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Bars, clubs and pubs: area of work
You'll need great customer service skills for a graduate career in licensed retailing.
Your first job in recruitment consulting: typical tasks graduates can expect
What graduates do in their first few months at a recruitment agency, plus what a typical day is like in recruitment consulting.
Scientific postgraduate study: MSc, MRes or PhD?
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.
Technical interviews: show off your civils degree
Read on to discover the technical interview questions and assessment centre exercises you might be given by a civil or structural engineering employer – and, vitally, our handy tips on how to prepare for them.
How do graduates get a job in sales?
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.
On-the-job sales qualifications for graduates
If you want to take extra qualifications while working in sales, there are various options open to graduates. However, sales is a job where results speak loudest, so there’s no obligation to study in order to progress.
Graduate careers as a recruitment consultant
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?
Technical interviews: putting your graduate science skills to the test
They won't be looking for Einstein, but science interviewers will want to see whether you know your stuff, can think ideas through and be the best graduate for the job.
Working life as a graduate sales exec
The range of positions available within sales and the different industries you may be expected to sell to means that the working life for a sales person can be very different depending on the role.
Beyond science: alternative graduate careers for scientists
Whether you leave science completely, or choose to stay out of the lab, there are many graduate career options for scientists to consider.
Tips for getting a graduate tech job at start-ups and SMEs
You don’t need to start your career through a large graduate scheme. Graduates can get extra responsibility early on and enjoy a tight-knit environment by working in a tech start-up or another type of tech SME (small- or medium-sized enterprise). Find out more about this valuable route into careers in this field.
Postgraduate conversion courses: your route into a graduate career in IT?
Find out how IT postgraduate conversion courses can help graduates without IT degrees integrate into the industry and increase their chances of securing jobs – particularly technical roles.
