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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.
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Sales executive: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Sales executives promote products and services to clients and negotiate contracts with the aim of maximising profits.

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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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Strength-based interviews for jobs and grad schemes

Interviews and assessment centres

Find out what to expect from strength-based graduate job interviews, which focus on what you enjoy doing as a way of assessing your personal attributes and innate aptitudes.

Forvis Mazars
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Forvis Mazars
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How to answer common internship interview questions

Internships and placements

Practising these common internship interview questions will prepare you to express why you want the placement and how you’re a good fit for the team and organisation.

Hazlewoods
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Hazlewoods
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Mental health support worker: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

A mental health support worker role involves helping patients and their families with day-to-day tasks, as well as monitoring and observing patients.

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Working in Canada

Working abroad

The Canadian shortage occupations list could be your key to finding jobs in Canada for UK citizens, but you’ll need skills and experience to qualify.

AGCAS
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AGCAS
Accounting & finance
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Personal assistant: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Personal assistants typically support managers and executives by undertaking administrative tasks. Find out about personal assistant skills, duties and more.

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Retail skills you can add to your CV

Part-time work

The retail skills that you gain from part-time work can really help when you're putting together your CV and application for internships or graduate jobs. Find out how to present what you’ve learned from that short-term retail job.

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What are the best paying jobs for graduates?

Careers advice and planning

Find out the UK’s average graduate salary, the highest paying graduate jobs and how your degree discipline could affect your earning potential.

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TPP
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What is an informal interview and how can you succeed at one?

Interviews and assessment centres

We delve into the world of informal interviews for graduate jobs, describing what an informal interview is, how to prepare for and what you can expect at one, and how to make your informal interview a success.

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Office manager: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Office managers keep offices running smoothly by carrying out a range of administrative, financial and managerial tasks.

Management & business+3
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When do graduate scheme applications open and when is the best time to apply?

Careers advice and planning

Find out when graduate job deadlines are, plus when to apply to be in with the best chance of getting a place on a graduate scheme starting in the autumn after you finish your degree.

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