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

De Waal, Anastasia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749483253 ISBN 13: 9780749483258

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2019

Synopsis

<p><b>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. </b><br><br>From gaining work experience, to mastering essential skills and acing the application process, <b><i>The Job-Ready Guide</i></b> 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.<br><br>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. <b><i>The Job-Ready Guide</i></b> 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'.</p>

About this title

About the Author

<b>Anastasia de Waal </b>is a social policy analyst, specializing in education and family.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749483253
• ISBN 13: 9780749483258
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248