Explore all graduate advice and guidance on targetjobs
Pupillage applications research checklist
You'll need to do a thorough job of researching barristers' chambers before applying for a training place to launch your graduate career at the Bar.
Can barristers have great careers outside London?
Don't think you have to live in London to have a successful graduate career as a barrister. There are pupillage and tenancy vacancies offering high quality work all over the country.
Can't find an engineering job or internship? Get graduate engineers' advice
If your applications for engineering graduate jobs or internships have been unsuccessful, read this advice from engineers who’ve already started their careers.
Start work as a barrister through assessed mini-pupillage
Find out how recruiters at barristers' sets use assessed work experience, or mini-pupillages, as part of the pupil selection process.
Five top tips for making the most of your mini-pupillage
Barristers give advice on how to behave during your time in chambers and get the most from your legal work experience.
Make the most of your law vacation scheme: ten top tips for placement success
A vacation scheme is essential preparation for a solicitor's training contract and making a good impression could lead directly to a graduate job in law. Here’s ten top tips on how you could turn your vac scheme into a training contract.
Choosing the right chambers for your Bar career
The type of chambers at which you complete your pupillage can affect your whole career as a barrister. Work out what direction you want to take long term to help you decide where to apply.
The best programming languages for graduate jobs
Whether you write code on your degree or not, use these practical suggestions for learning the programming languages that IT graduate employers seek.
What are communication skills and how do I improve them?
The effective exchange of information is essential in business. Learn what communication skills are and how to demonstrate them throughout the recruitment process: when applying, at interview and when giving presentations.
What can I do with a chemistry degree?
Find out more about the range of graduate jobs open to you with a chemistry degree and look up the employment rates and first careers for recent graduates of this subject.
What can I do with a design degree?
If you’ve just graduated, or are still studying for your degree in design, you may be wondering just what kind of job you will end up with. If this is the case, then this guide is for you.
What can I do with a biology degree?
Biology graduates are well placed to succeed in any job where data handling or research skills are important. These jobs would not necessarily have to be restricted to science-based employers.
