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Joining a professional body in surveying can be great for your future career plans, if you know how. To make the most of your membership, read on.

What do you answer when a recruiter asks, 'Why do you want to work for us?'

Sophie Kelly is a trainee in business tax at Smith & Williamson. She graduated from Durham University with a degree in biology and chemistry.

Haydn is an assurance associate at PwC. He studied accounting and finance at the University of Leeds.

Richard Jones is an audit associate at Grant Thornton. He graduated from Newcastle University with a degree in accounting and finance.

Claudia Bates, a senior consultant at Roland Berger, talks about her job, developments in consulting and advice for aspiring consultants. Claudia studied English at the University of Cambridge.

Adina Raetzsch is a consultant at Arthur D. Little (ADL). She has an MSc in management from HEC Paris and an MSc in accounting and finance from LSE.

Charlotte Gibney is a senior business analyst at A.T. Kearney. She studied economics and management at the University of Oxford.

Tamsin Meakin completed an internship with Oliver Wyman and was offered a full-time job when it finished. She has a degree in English literature from Oxford University.

Chessy Whalen is now a consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants. She studied history at the University of Oxford.

What does it take to have a successful property career and how can university students demonstrate their potential during graduate recruitment processes? Goldcrest Land’s HR development director Carolyn Malet de Carteret and its chairman and CEO Michael Collins share their insights.

Careers in public relations may sound glamorous, but before you can start hosting cocktail parties and schmoozing local journalists, you’ll need to know how to get into PR and what entry routes are open to you.