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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.

What can I do with a philosophy degree?

Degree subjects
Philosophy graduates are naturally suited to careers in research or politics. They may also seek jobs in charity work or publishing, or decide to train as lawyers.
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'Why do you think you are suitable for this job?' Part 1: prepare and apply

Applications
Graduate candidates for IT jobs can expect to be asked ‘Why are you suitable for this job?’. Whatever vacancy you’re going for – software developer, tester, consultant, IT support – here’s how to prepare and what to write in your online application. In part 2 we’ll address what to say at interview.
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What can I do with a politics degree?

Degree subjects
You might be interested in a career in central or local government, the Civil Service or charity work after finishing your politics degree, but there are also plenty of other careers open to you, including law and business.
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How to get an Osborne Clarke training contract: tips from the graduate recruiter

Careers advice and planning
Zoe Reid, the graduate recruitment manager at Osborne Clarke, gives her advice on how to gain a training contract offer, answering our questions on whether you need to have done a vacation scheme, how to show you really want the job and more.
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Different career choices for property graduates

Careers advice and planning
Even if you don’t want to work as a surveyor, there are many graduate jobs in which your property-related degree will be valued.
  • Property, construction & QS
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Five minutes with... Samantha Hope, graduate recruitment manager at Shoosmiths

Careers advice and planning
Samantha studied law at De Montfort University, including a year out working in HR in the medical industry. Combining her experiences, she is now the graduate recruitment manager at national law firm Shoosmiths.
  • Law solicitors +2
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Answering the ‘why us?’ question on financial services application forms

Applications
Many graduate application forms for retail banks, actuary and insurance jobs ask something along the lines of ‘why do you want to work for us?’ Here's how you should answer.
  • Banking, insurance & financial services
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Group exercises at investment banking assessment centres

Interviews and assessment centres
Investment banking recruiters like to keep the precise content of their assessment centre group exercises a closely guarded secret. But if you're aware of typical tasks and structure, you’re unlikely to have any major surprises.
  • Investment banking & fund management
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Use pro bono and other legal work experience to get a pupillage

Careers advice and planning
Barristers' chambers expect to see work experience that relates to the Bar in pupillage applications. Argue your case for a career at the Bar by having other legal work experience too.
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What to plan for your summer if you can't find an engineering internship

Internships and placements
If you don’t have an engineering placement lined up for the summer, boost your employability through shorter work experience stints and other activities.
  • Engineering
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Mini-pupillages: the best way to boost your work experience at the Bar

Vacation schemes and work experience
A good portfolio of work experience at barristers' chambers, known as mini-pupillage, is an essential introduction to the legal profession and will form a key part of your pupillage applications.
  • Law barristers +1
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Barristers answer your questions on the mini-pupillage application process

Vacation schemes and work experience
We asked barristers Paul Skinner, from Henderson Chambers, and Andrew George, from Blackstone Chambers, about what they look for in mini-pupillage applications and interviews. They sit on mini-pupillage committees and are in the know.
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