With the job market becoming more competitive, with fewer jobs for graduates than before, many employers often demand good work experience over qualifications - even for their graduate training schemes.

You lie awake at night, tossing and turning, unable to think of anything else. You try to do some work during the day to take your mind off it all, but it's no use. You can't concentrate, so instead you end up exploring the area around your would-be office on Google Streetview.

Seven years ago I entered law school and five years later I left law school jobless. I also left law school without a day of practical experience; without an ounce of interview experience or even the faintest idea of what it was actually like to practice law.

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In 2013 such opportunities are rare. Most people recommend embarking on a university degree course, even if you want to be a presenter. But even once that course is completed and you have your qualification, entry into the industry is difficult.

My main advice is this - university for me was about getting away from home, standing on my own two feet and having the time of my life. For me, a few nights out in a new city wasn't enough. If it is for you, that's great, but I suspect you'll really regret it in a number of years when you have just a piece of paper saying your name and grade.

A lot of graduates struggle to find work because they limit themselves by looking for a particular kind of job in a certain part of the country. Unfortunately, our jobs market often doesn't work like that. So, if you're sure you want to do a particular job, make sure you know where those jobs are to reduce the chance of aiming for something that simply isn't there.

At a time when a third of the working age population have a minimum of a graduate degree, students reading the NUS report are justifiably concerned as to how they can better position themselves to secure their dream job.

Translating my GFW catwalk designs into a collection for the masses was a great learning experience. It was interesting to learn new techniques and about the factors involved with designing for a high street brand.

If you're a student or a graduate looking to get ahead in the employment stakes then you can't go far wrong with a stint of work experience, giving you the chance to develop your skill-set as well as inform your future career choices.

To me, the students of today are the emerging talent of tomorrow and the life-blood of the fashion industry. I have always been a champion of graduates admiring their energy, talent and creative thinking and have been involved in various mentoring schemes over the last few years.

What if you can't be bothered to put in all the groundwork needed for your dream job, because you really need to be up to date on what's going on in 'Revenge' and enjoy napping? What if you mistakenly came to this blog for useful life advice?

Trivialising unpaid internships helps masquerade free work as an annoying, if inevitable, first rung on the career ladder. Because of this we risk the practice becoming the norm and contaminating other career fields until it is an utterly essential part of 'working' life.

Once you have graduated it can be overwhelming to start thinking about your future and deciding what to do next. This isn't helped by the fact that everyone has their bit to say- go travelling, get an internship, join a graduate scheme, but which is the best plan of action?

The difference in pay between graduate-related jobs and other employment has fallen in some subjects over the past few years, new research has reveale...

A MBA never hurts, but it is not a golden ticket to a great job, irrespective of market conditions. Academic qualifications aren't a substitute for proven commercial experience and, ideally, a prior relationship of some description with the employer.

This year the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) Awards celebrate their 10th anniversary.

Robert F. Kennedy famously said "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly' and in the case of young entrepreneurs this is absolutely true. Most start ups fail. That doesn't mean your own start up will never succeed, but it probably won't be your first and possibly not your second either.

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Female graduates are still likely to be earning thousands of pounds less than their male counterparts, a new report suggests. It reveals that women...