Guides Overview

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Each unicornjobs.com guide provides a beginner's guide to a different job sector, telling you how the featured sector works, what kind of jobs are available, what skills you will need to get one, and what salaries you can expect at the start and later on in your career.

If you are still deciding what career you want to pursue they will give you a good idea of what is available.

If you already know what sectors you want to work in, reading the relevant (and related) unicornjobs.com guide will give you a head start in finding and winning a job, and at fastracking your career once you're on the inside.

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Working In Advertising

Advertising is a popular career choice for graduates, offering many exciting jobs, though as a result it is a very competitive sector to get in to and many junior roles are hard work for modest salaries. But if you think advertising is for you, then start here and check out ...

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Working In Management Consultancy

So. You’ve heard of the mysterious management consultants, but you’re not quite sure what they are, or what they do. Well, I can assure you that you’re not alone. Ask four of your mates to define the role of a management consultant, and I can guarantee that you will get ...

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Working In Marketing

Many students and recent graduates will tell you that they are interested in a career in marketing, though some don't really know what that means, and those who do might have a very different idea of what marketing really is. That's because marketing covers many different kinds of activities that ...

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Working In PR & Communications

Some 48,000 people currently work in PR in the UK, and it is one of the top three career choices for graduates. PR, or public relations, is all about communicating a company's message, but each company will have many different messages that need to be communicated to different people in ...

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Working In The Music Business

The music business includes all the people and companies involved in getting songs and music from the rehearsal room and studio to consumers. It includes musical jobs (the people who write and play the music), production jobs (the people who work in studios or backstage at concerts), artist management jobs ...

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