| Can you see yourself serving your Queen and | | | | planning and organising events. The ability to organise |
| country? Do you have the dedication to undergo a | | | | and lead a team of people is a quality that the |
| gruelling training regime to fulfil this desire? If so jobs | | | | military will be able to utilise. |
| in the military could be for you. Whether it is the | | | | Fundamentally the military are looking a candidate |
| navy, air force, army or the ministry of defence | | | | who is committed. Those who begin looking into |
| military jobs are rewarding and give you the | | | | military jobs just as they are leaving university are |
| knowledge that you are doing to protect your home | | | | usually overlooked. Apparently doing this does not |
| nation. Could you handle this responsibility? | | | | show the qualities of initiative, influence or ambition |
| The military and defence industries are one of the | | | | needed for jobs in the military. They want someone |
| largest employers in the country. From taking in | | | | who has not just drifted through the rigours of |
| recruits for armed service or employing the best | | | | university life but someone who has strived |
| brains to plan strategy and develop cutting edge | | | | throughout their education and made the most of |
| technologies, jobs within the military are numerous. | | | | the opportunities offered to them. |
| What kind of job you get in the military is ultimately | | | | Leadership is not the only quality that military |
| your choice, whether it is flying fast jets or being at | | | | recruiters are looking for. An equally important facet |
| the wheel of a multi-million pound warship, if you | | | | to your personality should the ability to support |
| have the determination you can get any of these | | | | colleagues and work within a team. A great way to |
| jobs. | | | | do this is to chair a committee or become a |
| For those who have graduated the three armed | | | | president of a society. Stretching yourself in all |
| forces will take on any graduates, specific degrees | | | | aspects of life is also advisable, this may be physically |
| such as medicine and engineering will gain you specific | | | | in sport or expedition, but equally may be something |
| military jobs such as royal engineer or field doctor. | | | | intellectual like starting a business while at university. |
| Purely having a degree however is not an easy | | | | While at university it is advisable to contact your |
| ticket, the armed forces are not just looking for | | | | military liaison officer early on. Firstly this will show |
| anybody, the military want a recruit that matches | | | | your commitment to entering service but also give |
| their criteria. | | | | you a good idea of the jobs available to you when |
| It is not just your intellect that will lead into military | | | | you finally graduate. Pre- graduation activities |
| jobs; the armed forces want a candidate who is | | | | organised by the military recruitment services will |
| healthy, in terms of their mind and their soul. | | | | further show your dedication to signing up. |
| Fundamentally they want leadership qualities; they will | | | | Jobs within the military are in no doubt challenging, |
| look for sporting achievements in your CV as these | | | | physically, mentally and emotionally. Recruiters want |
| show leadership and other transferable skills that | | | | candidates that will not be daunted by the challenging |
| apply to the military sphere. | | | | nature of military work. It is precisely the desire to |
| To make it more likely to gain jobs within the military | | | | tackle the challenge head on that the recruiters are |
| it is advisable to join the university training corps and | | | | looking for. Energetic candidates with a great deal of |
| prove yourself to be active in sporting events. Other | | | | determination should seriously consider jobs within |
| great ways to become appealing to forces recruiters | | | | the military sphere. |
| is to undertake jobs for the student's union such as | | | | |