Successful Applications

Work Experience, Internships and Jobs

Bruce Woodcock, Jenny Keaveney (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

146 Seiten

2019
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-1-352-00489-2 (ISBN)

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Packed with top tips and helpful examples, this concise book takes students through the process of preparing and making successful applications for work placements, internships and graduate jobs. It encourages students to think about what they want from their career and to identify roles which match with their personality, strengths and experiences. Chapters provide practical guidance on researching opportunities, crafting CVs and cover letters and preparing for interviews and assessment centres.

This handy guide will be an invaluable resource for all students looking to secure work experience, placements or internships whilst at university, and land the job they want after graduation.

Bruce Woodcock was formerly a Careers Adviser at the University of Kent, UK. Over the course of his career he has developed ground-breaking careers materials including one of the most widely used graduate careers websites in the UK, which receives over 6 million visitors a year. Jenny Keaveney was formerly a Careers Adviser at the University of Kent, UK.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
About this book
PART I: Your and Your Goals
1. What Makes You Who You Are?
2. Making Choices and Setting Goals
PART II: Developing Your Job Search Strategy
3. Networking: Building Networks and Using Them for Research
4. Find the Right Match: Analysing Opportunities
5. Creative Job Hunting
PART III: Successful CVs and Cover Letters
6. Setting Out Your CV
7. Making Your CV Look Good
8. Successful Cover Letters
PART IV: Successful Application Forms
9. Tackling the Questions on Application Forms
10. Writing with Impact
PART V: The Interview and Onwards
11. Excelling at Your Interview
12. After Your Interview
References
Useful Resources
Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	24.01.2019
Reihe/Serie	Pocket Study Skills
Zusatzinfo	76 bw illus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 108 mm
Gewicht	98 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
Schlagworte	application forms • assessment centres • Career • Career Planning • cover letters • CVS • Employability • Employment • Internships • Interviews • job applications • Personal development • Placements • Work
ISBN-10	1-352-00489-5 / 1352004895
ISBN-13	978-1-352-00489-2 / 9781352004892
Zustand	Neuware