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Starting out in the world of work can be pretty daunting. You can prepare yourself as much as possible: polish those shoes, iron this shirt and comb that hair. What you can’t always be ready for are some of the stranger questions you might face during the interview.

There are a number of things you can do after graduating to put your skills in place, increase your career prospects and make the post-graduate world a less frightening place.

Whatever your situation, retail could be the answer! Here are six reasons why a career in retail could be exactly what you’re looking for.

Increasingly, employers are looking for soft skills and experience as much as a degree. Through a social activity such as being a team captain or a society president, you can grow examples for the CV that you might not have realised you were nurturing.

Only half of graduates go on to work in the same field as their chosen degree. But that’s okay! Whether you come to the realisation at the end of your studies or after speaking to your lecturer, deciding to make a career change at the start of your working life does not have to result in elicit panic.

It's always good to keep employment on the back-burner. Here are a few tips on how to make best use of your uni experience to prepare you for the continuous flow of graduate applications after.

There’s this idea that philosophy isn’t a ‘real degree’ (whatever that means). If you say to someone that you're pursuing this path, don’t be surprised to get a response like, “So what do you plan on doing with a philosophy degree?”

Nowadays, more and more people go to university. That’s great, but it does mean that having a degree isn’t enough to set you apart anymore. When you graduate, you’ll have to prove you pursued things other than your course as an undergraduate.

Here are five positive things all graduates must know before conducting their job search.

Before taking the leap to look for the first stepping stone in your career, consider spending a few weeks or months expanding your skill set. This will help round out your CV to make you a strong applicant, and may even ignite your passion for a position you’d never even considered.