TARGETjobs career advice round up blog

Hello and welcome to this week’s career advice round up blog. This is the place you can find all the latest career advice published or updated on our site.

Today we are focusing on two employers: Tesco and Swiss Re. If you are applying or thinking of applying to these employers this is a MUST READ.

And even if you are not applying to Swiss Re – find out what it does. You may find yourself interested and even applying. 

Now that you are fully up to speed on what Swiss Re does discover how best to fill in their graduate application form

Moving on to Tesco

-       Find out how to impress on your graduate application form…

-       …and how to stand out in your interview - the approaches and strategies you can adopt.

If Swiss Re and Tesco are not for you, find next week’s graduate job deadlines for other graduate recruiters here.Hurry! Time is running out to apply to the all important graduate schemes.

And, lastly, some internal announcements:

If you are attending our Asia and Middle East Graduate Careers Event we look forward to meeting with you – hope you find the event useful.

Over 1,000 students have already taken the plunge – test yourself against the nation with the National Student Challenge. This is your chance to practise typical online tests used by graduate recruiters to select employees, win cash prizes of up to £1,000 and the winner wins an internships with Siemens.

Talking of challenges – think you are the best undergraduate student in your discipline? Prove it! The Undergraduate of the Year Awards are back – yet another chance to practise online tests and assessment centres and the potential of winning internships with top employers – some of which may lead to a full-time role after graduation.

See what last year’s finalists and winners have to say about the awards plus tips on how to succeed.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.