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Mining engineer: job description
Mining engineers ensure that underground resources such as minerals, metals, oil and gas are extracted safely and efficiently.

Machine operator: job description
Machine operators keep the wheels of industry rolling and are a vital component in the manufacturing process.

Landscape architect: job description
Landscape architects design and plan outdoor spaces that are practical and aesthetically pleasing.
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Neurodiversity-friendly graduate employers and how to find them
Discover companies that are particularly supportive of neurodivergent employees and the answers to your questions around job-hunting and neurodiversity.

How do you answer job application questions?
Find out how to answer graduate job and application questions, which ask you to provide written responses about your competencies and motivation for applying.

Market research: graduate area of work
Graduate jobs in market research involve planning, co-ordinating and administering market research projects. You need to have excellent analytical and organisational skills.

Writer: job description
Writers produce articles, reports, books and other texts.

What can I do with a mathematics degree?
Employers see maths students as logical, numerate and committed. They are particularly sought after in the finance sector, as well as in areas such as logistics, retail and consumer products.

Making speculative applications for graduate jobs
Not all graduate vacancies are advertised, so sometimes the only way in is to apply 'on spec'. Read on for tips on how to use speculative job applications to uncover the hidden jobs market.

Retail pharmacist: job description
Retail pharmacists provide general healthcare advice and supply prescription and non-prescription medication to the public in retail settings rather than in hospitals or GP surgeries.

Research chemist: job description
Research chemists use their knowledge of chemical compounds to create and improve products and processes.

Company secretary: job description
Company secretaries are responsible for making sure that companies are meeting a range of legal requirements.