What will you do?

This could be for all kinds of purposes, from advertisements to product packaging. Working as a graphic designer would include:

• discussing the requirements of the project (the brief) with clients and colleagues
• providing costs for the project
• choosing the most suitable materials and style
• producing rough sketches or computer visuals to show the client
• using specialist computer software to prepare designs
• producing a final layout with exact specifications for typefaces, letter size and colours
• working to budgets and deadlines

This role may also involve producing 3D designs for packaging, exhibitions and displays.

What will you do?

The travel and tourism sector comprises many different industries and sub-industries, including services such as retail travel, currency exchange, tour operators and tourist boards. It also covers passenger transport including coach, aviation, rail and waterways and visitor attractions such as museums, theme parks, zoos and heritage sites.

A variety of accommodation services also fall within this category, including hotels, hostels and holiday parks. Associated with hotels and core business operations are conferences and events, which provide considerable all-year-round employment opportunities.

What will you do?

This could prepare you for a dynamic career in one of the country’s fastest-growing industries. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of interpreters and translators is expected to grow 18% from 2016 to 2026. This is much faster than the average for all occupations.  In the United States alone, over 3,000 companies employ over 55,000 professionals in various aspects of language services.

So what fields can a translator work in? There are numerous possibilities: marketing, journalism, recruitment, publishing, media, project management, relocation management, support, technical writing (with additional training), PR, social media, teaching (with additional training), etc.

What will you do?

International relations is a diverse degree which allows you to investigate the complexities of relationships between different countries and apply this understanding to the world of work.

Languages are key for a number of roles, so gaining work experience abroad, or other experience that allows you to develop language skills, can be of great benefit.

Three fifths of international relations graduates are in employment six months after graduation. A fifth become business, HR and finance professionals. Popular jobs include marketing professionals, researchers (national security and police) and business and related associate professionals. Just under a quarter go onto further study either full or part time, and a further 5.7% choose to work and study.

What will you do?

A communications degree is all about learning how to communicate information effectively. Good communication is essential in all industries, helping to sell products to the public, maintain strong relationships with investors, clients and customers, and to make sure everyone within and outside the business are operating on the same page.

You would build awareness of how to convey information to diverse audiences effectively, with specific business goals in mind. Strong communication skills are invaluable in order to provide meaning and resonance to the companies’ aims, and to present the company and its services or products in the best (and clearest) possible way to consumers, clients and colleagues.

What will you do?

Many young marketing professionals are choosing careers in SEO as many business organizations have changed their focus to creating a vibrant web presence as a means to generating leads or even closing the sale. There is no faster or more convenient way to expand your interaction with your customers other than the internet. This platform enables businesses to build their brands, engage customers and promote their products and services.

Search Engine Optimization is popularly known as SEO. It uses the best tactics and strategies to ensure that the ranking of the website appears high on the list of results, especially in Google search. Generally, internet users prefer to click on the search results which appear in the first page; the topmost results are the most likely to be clicked on. Therefore where a site ranks in the search is vital for directing more traffic towards the site.

Search Engine Marketing is usually referred as SEM. It is broader than SEO and uses the search engines to advertise your business website over the internet to customers. It also directs more traffic to your website. SEO is the subset of SEM services. SEM includes factors like search engine optimization, paid listings and other search-engine related services that can increase the traffic towards your website.

What will you do?

Public Relations differs from advertising and marketing in that public relations gains or creates exposure for their chosen audience through cultivating public interest and disseminating information through avenues that don’t require payment. Common responsibilities include writing news releases, working with the press, arranging interviews, writing speeches, acting as a spokesperson, and managing many forms of an organization’s communications, including crisis management and internal communications.

What will you do?

Studying photography enhances your creative, social and cultural understanding, while developing your specialist technical knowledge around equipment, techniques and style.

It’s also possible to use your creative skills in related areas such as marketing and digital marketing, advertising, web design, graphic design, publishing and curating, where opportunities exist with a range of businesses and consultancies.

What will you do?

Sport psychology and physiotherapy often require additional qualifications, but roles within these fields are also popular choices for sports science graduates. For those interested in teaching, sports education may be a good choice of career path and there are more and more roles available, from teaching children in a school environment to instructing clients as a personal trainer.

In today’s health-conscious world, sports nutritionists also have a vital role to play in keeping sportspeople and athletes in peak condition, and this is another likely career path for sports science graduates. A lot of graduates go into careers as PE teachers, sports coaches, fitness instructors and personal trainers, although the management, organisational and motivational skills that are central to most sports science courses allow sports science graduates to adapt to numerous roles.