TARGETjobs career advice weekly roundup

Good afternoon everybody, and welcome to the latest career advice roundup! 

We've got all the newest advice articles from our TARGETjobs editorial team here for you to browse, but if nothing grabs your attention then do take a look through our website. 

We've got a whole load more where these came from. http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice 

General news

Before we move on to the advice, we’d like to thank everybody who participated in the trendence survey this year, we collected over 27,000 responses and your answers have been used to put together this year’s Guardian UK 300! 

Click here for The Guardian UK 300 barometer 2014 findings.

If you want to read The Guardian UK 300 then please look out for the physical publication coming out in September 2014!

In other news, we would like to thank everyone who came along to How to get hired Live 2014. We are proud to say that it was a success!  Here is the video below.

Have a read of our news story ‘Students soak up secrets of job huntsuccess at How to get hired Live’. 

Also last but certainly not least Meet the undergraduates of the year 2014 – Congratulations to all who won and thank you to all those that participated! We wish you the best of luck in the future.

Career advice

Moving on to career advice, calling all aspiring solicitors, most commercial law firms expect training contract applications in by 31 July.  We list the firms that use this deadline to make sure you don’t miss the boat. Click here.

Career tactics for women: from internship to job to promotion - whether you're trying to turn your internship into a graduate job offer or climb the career ladder in a permanent job, have a read of our article to find out how to increase your chances of success.

Are you struggling to write a winning CV? Why not download our CV and Covering letter examples here to give you a better chance of being successful in your job hunt.

Are you interested in working in investment banking? Have a read of our article 'How to network your way into an investment banking job'. The infamous 'British reserve' means that networking is one of the most underused skills when it comes to graduate job hunting. Put those social skills to the test and network your way to a job!

Good luck in your job applications!

Have a great weekend.

Roxanne

TARGETjobs career advice weekly roundup

Hello, it’s that time of the week again for me to tell you what we've been reporting in this past week on all things to do with graduate recruitment. 

General news from TARGETjobs

Let me start with some exciting news. Our How to get hired Live event is fast approaching. 22 April 2014 at Wembley stadium – 600 students, 150 recruiters this is the biggest career event of the year!

With a line-up of some of the UK's leading industry professionals as the guest speakers, this career event offers first hand advice to all attendees.

 There is still chance to buy a ticket... Click on www.gethiredlive.co.uk

On to our latest career advice articles:

Have you considered what you are looking for when job hunting? Have a read of our article ‘Fun,prospects or money: what are you looking for?’ Even if you don’t know what career to go for you may have a good idea of what they want out of a job? Are you looking for prestige or power, money or fun? You decide.

Social networks are great tools for keeping in touch with your friends and family, but graduate recruiters can use them too. With this in mind, we've looked at how you can manage your online reputation and use social networks in your search for a graduate job. Have a read of our article ‘Social networking and graduate recruitment: manage youronline reputation’ to find out how to make use of your social networks for professional gain.

With so many graduates now on the market, employers will look for evidence of skills and work experience which will make you stand out from the crowd. Start gathering them now or work on what you've got so you are ready to impress recruiters. Have a read of our article ‘The top10 skills that'll get you a job when you graduate’ to find out what those skills are. 

Are you interested in finding out which professions offer the highest starting salaries? See what's on offer from big recruiters in the most popular graduate career areas in our article 'Which graduate career offers the best pay'.

We conclude as always with the roundup of graduate job deadlines closing soon: here

We wish you the best of luck with your applications.

Happy Easter everyone!

Roxanne

TARGETjobs career advice weekly roundup

Happy Saturday career-seekers: this is the TARGETjobs weekly career advice roundup.

We've got all the tips and hints you’ll need to make the most of your job opportunities.

General news from TARGETjobs

We would like to formally apologise to all those who recently received a welcome email saying that you registered to TARGETjobs at the Coventry University Engineering and Computing Careers Fair 2014.Please be assured that this error has now been dealt with.

How to get hired Live offers students the opportunity to gain career advice from industry professionals and graduate recruiters. 

The entire day is dedicated to helping students make the transition from being a student to a graduate, helping with any questions and worries you may have. More companies have recently signed up as table hosts for the career event of the year. If you haven't bought your ticket yet here is your chance. 

On to our latest career advice articles

First up, are you thinking of a career in IT? If so, then Hewlett Packard could be the company for you. Have a read of the latest article from the HP employer hub to help you understand what to expect from Hewlett Packard interviews.

Are you a law student with career aspirations of becoming a barrister? This article is for you:

Filling in the pupillage application form: 5 things you need to know. 

Getting pupillage is the Holy Grail for those aspiring to the Bar. It is brutally competitive from the first application to interview and you need to make sure anything you show potential chambers is the very best it can be. Let us help you with everything, from the correct spelling of 'practice' to how you can use you interests in music or performance to impress potential chambers, with our handy guide.

We recently studied the application process for Ashurst and discovered that the City law firm places a strong emphasis on the quality of your covering letter. Read our tailored advice on how to tackle the letter in a way that shows off your communication skills in their best light. Here

Ashurst also asks you to submit answers to two additional questions, both of which test your commercial awareness. We give you some useful tips on how to tackle these questions: here 

We conclude as always with the roundup of the graduate job deadlines closing soon.

We wish you the best of luck with your applications.

Happy weekend,

Roxanne