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Consultants aim to improve an organisation's position or profile by helping to solve problems, manage change and improve efficiency.

At your management consulting job interview you won't be expected to know what 'boiling the ocean' means, but being familiar with the business terminology used in the consulting environment could boost your confidence.

Construction, civil engineering and quantity surveying work experience, internships and placements… discover how to apply and what to do if the pandemic has derailed your chances.

Making a great impression on a summer internship or industrial placement year can lead to a constriction graduate job offer. We reveal how to be a good intern – better than good even – from your first day to your final hour.

All construction graduates – from architects to civil engineers to quantity surveyors – are expected to be commercially savvy. Here's how to demonstrate your commercial thinking to interviewers.

Computer science forms the backbone of many jobs in the IT sector, from cyber security to software development and robotics.

Community education officers identify learning needs in their local area and develop training programmes in response to these.

Clinical biochemists analyse patient samples to help medical staff diagnose illnesses.

Clinical microbiologists undertake scientific research into microorganisms with the aim of identifying new ways of diagnosing, treating and preventing infectious diseases.

Civil engineers design, plan and oversee construction projects such as railways and roads.

Children's nurses plan and provide nursing care to children affected by a wide variety of illnesses and medical conditions.

Child psychotherapists use language and play to observe, assess, help and treat children and young people who are experiencing behavioural, emotional, social and psychological difficulties.