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While a media or publishing internship isn’t essential, doing some form of hands-on media work experience will help you get your first job in publishing or the media.

Competition is tough for fledgling hacks looking to break into the industry. Here are some ways you can gain journalism work experience and how to apply.

Here are five of the top skills that will get you a graduate accountancy or financial management job.

When it comes to applying for accountancy jobs, possessing the competencies that are valued in the workplace is not enough. You need to be able to identify and demonstrate them throughout the application process.

Accountants are employed by organisations and private clients to audit accounts, provide financial advice and manage accounting processes.

Quality assurance managers work with other staff to establish procedures and quality standards and to monitor these against agreed targets.

Clinical psychologists work to reduce psychological distress in people with mental or physical health problems.

TV and film editors put together raw footage captured on set and turn it into a sequence to best portray a director’s vision.

Sound mixers are engineers who take charge of the audio-capturing process for TV or film productions.

The legal practice course (LPC) is one of the qualifications you can take to develop your practical skills and legal knowledge, and get a graduate job in law as a trainee solicitor.

Do law firms really pay for the SQE and the other routes to qualify as a solicitor? Yes, many do. We list the top firms offering sponsorship for your postgraduate law studies from 2024 onwards and also point to other sources of funding, including scholarships and loans.

Discover what to do when in order to successfully apply for conversion courses, the Bar course and pupillage.