Explore all graduate advice and guidance on targetjobs background image

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.
Featured image for Midwife: job description

Midwife: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Midwives deliver babies and provide antenatal and postnatal advice, care and support to women, their babies, their partners and families.

Healthcare+3
Featured image for Paramedic: job description

Paramedic: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Paramedics provide specialist care and treatment to patients who have been involved in accidents, emergencies or other crises.

Healthcare+3
Featured image for Why extracurricular activities will help you get hired

Why extracurricular activities will help you get hired

University life

Extracurricular activities are crucial if you want to boost your graduate career prospects. Discover the best hobbies to put on your CV, along with tips on how to gain even more employability skills from them.

Charity, public & civil service
Thumbnail image for Eight ways to spend your long university summers (and get a job at the end)

Eight ways to spend your long university summers (and get a job at the end)

University life

Whether you want to bolster your CV, make some extra cash or just try something new, there are plenty of ways you can have fun over the summer and still aid your graduate job prospects.

Embassy Summer
Supported by
Embassy Summer
Featured image for Journalist: job description

Journalist: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Journalists research, write, edit and file news stories, features and articles. Their pieces are used on television and radio or within magazines, journals and newspapers, most of which will be both in print and online.

Media, journalism & publishing+3
Featured image for Travel agent: job description

Travel agent: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Travel agents are responsible for helping members of the public select and organise their ideal holiday on a limited budget.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+3
Featured image for Sports coach: job description

Sports coach: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Sports coaches/instructors help children and adults to realise their potential in a sporting discipline through the provision of instruction, advice and encouragement.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+2
Thumbnail image for Graduate job market trends in 2024

Graduate job market trends in 2024

Careers advice and planning

What does the 2024 graduate job market look like? Find out what recruitment trends are emerging, to help inform your graduate career planning.

Featured image for How to answer internship application form questions

How to answer internship application form questions

Internships and placements

Online application forms for internships and work experience placements often include motivational and competency questions. Here’s how to answer them, even if you have limited experience to draw upon.

Johnson & Johnson
Supported by
Johnson & Johnson
Featured image for How to write a CV for an internship

How to write a CV for an internship

Internships and placements

Check out our essential guide on how to write a CV for an internship to help give your application the best chance of standing out to employers.

Thumbnail image for What skills to put on a CV

What skills to put on a CV

Skills and competencies

Find out what skills you should put on your CV when you’re looking for a graduate job.

Featured image for Resilience: the ability to cope with setbacks

Resilience: the ability to cope with setbacks

Skills and competencies

Many graduate employers look for resilience in their graduate hires. Find out how to develop this essential quality and how it will be assessed by recruiters.

Unlocked
Supported by
Unlocked
Investment banking & fund management+7
undefined background image

We've got you

Get the latest jobs, internships, careers advice, courses and graduate events based on what's important to you. Start connecting directly with top employers today.