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What questions should you ask in a graduate job interview?
Find out the questions to ask in an interview and when to ask them, and get to grips with those you should avoid.
Last-minute interview confidence boost: if you don't feel it, fake it!
We've collected some expert tips in case you need a last-minute confidence boost before your graduate job interview.
The top nine tricky interview questions and how to answer them
Here's an overview of tough interview questions you might come up against in graduate job interviews, along with tips on how to answer them that will help you manage your nerves.
What is a verbal reasoning test and how do you pass one?
In this complete guide to verbal reasoning tests, find out what a verbal reasoning test is, targetjobs’ expert tips for passing one and links to free practice resources.
The graduate job hunter's guide to game-based assessment
Game-based assessment, also called ‘gamified assessment’, involves playing interactive game-like exercises that assess your cognitive abilities and behavioural traits.
How do I get a job in hospitality, leisure and tourism?
Discover everything you need to know to start a graduate career in hospitality, leisure and tourism, from how to find work experience to the salary you could earn in a graduate role.
Retail work experience: what’s available and how it could help you
Find out about industrial placements, summer internships, part-time jobs and short-term opportunities, and how they could help you in your retail graduate job hunt in areas such as buying, merchandising and fashion design.
‘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.
