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Explore all graduate advice and guidance on targetjobs

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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Marketing executive: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Marketing executives contribute to marketing campaigns that promote products and services.

Marketing, advertising & PR+4
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Help! I'm struggling to find a job after graduation

Job hunting tips

It's easy to get disheartened if you're struggling to find work after finishing at university. Read on for tips on how to structure your graduate job hunt and whether you can claim Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) or Universal Credit in the meantime.  

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Graphic designer: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Graphic designers create visual communications such as adverts, branding, publicity materials and magazine layouts.

Marketing, advertising & PR+8
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What are in-tray exercises?

Interviews and assessment centres

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.

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Airline cabin crew: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Airline cabin crew are responsible for the comfort, safety and welfare of passengers travelling on aircrafts during short-haul and long-haul flights.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+4
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Paramedic: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Paramedics provide specialist care and treatment to patients who have been involved in accidents, emergencies or other crises.

Healthcare+3
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Recruitment consultant: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Recruitment consultants work with employers and individuals to place people looking for work into suitable roles.

Vivid Resourcing
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Vivid Resourcing
HR & recruitment+4
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Strength-based interviews for jobs and grad schemes

Interviews and assessment centres

Find out what to expect from strength-based graduate job interviews, which focus on what you enjoy doing as a way of assessing your personal attributes and innate aptitudes.

Forvis Mazars
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Forvis Mazars
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Mental health support worker: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

A mental health support worker role involves helping patients and their families with day-to-day tasks, as well as monitoring and observing patients.

Healthcare+3
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Working in Canada

Working abroad

The Canadian shortage occupations list could be your key to finding jobs in Canada for UK citizens, but you’ll need skills and experience to qualify.

AGCAS
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AGCAS
Accounting & finance
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Retail skills you can add to your CV

Part-time work

The retail skills that you gain from part-time work can really help when you're putting together your CV and application for internships or graduate jobs. Find out how to present what you’ve learned from that short-term retail job.

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Office manager: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Office managers keep offices running smoothly by carrying out a range of administrative, financial and managerial tasks.

Management & business+3
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