Browse Graduate career advice
- Graduate careers advice for when you have no idea what to do
- General advice on CVs and cover letters for graduates
- Aptitude & psychometric tests for graduates
- How to tackle face-to-face, phone and video interviews
- Bright advice for acing your assessment centre
- What is commercial awareness?
- Bright advice for networking
- Key graduate career skills
- Bright advice for entering the world of work
- How to impress in virtual applications
- Tips and useful resources
- Graduate Career Guide 2020/21
- Career advice for STEM students and graduates
- Why it's ok to have no idea what to do
- When to start thinking about your career
- What are you really good at? How to recognise & develop your skills
- How to decide what job you’ll love
- Why it's good to start at the bottom
- What is a graduate scheme?
- Guide to Freshers Week
- Top 10 tips for freshers
- What can I do with my degree?
- Thinking about further study?
- 10 things to help you kick-start your career
- What to do if you get a 2:2
- Preparation: The key to success
- How to make your job application stand out
- 10 tips to boost job prospects for freshers
- Transferable skills: definition & examples
- How to manage your workload effectively at uni
- How to write a CV | Advice and templates
- Expert advice on creating the ideal CV layout
- How long should a CV be?
- 7 top tips to create the perfect CV
- How to write an outstanding personal profile for your graduate CV
- Key skills to include on your CV (+50 examples)
- How to write a good cover letter
- 3 reasons you need to tailor your cover letter to every application
- Top five mistakes to avoid on an application form
- Seven top tips for your telephone interview
- How to ace a video interview
- 4 common mistakes made at video interviews and how you can overcome them
- Video interviews: Your practice assessment
- Ten top tips for face-to-face interviews
- Expert advice on standing out in an interview
- 5 top tips to prepare for your interview
- How to answer interview questions
- How to handle really nasty interview questions
- What to wear to an interview
- How to avoid the 5 most common interview mistakes
- How to answer weird interview questions
- 20 questions to ask in an interview
- How to prepare for an interview
- How to answer "Why do you want this job?"
- How to answer "What motivates you?"
- How to answer "Why should we hire you?"
- How to answer "What can you bring to the company"
- How to accept a job offer (+ email template)
- How to decline a job offer politely
- 8 tips to nail your interview presentation
- What to expect from an assessment centre
- How to be confident at an assessment centre
- How to network at an assessment centre
- How to demonstrate your commercial awareness at assessment centre
- Top tips to succeed in a group exercise
- What are employers looking for at an assessment centre?
- Structuring application & interview answers
- A guide to E-tray / Email Simulation Exercises
- Top 10 employability skills for getting a job
- How to stand out as a graduate
- How to be a good public speaker
- Essential business acronyms
- Time management skills: definition + examples
- Top 10 leadership skills (+ examples)
- 10 key career skills employers look for
- 20 essential professional skills to develop (+ tips)
- Hard skills employers value (+ examples)
- Organisational skills: definition and examples
- Project management skills: definition + examples
- Soft skills employers value (+ examples)
- Research skills: Examples + how to improve them
- Problem-solving skills: What are they? + examples
- What are communication skills?
- Decision-making skills: Definitions & examples
- How to make the most of your summer internship
- Starting your career: Essential tips for your first day
- Overview: Communicating and presenting
- Five bad habits to avoid so you impress in that internship or first job
- How to manage your time effectively
- Five things to check before you sign a contract
- 4 types of workplace communication styles
- Application Deadlines: Graduate Schemes
- Application deadlines: Internships
- Application deadlines: Industrial Placements
- Key decisions: Big company vs. small company
- Top 10 career questions to ask someone you admire
- Finding a mentor
- Your guide to graduate visa sponsorship for international students
- 10 ways to find a job