Current job prospects for students seeking careers in finance, business and management are encouraging. The summer 2007 survey of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) revealed that accountancy and professional services offered the highest percentage of graduate vacancies last year (23 per cent), followed by banking and financial services (12 per cent). There were also many vacancies in general management development programmes.

Management consultancy: Unleash your big ideas

Published: 18 October 2007

A career as a management consultant lets you flex your entrepreneurial muscles on a daily basis, says Kate Hilpern

Rowena Forbes: Job vacancies are on the rise in the science, engineering and technology industries

Published: 18 October 2007

This summer's survey of the UK's Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) revealed some impressive statistics regarding the annual change in graduate vacancies available in the fields of science, engineering and technology.

Recruitment: Get yourself connected

Published: 18 October 2007

Social networking sites are allowing graduates to forge useful links with industry. Virginia Matthews reports

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Published: 11 October 2007

'What can I do to improve my networking skills? and, should I do single or joint honours?'

Take the plunge, reap the rewards: Oil and gas firmsare desperate for divers

Published: 11 October 2007

The global oil and gas industry is expanding fast and with much of the Earth's surface covered in ocean, there's a demand for skilled offshore divers to keep the energy resources flowing. It's a tough job, but the rewards are high. And, for those who have an affinity with the water, they're not solely financial.

My First Job: The writer Ronan Bennett once worked in a bookmaker's

Published: 11 October 2007

'In 1978 a really large bet was £100'

My Way: Yvonne Thompson gives her tips for success 'Let someone else write your CV for you'

Published: 11 October 2007

Yvonne Thompson, CBE, has been described as Britain's first black self-made woman millionaire. She is managing director of the marketing and PR company ASAP Communications, a former director of Choice FM radio, and president of the European Federation of Black Women Business Owners, whose annual awards take place on 26 October (www.efbwbo.net). She recently took part in the Channel 4 programme Millionaire's Mission.

Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Geoff Dyer, writer

Published: 11 October 2007

'There were no books at home'

I Want Your Job: Ice skater

Published: 11 October 2007

'We make dreams come true'

So, you want to be a big cheese in Tesco?

Published: 11 October 2007

If you join the retail sector you'll be given a lot of responsibility very young.

Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Beverley Naidoo, children's author

Published: 04 October 2007

'It was no time to sit on the fence'

I Want Your Job: Magician

Published: 04 October 2007

'It's not just magic; I love to perform'

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