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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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What is life really like as an accountant at Azets?

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Get to know accounting careers without the myths and stereotypes, with a little help from three trainee accountants at Azets.

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Machine learning engineer: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

A machine learning engineer researches, designs and builds self-running artificial intelligence systems to automate predictive models.

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A week in the life of a Bloomberg data intern

Choosing an employer

Oscar Perez – now a graduate data specialist in Bloomberg’s fixed income team – gives you the insider’s view of what a week in the life of a data intern at Bloomberg is all about.

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A week in the life of a Bloomberg analytics and sales intern

Choosing an employer

Bloomberg graduate Lisa Hammer reflects on her beginnings at the company by sharing her experiences from one of the weeks of her exciting analytics and sales summer internship in 2022.

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Fact vs fiction: the Ocado Group edition

Choosing an employer

Think you know Ocado Group? If you’re picturing a grocery website and delivery vans right now, think again. Instead, picture the biggest technology disruptor in the retail industry.

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How to ace the technology analyst’s interview and assessment process at Morgan Stanley

Interviews and assessment centres

Technology associate Sabrina Singh first completed a spring insight week at Morgan Stanley in 2019 while studying for a bioengineering MEng at Cambridge University. She returned for a seven-week internship as a technology summer analyst working in the enterprise engineering stream in 2020, and now works in Morgan Stanley’s database operations team.

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How to make the most of the Morgan Stanley application process, ace your interview and build your network

Interviews and assessment centres

Tashaan Daniel works in the finance division at Morgan Stanley on the analyst programme. She explains how she aced the bank’s application process, focusing on preparation and networking.

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Ten reasons to join FDM Group

Working life

There are lots of great reasons to consider joining FDM Group as a graduate. We’ve collected ten of the best, plus some top advice from graduates working at the global professional services provider.

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The Army internship: have the best gap year ever

Gap year

Looking for a gap-year experience like no other? On the Army officer internship, you’ll make lasting memories, boost your career prospects and build your bank balance.

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How BDO allows you to be yourself and boost your career

Working life

Joanne Okanlawon is a tax associate in the corporate tax division at BDO. She spoke to us about why she wanted to join BDO and what it means professionally and personally if you can be yourself in your workplace.

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10 things you probably didn’t know about IT and management consulting firm CGI

Choosing an employer

CGI may not be a household name but its products, systems and IT solutions are used by clients across the UK and around the world, making it one of the biggest providers in the business. CGI early careers recruitment specialist Simone Aitken offers more insights so you can get to know the firm and decide if it would be a good fit for you. 

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What it’s like to work at Publicis Sapient – and how to get a job there

Advice

Two Software Engineering interns who lined up permanent jobs at Publicis Sapient while studying for their degrees tell us about their career journey so far, and what’s special about the company.

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