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Showing commercial awareness means understanding where the employer you’re applying to fits within the wider context of the retail industry – including in relation to its competitors.

Restaurant managers oversee day-to-day operations in restaurants.

Records managers make sure that information held by organisations is accurate and stored securely.

How can networking help you get a graduate surveying job, how should you introduce yourself at an event and how can you make the most of your professional body membership? Read our advice for in-person and online networking.

Probation officers oversee people who are serving community sentences or who have been released from prison on licence, supporting them and providing practical advice.

Press sub-editors are journalists or designers responsible for overseeing the content, accuracy, layout and design of newspaper and magazine articles and making sure that they are in keeping with house style.

Prison officers supervise prisoners and oversee their safety and security, as well as helping rehabilitate them.

Practice nurses (also known as general practice nurses) work in GP surgeries where they plan and provide nursing care, treatment and health education to patients of all ages.

Political and parliamentary researchers provide policymakers with the information they need to form, defend or oppose policies.

Plant breeders (also known as geneticists) undertake scientific research into plant and crop-based agriculture with the aim of improving plant breeding techniques and developing new strains of crops.