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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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CVs and covering letters: convince engineering recruiters you're perfect for their graduate job

Applications

Use our engineering CV and covering letter examples and our advice to help you fine tune your own CVs and covering letters.

Engineering
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Key skills for sales jobs

Careers advice and planning

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.

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Mobile developer: job description

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Mobile developers specialise in developing software for Android and iOS mobile devices.

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Property internships: when and how to apply

Internships and placements

Property work experience can include placement years, insight days and informal opportunities.

Property, construction & QS
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Ten ways to get your legal CV noticed by top law recruiters

Applications

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.

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What can I do with a modern languages degree?

Degree subjects

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.

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Fun, prospects or money: what are you looking for?

Careers advice and planning

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.

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Teaching job jargon buster

Advice

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.

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Starting a technology career with any degree

Careers advice and planning

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.

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'Why do you want to work for us?' Application and interview answers IT companies want

Applications

‘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.

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What can I do with an IT degree?

Degree subjects

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.

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Why sales could be your ideal graduate job

Careers advice and planning

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.

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