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Leaving university and starting work may seem like a daunting prospect, but it is also a time of excitement and challenge. Some people will already have a good idea of what they want to do next and may even have a job waiting for them. Others may not be so sure and might have several ideas to play with. And some may have no idea at all what their next step should be.

Sooner or later, however, almost all graduates will be faced with the same problems: Where to find jobs, how to apply for them, how to write a good CV, how to cope with interviews.

But these things need not be as difficult and worrying as they seem—after all, people are doing it successfully all the time. And maths graduates have the added advantage that, due to low numbers, they are currently in high demand in the workplace.

 

Who employs maths graduates?

GCHQ
Not exactly your ordinary desk job

IMA Corporate Affiliates
More employers of maths graduates

Thales Research & Technology (UK) Ltd
Producing successful innovative solutions


Useful websites

Jobs.ac.uk
On this site you can find out about PhD studentships, as well as academic jobs for people with PhD's.

Graduate engineer recruitment
Job opportunities for graduate engineers.  

Prospects
Graduate careers website

EuroScienceJobs
Job opportunities in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Math & Computing in the UK and Europe.

Vault.com
This site has a list of currently available jobs as well as numerous career advise articles.

The Supply Curve

Job site for Economists, Statisticians and Econometricians.


Geography Jobs

This website mainly offers geography jobs but also other science and mathematics related jobs.



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Postgraduate degrees in statistics

We have put all the information on statistics careers in the Undergraduates section of our website. If you have a postgraduate degree, such as an MSc, all these careers are open to you and you will be especially well equipped for some of them.

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How to write a standard CV

Your CV is one of the most important documents you will have to write when searching for a job or applying for postgraduate study. It's important to get it right.

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How to write an academic CV

Anyone applying for a postgraduate position, such as a Masters degree or PhD, will need to tailor their CV to the programme they are applying to.And they should realise that academic CVs are quite different from employment CVs.

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How to conduct a successful interview

Having the necessary qualifications and experience is only part of the story when applying for a job. There is also the small matter of the interview to consider.

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What employers want and what you can offer

When you're out there looking for a job it's up to you to show prospective employers how your skills meet their requirements.

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