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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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Careers coaching: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

A graduate job in careers coaching involves helping employees to gain a fresh perspective on their working practices and develop their careers.

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Employee relations: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Graduates with careers in employee relations provide a link between management and employees.

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Health & safety: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Graduates with jobs in health and safety make sure that working environments comply with legislation.

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Relocation: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

A graduate job in relocation involves helping employees to move to new areas when changing between jobs or offices.

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Payroll, benefits and compensation: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

In a graduate career as a payroll officer, you’ll make sure employees are paid on time and sort out benefits packages.

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Retention/talent management: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Graduates in careers in retention and talent management help large organisations to attract, retain and develop the best people.

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Adventure tourism: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

From Aberystwyth to the Atacama, you can make an exciting graduate career in adventure tourism.

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Occupational psychology: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

A graduate career in occupational psychology involves applying psychology to workplace issues such as recruitment and training.

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Your first job in recruitment consulting: typical tasks graduates can expect

Careers advice and planning

What graduates do in their first few months at a recruitment agency, plus what a typical day is like in recruitment consulting.

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Scientific postgraduate study: MSc, MRes or PhD?

Training and progression

Getting a science postgraduate qualification could set you off on a budding academic or commercial research career or put you on the right path to getting a graduate science job in a specialist area. Find out what you could do and how to weigh up the benefits.

Science, R&D, food industry+8
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How do graduates get a job in sales?

Advice

Employers that sell goods or services, whether that’s Nestlé selling food or Microsoft selling software, need sales professionals. We let you in on what you need and how to go about securing a position, wherever your interest lies.

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Graduate careers as a recruitment consultant

Careers advice and planning

Recruitment consultants help fill all sorts of positions, from temp work to graduate schemes and senior roles. Could you turn finding jobs into your own career?

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