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

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. Only 10 days to go until How to get hired Live, the biggest career event of the year. With a line-up of prestigious professionals prepared to offer their career advice it is an opportunity not to be missed!

On to our latest career advice articles:

Have you started writing your CV and covering letter to apply for graduate jobs? Have a read of our article 'Four covering letter blunders (and how to avoid them)' to Find out about the phrases you should avoid including in your covering letter for an internship, work experience placement or graduate job, and why. 

Mitigating circumstances are serious, often unforeseen reasons or events that prevented you from achieving your expected academic results, which graduate recruiters, may take into account when processing job applications. Have a read of our article 'What are mitigating circumstances for graduate job applications' to find out what employers regard as mitigating or extenuating circumstances, and find out how to disclose them in your applications for graduate jobs.

Are you interested in a career working in quantity surveying and build surveying? Have a read of our article 'Impressing in quantity surveying and building surveying technical interviews' to gain insight into the surveying technical interview questions and what recruiters are looking for in your answer. Your technical understanding of quantity or building surveying is usually tested during the graduate recruitment process. 

In case you missed this post in the week 'The worried student's guide to creating a great graduate CV' take a look at this informative infographic about how to perfect your CV. 

Pupillage focused articles: 

As you may know the Pupillage Gateway applications deadline is 30/04/2014, so I wanted to focus a few articles for all the law students who are currently working their way through their applications.

Don’t suffer trying to juggle your pupillage applications without reading this first. Whether you are applying through the Pupillage Gateway or independently to chambers through their own forms, check out our guide on how to make online pupillage applications and read how you can use experience to get ahead or what to do if you’re not successful first time around. 

You don’t need to be an Oxbridge graduate born with a copy of The Spectator in your hand and a family link to high society to get pupillage, but you will need to know how to present your skills. Take the advice of the professional barristers from our talks programme and use it to your advantage in pupillage applications with our handy guide.  

Law assessment centre advice:

Our TARGETjobs Law editor, Julia, attended an event for students at the Reed Smith offices on Wednesday: a mock group exercise, run by the US firm's recruiters. Find out what she learned about how to shine during assessment centre exercises. 

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 weekend everyone,

Roxanne

The worried student's guide to creating a great graduate CV

Check out out our infographic with a selection of top tips to help you perfect your CV and avoid the pitfalls that put your employers off

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