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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.

Literary agent: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews
Literary agents represent writers by pitching unpublished work to editors, negotiating book deals and liaising between authors and publishers.
  • Media, journalism & publishing +3
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How you can tell that an employer is truly diverse and inclusive, by BAE Systems

Careers advice and planning
Here are BAE Systems’ seven tell-tale signs that what an organisation says about diversity and inclusion translate to genuine commitment.
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Can you put videogames on your CV?

Applications
Find out whether you can (and whether you should) use your passion for gaming to supplement your job applications and interviews.
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How to accept or decline a job offer

Advice
Accepting or declining a job offer may mean a big change in life and can feel quite daunting. Find out how best to accept or decline that important graduate job offer.
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'Can I accept two job offers?' and other questions about graduate job offer etiquette

Working life
We answer frequently asked questions including how to juggle multiple job offers, how to ask for time to consider a job offer and what to do if you accepted a job offer but changed your mind.
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Your graduate job offer, employment contract and employment rights

Working life
You’ve been offered a graduate job, but do you know what you are agreeing to? We look at all of the legal and important bits you need to check before signing a job contract.
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Should you disclose a disability when applying for a graduate job?

Diversity, equality and inclusion
Disability expert Helen Cooke examines the question of whether to inform (or be open with) an employer about a disability or long-term health condition. If you choose to, her example openness statements will ensure you remain focused on the key facts.
  • Consulting
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'How ambitious are you?' Tricky graduate interview question

Interviews and assessment centres
The concept of ambition conjures up strong feelings in interview candidates: some see it as a positive trait and others more negatively. Don't allow your instinctive response to over-complicate your answer.
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How to get a graduate job if you have a disability

Diversity, equality and inclusion
If you are wondering about whether to disclose a disability or long-term health condition, how to ask for reasonable adjustments or simply how to be an outstanding candidate, disability expert Helen Cooke has some advice.
  • Consulting
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Why you should seek an innovative employer, by MBDA

Advice
What is innovation in the workplace and why should graduates search for an innovative employer when job hunting? Two engineers from defence engineering company MBDA explain.
  • Engineering
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How FTI Consulting's Women's Initiative (FTI WIN) is empowering women in consulting

Advice
Read our in-depth interview with Stephanie Ellis, who leads FTI Consulting’s Women’s Initiative (FTI WIN) in London – and find out what life could be like as a female graduate at FTI Consulting.
  • Management consulting +2
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Earn while you study: all about part-time undergraduate roles at Arm

Advice
If a good salary, the chance to gain tech experience, a great boost to your CV and the opportunity to work on interesting projects sound appealing, Arm’s part-time undergraduate (PTUG) roles could be perfect for you.
  • Technology +10
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