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How do I get an engineering graduate job?
Start here to find out everything you need to know about beginning your career as a graduate engineer. Learn about the jobs you can apply to, the industries you can work in and how to make a successful application.
Travel opportunities for graduate engineers: UK and abroad
Considering engineering graduate jobs abroad? There are lots of opportunities for engineers to work overseas. Or you could find a job that involves travel within the UK.
What are the main engineering industries and what jobs can you do?
Discover the key sectors you can work in with your engineering degree: we explore the main industrial areas and the engineering disciplines that are hired into them.
What skills do engineering employers look for?
You need to show engineering recruiters that you have the skills they’re looking for. These five competencies are at the top of engineering employer's wish lists.
Graduate engineering salary round up
Discover what a typical graduate engineer salary is, how much the top graduate schemes pay and the benefits, perks and bonuses offered by engineering companies.
Electronic engineering: industry sector overview
Engineers in the electronics industry may work in different areas: design of the chips, layout, manufacturing, packaging, testing and field support engineering, says Adam Malpass, a senior analog design engineer at Dialog Semiconductor.
Technology consulting: graduate area of work
Technology consulting isn't just about IT but enabling businesses to achieve their outcomes. Find out what key skills graduates need to embark on a career in this area from Rachel Head at Capgemini.
Top tips from graduate consultants on how to get a job
We asked graduates working at Oliver Wyman, Alfa, Parthenon-EY and The Boston Consulting Group why they think their applications stood out, and for any advice they’d give to job-seeking graduates. Here’s what they said.
Myths of a job as a graduate consultant
A consultant from Teneo Consulting addresses five of the most common assumptions made about graduate careers in management consulting.
Working life in litigation: perspectives from a partner and a trainee
RPC is known for its dispute resolution expertise. But what is it actually like to specialise in litigation and start your training contract in commercial and financial disputes?
Recruitment consultant: job description
Recruitment consultants work with employers and individuals to place people looking for work into suitable roles.
Electronics engineer: job description
Electronics engineers design and develop products that are powered by electricity.
