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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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Hotels: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Hotel management opportunities for graduates can be found worldwide.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+4
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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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Entertainment and leisure: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Make leisure your business and entertain the general public.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+4
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Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing new compounds for use in medicine, agriculture and industry.

Science, R&D, food industry+8
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Health and fitness: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

Graduate career prospects are healthy in this expanding sector.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+4
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Restaurants: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

The UK restaurant industry has a lot to offer job hunting graduates, with plenty of employers to choose from and the possibility of setting up your own business.

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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.

HR & recruitment+3
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Visitor attractions: area of work

Job descriptions and industry overviews

In a graduate career working on visitor attractions, you could play a part in attracting tourism to the UK and supporting regional economies.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+4
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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.

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism+4
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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.

HR & recruitment+3
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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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