Guests this week: Intern turned parliamentary researcher Kate McCann talks about her first week in Westminster, making small-talk with David Cameron (as he warms up for his run!) and also how to handle the interview that gets you through the (heavily-guarded) door. Plus David Mills who worked as a special adviser at the Treasury and the Cabinet Office and Kyra Chouchroun (who's internship diary you may remember from a few shows ago), an analyst for Guardian Sustainable Business and former thinktanker, reveal more about the working culture and what skills and attributes stand out in this competitive arena.
News review: What? Good news for the graduate job market? We're surprised but happy to hear that there are encouraging signs of a return to buoyancy for graduate recruitment in a range of careers. Plus, forget employee appraisals, we explore how to offer advice and feedback to your boss in a professional way. And, in our ongoing quest to find quirky careers advice, we unearth the funny interview compilation that could help melt your interview nerves.
Plus: We drop in on Communicating EU careers to graduates an event at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. As you might expect from the title it aimed to profile and promote careers in the EU as part of the government's commitment to increasing the numbers of Brits working within EU institutions. There's lots of interviews and tips in our feature, but for more check out this University of Salford blogpost EU institutions desperately need Brits and a this video where University of Edinburgh and King's College London talk about their perceptions of EU careers.
Jobs top 10: This week's chart includes a speechwriter post for the American Embassy and vacancy for a senior policy analyst for the National Audit Office. To apply or to find more, go to jobs.guardian.co.uk.
Q&As coming up:
Monday 25 — Working for thinktanks
Weds 27 — Redundancy clinic
Thurs 28 — Dispelling myths about graduate jobs in tax - with Deloitte
If you'd like to be our resident graduate and join us in the pod to talk about your job seeking and career goals — email careers@guardian.co.uk
