Graduate Careers

The Graduate Playbook for a First Professional Role

May 6, 2026 · 6 min read

Every graduate has evidence: a capstone project, a society committee, a part-time job with real metrics, a volunteering role with real responsibility.

Translate each one into the competency an employer screens for: analysis, communication, delivery, teamwork, initiative.

Lead with a skills section, then education, then experience. This inverted order works only in the first two years of your career.

Apply early in the cycle. Graduate schemes fill on a rolling basis, and being late costs more than being imperfect.

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