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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.
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.
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.
Teaching job jargon buster
The education sector makes plentiful use of acronyms, so we've put together a handy guide to commonly used teaching jargon to help you plan for career success.
Starting a technology career with any degree
All degrees are welcome for graduate IT and technology jobs. Here's how non-technology and non-STEM graduates can make their degrees compatible with IT careers.
'Why do you want to work for us?' Application and interview answers IT companies want
‘Why do you want to work here?’ is an almost-guaranteed question for any graduate IT job. It's actually several questions rolled into one so here are the good (and bad) approaches to answering this common IT graduate application and interview question.
What can I do with an IT degree?
IT and computer science graduates are in demand both for their technical skills and for their willingness to respond to developments and try new things, an attitude which is welcomed by employers.
Why sales could be your ideal graduate job
With competitive salaries and perks, along with the chance to work in industries that interest you, a sales career could offer just what you want from a graduate job.
