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An insiders guide to...

Experts and leading figures, from a range of sectors, share their careers secrets and explain how to break into their industry
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    Top tips to get a promotion at work

    A promotion won't just fall into your lap. If you want to climb up the career ladder, you need to be proactive. Denise Taylor offers some tips

  • Deaf sign language

    Exploring the arts sector for deaf and disabled jobseekers

    For deaf and disabled people, finding job opportunities in the arts sector is a daunting task. But a new initiative by theatre group Deafinitely Theatre aims to loosen up the constrictions

  • Busy Job Fair

    Why a traditional CV isn't always enough

    In a job market where it's important to use everything from social media and networking events to online job boards in your search, you'll need more than a two-page CV

  • Fringe Performers Take To Edinburgh's Royal Mile

    How I started writing radio comedy

    There's no one clear way into writing for radio but for Tom Collinson, putting on live shows proved a way to get noticed. Here, he explains his journey from pub performances to Radio 4

  • Coldplay

    How to find a job in the music industry

    Going to gigs, networking and following labels on Twitter should all be on your to-do list if you want to break into the competitive music industry, says Morna Cook from Universal Music UK

  • Next Generation Video Games

    Games industry career options: ask the experts

    • Get advice about breaking into the games industry on Tuesday 21 February in a live Q&A
    • From 1pm until 3pm - post your questions now

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    Getting a job at a branding and design agency: an insider's guide

    Budding branding professionals need a blend of commercial and creative nous, says agency director Martyn Withers
  • Working in a field

    Breaking into the environment sector: tips from the graduates that made it

    Recent IEMA Graduate Award finalists give some insight into their background and how that has led them to become award-winning graduate practitioners

  • Illustration by Emma Block

    Becoming a professional illustrator: an insider's guide

    Illustrator Emma Block reveals how starting your career before you graduate and starting a blog can help get your name out there in the art world
  • Forked road

    Working for a new media agency: what we look for in web designers

    As operations director at a new media agency, Graham Robinson is responsible for taking on new web design talent. He explains why a creative degree is not the be-all and end-all

  • Auction house

    Jobs top ten: Opportunities in the arts and heritage sector

    In this week's edition of Careers Talk we examined careers for arts graduates. So, inspired by this topic, our jobs top ten is all about opportunities in the arts and heritage sector

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    How to write a CV for banking

    Drive, ambition, a high degree of financial literacy and a clear understanding of the industry are key for getting into the banking sector
  • Woman using laptop on a beach

    How cloud computing is shaping the IT job market

    When Apple CEO Steve Jobs starts talking about cloud, you know this technology has gone mainstream. But does it mean you need to be a tech geek to work with it?

  • Engineer in Internet IT Server area

    An insider's guide to getting a job in IT

    While technological knowledge and a degree are important, it is commercial awareness, people skills and initiative that impress

  • photographer photography camera shoot

    An insider's guide to becoming a photographer's assistant

    Before becoming a commercial photographer, most folk earn their stripes as a photographer's assistant. Photographer Jonathan Minster offers some advice

  • ecommerce

    An insider's guide to working in e-commerce

    Leon Bailey-Green explains what jobs are available in online retail and how you can get one

  • writing script Erich Segal working on a script

    An insider's guide to becoming a screenwriter

    If you have a stellar script in hand and are prepared to spend three to five years trying to get a break, you might have what it takes to be a screenwriter, says Stephen Davis

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    Careers in fashion - a recruiter's perspective

    Fashion has always been competitive, but in today's market is it worth attempting a career here at all? Steph Finnan spoke to three recruiters to find out how candidates can approach the job search

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    How to break into investment banking: It's about the way that you think

    In a sector where high academic achievement is a given, Geoff Robinson explains why analytical thinking skills will set graduates apart

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    An insider's guide to surviving the world of temping

    Seasoned temp Gordon Stribling shares his secrets for getting on an agency's books and developing CV-boosting admin skills

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