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The first step towards a successful career choice is understanding yourself.

Career ideas

First bear in mind what you have discovered about yourself; your values, interests, personality, skills and strengths.

Building on experience

Reflect on how your various other experiences alongside academic study changed and developed you as a graduate job candidate now.

Building on academic experience

As a graduate it is important to take stock of how far your skills have progressed, showing how you acquired, used or developed them.

Finding vacancies

Find out the different strategies to use to find the right job.

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Consider working for yourself after graduation.

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