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Our Advice section includes careers articles on all areas of graduate job-hunting, with advice from leading careers experts. Here you'll find invaluable tips on job-hunting, CVs, interviews and job applications. We've got something for everyone: whether you've already made up your mind about what area of work you're interested in, or if you are bamboozled by all the options open to you. Whatever your situation, Real World's expert advisers are here to help you.

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	Less than Satisfactory: UK schools and colleges Ofsted (who inspect schools in the UK) just released their annual report, and it shows that nearly 800 schools and colleges, or 14% of those in the UK, are failing to improve. These are the institutions that have been judged as ‘satisfactory’ more than once with little proof they have room to improve. ... more
	Getting Help from the Professionals Recently PUSH asked its viewers if they knew what a professional body was. While 40% recognised it as a way to get into a career, 22% said they didn’t know, 21% said they are only for people already in a job and 17% chose ‘a well-paid limb’! ... more
	Tuition Fees: an update Famous playwright Alan Bennett has today warned that the increased tuition fees that UK universities are introducing will stop ‘budding working-class writers’ from going to university and following a career in writing. ... more
	Eyes opening.....or eyes closing? How that year out can wreck or reinforce your career ... more
	Microfinance The small finance that's quickly becoming big business ... more
	Tech-ing Over The World New technologies - made by graduates and making the news ... more
	Get Connected .....Using social media to find your job ... more
	The Rights of Man When it comes to religion in the workplace, know what you're entitled to ... more
	The Prime of Your Life Why your age might be the best thing about you. ... more
	Be Out, Be Proud The days of 'Don't ask, don't tell' are behind us. Employers are actively seeking more diverse workforces, meaning there's never been a better time to be out and proud. ... more

	Graduate Panel Question 3: What are the key skills that you need for your job that weren't assessed in the recruitment process? Graduates discussing the key skills they need for their jobs which were not assessed in the recruitment process, as part of the Orange Make Your Mark Panel, moderated by Darius Norell. ... more
	Graduate panel Question 1: What are you looking for in your first role? Graduates discussing what they are looking for in the first jobs as part of the Orange Make Your Mark panel, moderated by Darius Norell founder of Real World magazine. ... more
	Invest in Your Career Want to be always on the go? Meeting new people and making a name for yourself is what the financial services is all about. Fancy a piece of the action? Text by Ingrid Francis. Case Studies by Kate Hilpern and Catherine Watson ... more
	Engineering Your Career Think you know all about careers in engineering? Think again, the possibilities in the industry are as endless as an English winter. Anne Hollowday examines some of the different options available ... more
	Passport to Qualification Law is one of the most popular career paths for graduates. Real World takes a look at the profession and finds out what you need to do to become a qualified lawyer ... more
	50 Tips to Get You a Great Job Over the past 50 issues, Real World has brought you unsurpassed careers advice and job-hunting tips from some of the country’s leading authors and careers advisers. Now, to help you succeed in your graduate job search, we have painstakingly collated the best of those top tips? ... more

	Watch Out For Cyber-space! In her latest careers guide, Surf Your Way To Your Next New Job - Your Free Guide To Finding A Great Job Online, Janet Davies draws on her extensive knowledge of the online recruitment marketplace to offer job-seekers her insider tips on how not to commit 'career cyber-cide'. ... more
	What Should I Do with My Life? Have you been putting it off, are you a bit confused... or you simply have no idea what to do job-wise? Well, you’re not alone, read on for plenty of reassurance and some sound career advice. ... more
	All Change Despite Alan Milburn's claim that law is still the domain of the affluent, many students believe they have every chance of succeeding in a career in law thanks to the Pathways to Law scheme. Nigel Savage, chief executive of The College of Law, explains why the law should be open to all. ... more
	Master of the Universe Can a foreign master's degree make you more employable? ... more
	Postgrad: Taking the 'fun' out of 'funding' Remember undergrad? That magical time when you could realistically expect a four- figure sum to appear in your bank account at the start of every term? Well, Mr, Mrs or Ms Postgraduate, the Student Loans Company has forsaken you. Time to go a’huntin for some cash... ... more
	Think Before You Click - The Negative Side of Facebook The next time you’re about to upload pictures of your birthday party/night on the town/apres football match bash/you having a good time after six pints of lager onto your Facebook profile think carefully before you click. ... more