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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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Property interview advice: likely questions and how to prepare

Advice

We look at the questions you’re likely to be asked at a property surveyor interview, how you can prepare and suggestions of what questions to ask when it’s your turn.

Property, construction & QS
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Good and bad sample application answers for construction jobs

Applications

Aman Gill, a graduate recruiter at Arup, reviews example answers to application form questions for civil engineering, quantity surveying and construction jobs. Find out how to write the best application form.

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Five tips on getting a graduate QS job, by a graduate quantity surveyor

Careers advice and planning

Edward Shryane is a graduate quantity surveyor at Gardiner & Theobald LLP. He recalls the process through which he got his job and shares what he learned from the experience.

Property, construction & QS
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Applications tip for quantity surveyors: know how consultancies and contractors differ

Applications

Not knowing whether you are applying to a contractor or a consultant can seriously harm your quantity surveying job prospects. We explain what you need to know for graduate applications and interviews.

Property, construction & QS
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What can I do with a criminology degree?

Careers advice and planning

What careers can you do with a criminology degree and what skills does it give you? Discover job options for criminology graduates across a range of sectors.

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Careers that make a difference

Careers advice and planning

Find out about careers that you’ll find fulfilling and rewarding if you want to help people and make a difference.

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The skills needed for an investment management career, by Baillie Gifford

Skills and competencies

Three people on Baillie Gifford graduate schemes tell us the degree subject, skills and experiences needed for investment management careers.

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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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Engineering
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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