TARGETjobs News Roundup

Hello and welcome to this week's graduate recruitment news roundup. This week has been a relatively quiet one across all industries, however two sectors have been making a lot of noise, dominating the headlines. These industries are construction and engineering industry. 

So if you are interested in starting a career in either of these get ready for some great news and make sure you read on so that you are well informed on the latest updates. If however you are not interested in either of these industries don't worry there is still more career advice for you, as well as our usual graduate jobs deadline roundup. 

• £9bn investment in UK railways announced Good new this week for engineering and construction graduates considering careers in the rail industry.
• Is lack of confidence deterring female graduates from engineering careers? Female engineering graduates are less likely than males to enter engineering careers on graduation and feel less confident in their abilities.
• Positive signs for job seekers as Interserve gets £1bn of new work The construction company Interserve recently announced that it has a total of £1 billion of new work in the public and private sectors on its order books.

There have also been significant goings on in the property industry and some great news for all:

• RICS showcases work of surveyors on Olympics The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has succumbed to the Olympic fever gripping our nation and created a short film on the role of a surveyor.
• Santander funds internship programme for small businesses Santander has launched a new scheme which will support the provision of 500 internships for British small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

But, of course, it isn’t all about the sectors. If these don’t apply to you here is some great career advice that applies to all:

• Rein in the nerves: how to deal with job interview stress Interviews can be the most stressful part of the graduate recruitment cycle. By this point you have already mentally and emotionally invested in the position.

• Check the deadlines! Graduate jobs closing soon http://targetjobs.co.uk/news/286615-check-the-deadlines-graduate-jobs-closing-soon

To get graduate careers news as it happens, check out the TARGETjobs news feed. Alternatively, check out the roundup this time next week!

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