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‘Why retail?’: the application form and interview questions that can catch candidates out
Advice for how to tackle the tricky retail application form and interview questions: ‘why retail?’, ‘why this job?’ and ‘why this retailer?’.

How to write creative applications for marketing and advertising graduate jobs
‘Creative applications’ are a way of showing off your skills to potential employers and hopefully making them take a longer look at your application.

Dealing with gaps in graduate CVs and applications
If there are gaps in your education or working life, here's how to present them in your CVs, cover letters and applications for graduate jobs.

Chronological or skills-based: which CV is best for you?
Find out about chronological and skills-based CV formats and consider which style will help you write the best graduate CV at this stage in your career.

Creating a graduate CV and covering letter for media and journalism jobs
Whether you’re applying for a new media job with a website or desperately want that trainee position with a local newspaper, you need to make sure your CV and covering letter are strong enough to sell your writing skills.

CVs and covering letters: convince engineering recruiters you're perfect for their graduate job
Use our engineering CV and covering letter examples and our advice to help you fine tune your own CVs and covering letters.

Key skills for sales jobs
Find out five skills that could improve your sales CV, along with exactly what each entails, so you can talk confidently about them at interview.

Mobile developer: job description
Mobile developers specialise in developing software for Android and iOS mobile devices.

Property internships: when and how to apply
Property work experience can include placement years, insight days and informal opportunities.

Ten ways to get your legal CV noticed by top law recruiters
Whether you are interested in applying for vacation schemes, training contracts, insight days or open days, it’s likely you’ll need a law CV – even if you're just uploading it to your online application form. Use these top ten CV tips from graduate recruiters in law to help you.

What can I do with a modern languages degree?
Find out about skills you will have gained from studying modern languages, get ideas for jobs you could do and find out about employment rates and popular areas of work for modern languages graduates.

Fun, prospects or money: what are you looking for?
What motivates you? Here are some ideas for careers that might satisfy your aspirations, whether you want to help people, travel, earn a big salary right from the start or create a lasting legacy.