The Job-Ready Guide - Anastasia de Waal

The Job-Ready Guide

How to Set Yourself Up for Career Success
Buch | Softcover
248 Seiten
2019
Kogan Page Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7494-8325-8 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
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.
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'.

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.

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

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 400 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft Bewerbung / Karriere
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufspädagogik
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10 0-7494-8325-3 / 0749483253
ISBN-13 978-0-7494-8325-8 / 9780749483258
Zustand Neuware
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