The Job-Ready Guide: How to Set Yourself Up for Career Success - Paperback

$32.99

The Job-Ready Guide: How to Set Yourself Up for Career Success - Paperback

Name: The Job-Ready Guide: How to Set Yourself Up for Career Success - Paperback
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SKU: 9780749483258
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by Anastasia de Waal

$32.99

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by Anastasia de Waal (Author)

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'.

Author Biography

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.

Number of Pages: 248

Dimensions: 0.68 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN

Publication Date: May 28, 2019

ISBN	9780749483258
Author	Anastasia de Waal
Publisher	Kogan Page
Genre	Young adult
Format	Paperback
Published	May 2019
Language	ENG- English
Pages	248
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Teens & young adults and Adults
Print Size	Standard Print