Graduates: 4 easy ways to improve your job prospects

The search for a graduate job, internship or placement is no walk in the park. If you’re working while you look for an elusive graduate role life can be a tad tedious. The routine of work followed by searching for a job is monotonous, unrewarding and tiring. Meanwhile if you haven’t got a job you Continue reading..

Retail: working on the shop floor

Department stores, supermarkets, online boutiques: the retail industry has never been so diverse. Accounting for around 10% of all UK employment, it’s a major part of our economy and, despite recessions, looks set to continue to thrive. When it comes to career paths in the retail industry, options are manifold. From apprenticeships to graduate programmes, Continue reading..

Construction: graduates and work experience

Construction isn’t an industry that people readily associate with a graduate workforce but, in fact, graduates are a vital life-force in the industry. According to TARGETjobs.co.uk and its panel of construction recruiters, while many companies are cautiously optimistic about the industry jobs market in 2013, they are still keen to employ graduates – particularly engineers Continue reading..