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What graduate salary can I expect in an IT job?
Find out what starting salary you could earn on technology graduate schemes and what typical earnings are like for IT professionals at different stages.
Twelve jobs you can do with a law degree
The skills you gain through legal training are transferable to many different roles beyond qualifying as a solicitor or barrister. As such, recruiters in a range of industries offer jobs to law graduates.
Law application form questions: examples of how to answer the extracurricular activities question
‘What are your main interests, activities and pastimes? Please describe any related positions of responsibility you have held.’ Find out how to answer this typical training contract application form question about hobbies.
Preparing for training contract and vacation scheme interview questions
If you’ve been invited to an interview or assessment centre at a law firm you’ve already impressed graduate recruiters with your application. Now find out how to prepare for interviews and tackle taxing questions.
Why and when to apply for vacation schemes in law firms
It is possible to get a training contract without experiencing a vacation scheme first but a vac placement is one of the easiest ways to show your commitment to law and that you've done your research before applying.
How to write winning covering letters for law firms
When applying for a training contract or vacation scheme, your covering letter may be the first part of your application a law firm considers.
Assessment centres for IT jobs: the tasks you'll face and how to tackle them
Know which exercises and tests different tech graduate employers use at their assessment days and what they are looking for.
How do I get a graduate job in HR and recruitment?
Everything you need to know about graduate jobs in human resources and recruitment (HR), including typical graduate salaries and the different areas you can work in.
How to write a CV for Knight Frank's internships and graduate jobs
Read the targetjobs guide to applying for a place on an internship scheme or graduate programme at Knight Frank.
Engineering interview questions and how to answer
Take a look at these common engineering interview questions and our tips on how to answer them, plus what questions you could ask recruiters when the tables are turned.
Ten skills you can get from doing a bar job
You may think that all you’ve learned from your bar job is how to pull pints but you’d be wrong. Working behind a bar can give you skills that are highly sought after by graduate recruiters and internship providers alike.
Which retail graduate employers will accept you and your 2.2?
Some retail graduate schemes specify a 2.1 degree classification, yet this sector is one in which many employers accept applicants with a 2.2.
