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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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So-so salaries, satisfying careers: what graduate engineers think of their jobs

Careers advice and planning

Graduate engineers tell us they have job satisfaction, despite the fact they could earn more in other industries. Highlights include good work/life balance and interesting work.

Institution of Mechanical Engineers
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Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Engineering
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Brand manager: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Brand managers use customer and trend research to create strategies that will change how people perceive the brand. This can involve overseeing advertising, design and events.

Frasers Group
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Frasers Group
Marketing, advertising & PR+4
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Why I chose EY to kick-start my career in Assurance

Working life

Emily Strange and Anthony Hickling joined EY’s Assurance Graduate Programme in different regions. They explain how training in a regional office has allowed them to learn their profession, gain qualifications and skills, and make an impact beyond their core role.

EY
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Electronic engineering: industry sector overview

Job descriptions and industry overviews

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.

Royal Air Force
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Royal Air Force
Engineering
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Myths of a job as a graduate consultant

Careers advice and planning

A consultant from Teneo Consulting addresses five of the most common assumptions made about graduate careers in management consulting.

Ten 10 Solutions Limited
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Ten 10 Solutions Limited
Management consulting+2
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Recruitment consultant: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Recruitment consultants work with employers and individuals to place people looking for work into suitable roles.

Vivid Resourcing
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Vivid Resourcing
HR & recruitment+4
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Electronics engineer: job description

Advice

Electronics engineers design and develop products that are powered by electricity.

Engineering
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Recruiter (in house): job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

In-house recruiters fill their employer’s vacancies with the best people. Find out more about what this involves, the salary you can expect and the skills and qualifications you’ll need.

HR & recruitment+1
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Water engineer: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Water engineers focus on projects relating to water management, ensuring water can be used by individuals and organisations, and that it does not cause damage.

Engineering
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Validation engineer: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Validation engineers ensure the equipment used in manufacturing is functioning efficiently and safely.

Engineering
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Structural engineer: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Structural engineers design, plan and oversee the construction of new buildings and bridges, or alterations and extensions to existing properties or other structures.

Civil & structural+2
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R&D engineer: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Discover what a research and development engineer does, how much they earn, who they can work for and how to become one.

Engineering
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