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On gradireland you'll find graduate careers advice on a huge range of topics – and we're adding more all the time. Compare career options with information on what to expect from working life in different sectors, then learn how you can develop your skills, gain work experience and succeed in applications and interviews. If you're not sure what you'd like to do, don't panic: we're here to help you take those first steps into making career decisions. We also have articles on how to make the most of uni life, organise your job hunt, juggle job offers and more. Whether you're in your first year of university or have already graduated, our career advice for students and graduates will set you on the right path.
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Deliver a presentation that's worthy of a graduate job
Interviews and assessment centres
If the thought of speaking in front of a mixed group of candidates and assessors fills you with dread, follow our pointers for a perfect presentation.

Graduate Outcomes survey 2022
Working life
Education
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6

Working in tax
Working life
Tax
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3

Working in financial accountancy
Working life
Accounting & finance
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2

Working in management accountancy
Working life
Banking, insurance & financial services
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1

Working in insurance
Advice
Banking, insurance & financial services
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2

Working in risk management
Working life
Risk management & control
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5

Working in fund administration and fund management
Working life
Investment banking & fund management
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2

Working in private banking
Working life
Banking, insurance & financial services
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2

Applying for a finance job
Interviews and assessment centres
Banking, insurance & financial services
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2

Training and career development: how a technology career may develop
Careers advice and planning
Technology

Assessment centres: what are they all about?
Interviews and assessment centres
The very mention of the words ‘assessment centre’ can conjure up images in people’s minds of graduates battling against each other with the sole survivor rewarded with a contract. This perception is far removed from the ordered, participative nature of assessment centres.
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