Book
The job-ready guide : how to set yourself up for career success / Anastasia de Waal.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780749483258 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: x, 236 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: London ; Kogan Page, 2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Part One: Setting yourself up for success: CV building -- Career planning -- Work experience and internships -- Further study -- Part Two: Developing job ready skills: Leadership and teamwork -- Communication skills -- Problem-solving -- Industry knowledge -- Part Three: Looking for a job: Systematic job hunting -- Understanding what employees want -- Social media, personal branding and self-promotion -- Networking -- Budgeting and money skills -- Part Four: Applying for the job: Creating a winning CV -- Covering letters and application forms -- Interviews -- Assessment centres -- Giving presentations -- Getting an offer -- Part Five: Starting a job: Planning and preparation -- Twenty questions about your first day answered -- Making a good impression and building positive relationships -- Planning your next move. |
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| Subject: | Vocational guidance. Résumés (Employment) Job hunting. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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Develop the skills employers want, succeed at the job application process and plan for a successful career in your dream industry with this inspiring and practical one-stop-shop. - Ingram Publishing Services
To get the career you want, you need to be job-ready. This is your all-in-one guide to understanding what employers want and how to prepare yourself with a personal career plan. From gaining work experience, to mastering essential skills and acing the application process, The Job-Ready Guide is a complete resource for standing out from the crowd and getting a job offer. It shows you how to build a strong CV, write an impressive cover letter, excel at interviews, and cultivate the professionalism that employers want.
Moving from education into the workplace can be a challenge: the world of work demands skills that you may never have had to truly use - or think about - before. The Job-Ready Guide will help you to boost your employability, covering everything you need to prepare for and start a successful career. You'll be able to conduct a systematic job search, learn how to network and develop a personal brand online, as well as hone valuable skills including leadership, teamwork, creativity and problem-solving. A highly practical, hands-on guide, this book is packed with useful features, including interactive exercises to help you in your real life; insider advice from employers; and tips from professionals at different stages in their careers who reveal 'what they wish they'd known'. - Perseus Publishing
To get the career you want, you need to be job-ready. This is your all-in-one guide to understanding what employers want and how to prepare yourself with a personal career plan.
From gaining work experience, to mastering essential skills and acing the application process, The Job-Ready Guide is a complete resource for standing out from the crowd and getting a job offer. It shows you how to build a strong CV, write an impressive cover letter, excel at interviews, and cultivate the professionalism that employers want.
Moving from education into the workplace can be a challenge: the world of work demands skills that you may never have had to truly use - or think about - before. The Job-Ready Guide will help you to boost your employability, covering everything you need to prepare for and start a successful career. You'll be able to conduct a systematic job search, learn how to network and develop a personal brand online, as well as hone valuable skills including leadership, teamwork, creativity and problem-solving. A highly practical, hands-on guide, this book is packed with useful features, including interactive exercises to help you in your real life; insider advice from employers; and tips from professionals at different stages in their careers who reveal 'what they wish they'd known'.
