Get the job you want: news & advice

• National Apprenticeship Week: Changing the image of apprenticeships

  

  Great apprenticeships are the theme of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). According to the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), over 700 events run this week by colleges and employers across England will demonstrate how vocational qualifications offer great prospects for young people – and great opportunities for businesses. See apprenticeships.org.uk for the full programme.

• Top tips for jobseekers: Get the basics right and the rest will flow

  Do your research prior to interviews. Learn all about recent developments at the organisation and look up the interview panel on social media if possible, to find out more about them. This may help you relax and even provide topics to talk about

• CV boot camp: How to make a great impression

  

  Keep it brief

• After graduation, what's next?

  

  If you’re a recent graduate, you have lots of reasons to be cheerful. For a start, you have walked across stage, balancing a board on your head while wearing a trip-hazard, as ceremony demands. Degree in hand, you’re ready to embark on your post-university life.