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Want to be a writer? Get into publishing? Become a bookseller or librarian? Join the (book) club. In the competitive world of book jobs, here are some things you can do to boost your chances while studying.

Sooner or later, your potential employer will want to see the proof in the pudding, and that's where the aptitude test comes in. While you won't find any answers to specific aptitude questions here, a few tips on tackling them in the general sense should suffice!

You've finally done it! You've got your degree, faffed around for a day in a cap and gown and experienced beams of gushing pride from your parents that you probably won't feel again for a very long time.

Are you finding that your first student loan has just vanished? Or perhaps you're struggling to explain what you've spent it on? The last few months of being credit card happy has finally caught up with you. You're poor. Oliver Twist poor.

Every now and then an internship comes along that seeks to exploit young workers; a waste of time that tricks the eager minds of youth. Luckily, there are a few red flags out there to suss out the fibbers and frauds.

Stepping out into the world of work can be an exciting time. There are so many possibilities and different avenues you can venture down - but have you considered an internship?

As an English grad, you may be keen on interning at a publishing house to gain some editing experience. And why not, if you feel most at home when surrounded by books?

“Every employer wants you to have experience but no one will give you the experience.” It’s a sentence many graduates will say and hear in the months following graduation. Often, the only answer to this conundrum is to pursue an internship.

You’ve sent out your first batch of enthusiastic cover letters and CVs, only to be met with zero responses. That’s okay; it’s early days. The second month of applying for jobs and still no success? You’ll get through it. The third and fourth? This is when it gets painful.

Growing up is something that we all have to deal with. However, usually it just happens, and you don’t even notice it until a big change is about to occur. Then you realise that the safe, secure world of education that you have become accustomed to is about to end and you’re going to have to embark on a new journey.