Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

I manage everything from the start (pre-sales) to finish (handover/support) of a project, this includes contracts, finances, timescales, scope, team, customer. As I am now part of a start-up I also get involved in marketing, events and meeting new potential clients.

Get in check my emails, then check in with all my projects teams (checking progress, issues, delays) and update relevant project documentation to track progress. If there are any major issues I will immediately inform senior management and the client, and spend more time with the team trying to resolve the issue. If there are no issues then I will spend the rest of my day blogging, searching for new business, attending meetings with potential clients.

Being part of a team and achieving something together. The variety, as each and every project is different.

Managing people, sometimes very difficult people. As project manager you have to act as the glue between everyone involved on the project, which can often involve having quite difficult conversations and trying to keep the peace as everyone has their own idea about how things should be run.

To be honest I just stumbled into this area of work, I worked as a business analyst straight of university and then ended falling into project management.

Most project manager jobs don't require any specific qualifications, particularly when you are starting out as a junior its all about learning on the job. However many employers look for graduates as the skills you learnt are very applicable:

First and foremost, you need to be a people person and have good negotiation and diplomacy skills.
Confidence and not be afraid to take the lead as everyone will be looking to you for leadership.
Comfortable / Enjoy feeling out of your depths at times, as each and every project is new you cannot be the subject matter expert and have to rely on those around you and learn fast.
Lastly, very organised and have great attention for detail, as you will be monitoring and tracking budgets, timelines etc.

I have worked across a variety of sectors (technology and charity) and size of organisation (start-up to large multinational) since leaving University. I have been on a number of Project Management training courses funded by my employers:
Managing projects (by Strategy Execution)
Risk Management (by Strategy Execution)
Leading digital projects (by Avado)

Personally I hate this question and instead I have just followed a career path that felt right, as soon as I have no longer felt challenged I have moved organisations. So who knows where I will be in 5-10 years.

Don't feel like you have to do something related to your degree, and don't be embarrassed about changing jobs a few times when you start out until you land on something that feels right. As you are better doing it now then when you are earning more and can't/don't want to drop down a wage.