stay within the engineering industry or pursue an entirely different career path.

What jobs can you do with a mechanical engineering degree?
Find out what kinds of work mechanical engineering graduates can carry out in which engineering industries – or how you could pursue a totally different career.

