Industry insights

Job search UK - industry insights.

• Accountancy and business services
• Advertising, marketing and PR
• Armed forces and emergency services
• Banking, investment and insurance
• Charity and development work
• Construction
• Creative arts
• Education
• Energy and utilities
• Engineering
• Environment and agriculture
• Fashion and design
• Government and public administration
• Health
• Hospitality
• Human resources and recruitment
• Information technology
• Legal services
• Manufacturing
• Media
• Property
• Publishing
• Retail
• Science
• Social care
• Sport and leisure
• Tourism
• Transport and logistics

Searching for a job in the UK can be difficult, and it certainly helps to know what your options are so you can see what opportunities are available to you. Our industry insights section aims to be a complete careers guide for anyone searching for a job in the UK, providing essential information and advice on a wide range of job sectors from sales and retailing to media and the performing arts.

Whether you want to explore the different industries in the job market and find a niche that seems right for you, or if you’ve already decided what sector you want to pursue a career in and want to know how you should focus your job search in that area, you’ll find our career guide an invaluable part of our job centre resources. For each job sector you’ll find information on:

• The state of the industry in the past, present and future.
• Major companies working in the industry.
• How to break into the sector.
• Types of jobs available.
• Case studies showing how real-life graduates began their careers in the industry.
• Contacts and resources to help your job search in the sector.

Graduate projects job centre – further job search advice

Graduate Prospects offers a variety of other job centre resources in addition to our job sectors career guide. For example, our Explore types of jobs section focuses on specific jobs rather than whole industries, helping you to identify the precise skills and qualities you’ll need to enter the profession. What’s more, if you register for a free My Prospects account you can take advantage of a host of online job centre services, including:

• Create an online CV.
• Email a career consultant for personalised career guidance.
• Get details of any job vacancies via alerts.
• Participate in our online Graduate Forum.
• Chat live to graduate employers in our weekly careers guide chatroom