Employability
Making the Most of Your Career Development
- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
*Shortlisted in the Management and Leadership Textbook Category at CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2017*
Keen to succeed in today's competitive job market? Want to learn how to make the most of longer-term graduate career development opportunities?
This handy guide is the gateway to help you understand the academic and practical aspects of employability and to make the most of your longer-term graduate employability development.
Inside you'll find:
- A critical examination of theory to help with your employability studies
- Practical insights through real-world case studies on everything from job applications, to using work experience and networking effectively
- Specially commissioned employer, university, adviser and graduate insights from organisations large and small, as diverse as investment banking and international development aid giving you the inside track on what employers are looking for and how to develop your career.
This essential guide equips you with the knowledge and practical guidance you need to achieve your full potential during your studies, into your first role, and in your career beyond.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Changing Patterns of Career
- 3 Preparing for Work
- 4 Finding Work
- 5 Workplace Learning and Development
- 6 Progress and Navigation
- 7 Managing Yourself
- 8 Conclusion and Finding Your Own Story
- Appendix A: Percentage of Graduates Employed by Subject Area 2012/13
- Appendix B: Sample CV, with Annotated Comments
- Appendix C: Sample Covering Letter
- Appendix D: How I Got Where I Am Today – Summaries of Graduate Work Search Experiences
- Appendix E: Example of Reflective Learning/Action Learning Log
- References
- Index