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WORKING IN THE SERVICES
Take a bite-sized look at the armed services and police force
January may bring with it the post-Christmas
blues and depressing thoughts of diets and
exercise for New Year’s resolutions, but it
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GRAD INTERVIEW
Catherine Barton climbs the ladder at Deloitte
is also the perfect time to reassess your
ambitions and goals. Make a commitment to
do something for yourself, to help enhance 25
STOP-GAP JOBS
Should you take a job to fill the gap?
your career – a little planning for the future
could give you the lead when you join the
graduate recruitment market.
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CAREER MYTHS DEBUNKED
Find the truth in some of the most harebrained career
myths from Tanya de Grunwald’s new book, ‘Dude, where’s
You’ve already made a great start by
my career?’
picking up GradJobs – the indispensable
guide to launching your career – and we’ve
got all the latest news, views and expert
guidance to help you find a great career.
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In this issue we focus on careers in the
armed forces. There’s so much more to
the industry than working on the frontline,
yet you will still need to show your
strength of character in any armed forces
role. With case studies and advice from
the experts, our main feature ‘Are you
a tough cookie?’ on page 13 explains
the types of roles available and what you
need to do to get in.
As always, we are keen to hear your
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editorial@vmgl.com. In the meantime,
good luck with launching your career
in 2009!
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