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Media sales executive: job description
If you enjoy working closely with clients and colleagues and have strong influencing skills, the role of media sales executive might be for you. Discover what candidates need in terms of skills and experience, as well as what the position entails.
Recruitment consultant: job description
Recruitment consultants work with employers and individuals to place people looking for work into suitable roles.
Want a civil engineering job? Three career decisions you have to make
If you want to be hired as a graduate civil or structural engineer, there are three decisions employers expect you to make before you apply for one of their vacancies.
'Why do you think you will be successful in this job?' Tricky graduate interview question
Want to know how to talk about what you could bring to a graduate job? Find out how to answer with confidence.
Telecommunications IT: graduate area of work
A graduate career in telecoms offers the chance to solve complicated problems with global implications. We hear more from Fiona Corden at Metaswitch Networks.
A woman's world: advice for women in architecture, construction, engineering and surveying
'Speak up', 'own your career progression' and 'forget about perfection' are just some of the pieces of advice for female students and graduates in the construction and engineering industries that targetjobs has heard over the years.
What else can I do with a law degree?
If you’re a law student or graduate and you’re having second thoughts about whether you want to work as a solicitor or barrister there are plenty of career paths open to you.
Resilience: the ability to cope with setbacks
Many graduate employers look for resilience in their graduate hires. Find out how to develop this essential quality and how it will be assessed by recruiters.
Careers that make a difference
Find out about careers that you’ll find fulfilling and rewarding if you want to help people and make a difference.
Example interview questions for retail banking, insurance and actuarial graduate jobs
Prepare for your finance interview with these typical interview questions, which have been asked by the likes of RBS, Lloyds Banking Group and others.
Why do postgraduate study?
Wanting to be on the winning team in the academic arms race? Find out how a masters degree or an alternative postgraduate qualification might improve your career prospects.
Myths of a job as a graduate consultant
A consultant from Teneo Consulting addresses five of the most common assumptions made about graduate careers in management consulting.
