Graduate Careers

Information, articles and advice on graduate careers

Improving career prospects is a major attraction of postgraduate study. In this section of www.topgradschool.com you will find a wide range of advice and information on how to improve your career prospects when choosing which Graduate School to study and how to maximise this upon graduation.

Within this section you will find interviews with key employers, analysis of the latest salary research and accounts from recent and future graduates on how their studies are helping them to make that next career step".

Graduate Careers Articles

Recession-proof careers

Is there such a thing as a recession-proof career? David Williams discovers which sectors are thriving in the downturn and how to make yourself 'recession-resistant'. [more]

Newsletter, Masters and PhD, Choosing a Graduate Program, Careers

How the recession is affecting graduate recruitment?

It's tough graduating in the middle of a recession. Media reports of cuts in graduate vacancies can plunge you into despair while good economic news gives you a surge of optimism. David Williams helps chart a course through the sea of conflicting information. [more]

Masters and PhD, Careers
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Alumni profile: Masters in Civil Engineering

On a normal day in the office Graham Hardy�s to do list looks like this: structural inspections, resurfacing works, budgeting for future projects, and conducting risk assessments for dangerous goods transport.  [more]

Alumni Profiles , Masters and PhD, Careers, Engineering
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View from the Top: Sustainability at A.T. Kearney

In conversation with Christine Rivera, Principal in the sustainability practice at A.T. Kearney, Emma Simmons explores how A.T. Kearney is taking a lead in helping its clients face the challenge. [more]

Masters and PhD, Careers, Newsletter, View from the Top
graduate career

View from the Top: Shaa Wasmund, a successful woman in business.

A combination of a passion for business and a winning entrepreneurial streak has seen Shaa Wasmund catapult into a career as a successful businesswoman.  [more]

Masters and PhD, Newsletter, Careers, Business and Finance, View from the Top

View from the top: Dan Nye, CEO of LinkedIn

Dan Nye, CEO of professional networking website, LinkedIn, talks to Eric Kuhn about success after your degree. [more]

Masters and PhD, Newsletter, Careers, View from the Top

Alumni profile: MSc in Finance

Akash Uchil has learnt how to handle cultural differences, developed leadership skills and become a team player, all while studying for a Masters in Finance. QS Topgradschool.com finds out what else he learnt during his graduate study. [more]

Alumni Profiles , Careers, Masters and PhD, FAME (Finance, Accountancy, Management, Economics), Newsletter
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View from the top: Bhaskar Das, Executive President, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.

He is one of the most dynamic and approachable media moguls in the current Indian media marketing and management landscape. Meet Bhaskar Das, the Executive President of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. India�s largest media group and owner of the world�s largest selling English broadsheet, The Times of... [more]

Masters and PhD, FAME (Finance, Accountancy, Management, Economics), Careers, Management, View from the Top

View from the Top: Victoria Hale, CEO and chairwoman of iOWH

Stuart Read and Saras Sarasvathy examine how a US pharmacologist is helping the world�s poor. [more]

Masters and PhD, Newsletter, Careers, View from the Top

Alumni profile: MSc in General Management

A Masters in General Management has created many career paths for graduate Ognjen Miskin. QS Topgradschool.com finds out what his opportunities are. [more]

Masters and PhD, Newsletter, Management, Careers, FAME (Finance, Accountancy, Management, Economics)
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View from the Top: RWE Npower, the HR's prospective

Since taking on the role of HR director of RWE Npower in 2003, Saudagar Singh has embarked on a campaign to woo some of the top HR minds in the business. Peter Crush reports. [more]

Newsletter, Masters and PhD, Careers, View from the Top
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View from the top: graduate engineering opportunities at Alcatel Lucent

Embarking on a Masters or PhD is a big investment of time and money so you want to be sure your employable at the end of it. QS Top Grad School spoke with Houston Spencer from Alcatel Lucent about graduate recruitment, top talent and leadership. [more]

Newsletter, Masters and PhD, Engineering, Careers, View from the Top
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View from the Top: Cap Gemini and the CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility is a growing area of any corporation and graduate students need to have it in their minds as they embark on Masters degree study. Many top universities have already incorporated CSR into their postgraduate programs. QS TopGraduate.com spoke with Carolyn Nimmy, Vice... [more]

Newsletter, Masters and PhD, Communications/Media, Careers, View from the Top

A world of opportunity: graduate degrees and your varied career prospects

The evidence suggests that there has never been a better time to take a graduate qualification, whether that be locally, in another country, full-time or on one of the increasing number of flexibly delivered programs. Universities from all over Europe are reporting that the number of students... [more]

Masters and PhD, Careers

Making graduate degrees pay: salary benefits for Masters and PhD candidates

For many, the main motivation for applying to grad school is to ensure career progression. But research indicates that Masters degrees and PhD programs have a direct impact on how much you will earn after graduation. Put simply, going to graduate school is good for the wallet. [more]

Newsletter, QS Research, Masters and PhD, Careers
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