The Job-Ready Guide

How to Set Yourself Up for Career Success
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-7494-9847-4
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

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'.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waal, Anastasia de

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Ausbildung, Jobs, Karriere: Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Berufe, Ausbildung, Karriereplanung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Ausbildung, Jobs, Karriere: Human- & Sozialwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Setting yourself up for success; Chapter - 01: CV building; Chapter - 02: Career planning; Chapter - 03: Work experience and internships; Chapter - 04: Further study; Section - TWO: Developing job-ready skills; Chapter - 05: Leadership and teamwork; Chapter - 06: Communication skills; Chapter - 07: Problem-solving; Chapter - 08: Industry knowledge; Section - THREE: Looking for a job; Chapter - 09: Systematic job hunting; Chapter - 10: Understanding what employers want; Chapter - 11: Social media, personal branding and self-promotion; Chapter - 12: Networking; Chapter - 13: Budgeting and money skills; Section - FOUR: Applying for a job; Chapter - 14: Creating a winning CV; Chapter - 15: Covering letters and application forms; Chapter - 16: Interviews; Chapter - 17: Assessment centres; Chapter - 18: Giving presentations; Chapter - 19: Getting an offer; Section - FIVE: Starting a job; Chapter - 20: Planning and preparation; Chapter - 21: Twenty questions about your first day answered; Chapter - 22: Making a good impression and building positive relationships; Chapter - 23: Planning your next move; Chapter - 24: Index

Über Autor(innen)

Waal, Anastasia de
Anastasia de Waal is director of I Can Be, a charity focused on breaking down barriers to opportunity for disadvantaged children and young people.

Before setting up I Can Be, she was Deputy Director of think tank Civitas and Director of the Family and Education Unit. A qualified primary school teacher and a Trustee of national parenting support charity Family Lives, Anastasia de Waal has written a number of publications on education and family issues.

Anastasia de Waal is director of I Can Be, a charity focused on breaking down barriers to opportunity for disadvantaged children and young people.

Before setting up I Can Be, she was Deputy Director of think tank Civitas and Director of the Family and Education Unit. A qualified primary school teacher and a Trustee of national parenting support charity Family Lives, Anastasia de Waal has written a number of publications on education and family issues.