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TV/film/theatre set designer: job description
Set designers are responsible for designing and creating sets for TV, film, adverts and theatre productions.

Health promotion specialist: job description
Health promotion specialists provide information and guidance on good health.

Marine scientist: job description
Marine scientists research the sea and study its interactions with its organisms, sea floors, coastal areas and the atmosphere.

Advice worker: job description
Advice workers provide impartial and confidential information, advice, and guidance to individuals about a variety of social, financial, legal and employment problems.

Bilingual secretary: job description
Bilingual or multilingual secretaries are employed to use their foreign language skills for a variety of administrative and secretarial purposes.

Youth worker: job description
Youth workers plan, organise and oversee community programmes aimed at young people.

Written exercises at assessment centres: showcase your professionalism
If you're applying for a graduate job that involves producing reports or regularly communicating in writing, you could be set a written exercise as part of the assessment day. Find out what to expect.

What to put in the further interests section of a graduate CV
Do you put your hobbies and personal interests on a CV? They can be a great additional opportunity to showcase your strengths and abilities. Here’s how to make your interests stand out and be an asset to your graduate job application.

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.
