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What it's like to work in accountancy: practice focus
Diana Frangou, a partner at RSM UK, tells us about her major career steps so far, from a placement in food manufacturing to becoming a partner in restructuring advisory.
What is a graduate job?
What's the difference between a graduate job, a graduate scheme, a graduate programme and an entry-level job? Understanding your options is a vital step towards the career you want.
What graduate quantity surveyors do in their jobs
Don't even think about applying to a quantity surveying employer unless you understand what the day-to-day job of a quantity surveyor involves and how your career is likely to progress.
What are mitigating circumstances for graduate job applications?
Find out what employers regard as mitigating or extenuating circumstances, and find out how to disclose them in your applications for graduate jobs.
Web developer: job description
Web developers build, and make improvements to, websites and web applications.
Web designer: job description
Web designers plan, create and code internet sites and web pages, many of which combine text with sounds, pictures, graphics and video clips.
What are in-tray exercises?
Find out what to expect from a graduate recruiter’s in-tray or e-tray exercise at an assessment centre, using our example to practise prioritising under pressure.
Video game designer: job description
The games industry rivals the movie industry in value and is evolving all the time. Now is an ideal time to put all those hours spent zapping aliens to good use and design video games.
Veterinary nurse: job description
Veterinary nurses provide treatment for and take care of sick or injured domestic, farm and zoo animals.
UX designer: job description
UX designers make websites, apps and other products easy and enjoyable for customers to use.
Translator: job description
Translators convey the meaning of written words from one language to another.
Trader: job description
Traders buy and sell stock, currencies, bonds, cryptocurrencies and other financial assets to make a profit, usually dealing on behalf of, or for the benefit of, investment banks.
