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The graduate career guidebook / Steve Rook.

By: Rook, Steve [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Macmillan study skills: Publisher: London : Red Globe Press ; Macmillan International Higher Education, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 2nd edition.Description: xvi, 310 pages : color illustrations, tables ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781352005165 (paperback).Subject(s): College graduates -- Vocational guidanceAdditional physical formats: Electronic version: The graduate career guidebookDDC classification: 331.70235 Also available in electronic form.
Contents:
Part I: Careers in a complex world. Graduate employment and recruitment -- Career planning -- Part II: Finding your niche. Assessing your skills, interests and motivations -- Identifying your options -- Choosing a role -- Part III: Upping your game. Boosting your employability -- Moving forward -- Part IV: Making it happen. Managing your networks and social media -- Experience and internships -- Further study -- Taking time out -- Part V: Finding a job. Searching for graduate jobs -- Promoting yourself effectively -- Targeting your CV -- Tip-top application forms -- Cover letters that open doors -- Impressing at interviews -- Pyschometric tests -- Succeeding at assessment centres -- Dealing with job offers -- Part VI: An introduction to self-employment. Become an entrepreneur -- Getting your business started -- Part VII: Down the line. Moving your career forward -- Frequently asked questions.
List(s) this item appears in: Careers Collection
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Careers 331.70235 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00218362
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Written by experienced careers advisor Steve Rook, the new edition of this indispensable guide will help readers to develop the skills they need to land their dream job. It breaks the career planning process down into manageable steps, from researching roles and gaining work experience to crafting a stand-out CV and impressing at interview. It also includes practical guidance on networking, entrepreneurship and responding to job offers. Packed with reflective activities, top tips for successful applications and real life case studies, it contains everything students need to develop their skills, get their foot in the door and set themselves up for a fulfilling future.

This text will be core reading for students on a wide range of career-related and employability modules. It will also be an invaluable resource for students researching their career options independently.

New to this Edition:
- Updated content on networking and managing your online presence
- More content on work experience and internships, and how they can help students get their foot in the door
- Expanded careers theory content

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Careers in a complex world. Graduate employment and recruitment -- Career planning -- Part II: Finding your niche. Assessing your skills, interests and motivations -- Identifying your options -- Choosing a role -- Part III: Upping your game. Boosting your employability -- Moving forward -- Part IV: Making it happen. Managing your networks and social media -- Experience and internships -- Further study -- Taking time out -- Part V: Finding a job. Searching for graduate jobs -- Promoting yourself effectively -- Targeting your CV -- Tip-top application forms -- Cover letters that open doors -- Impressing at interviews -- Pyschometric tests -- Succeeding at assessment centres -- Dealing with job offers -- Part VI: An introduction to self-employment. Become an entrepreneur -- Getting your business started -- Part VII: Down the line. Moving your career forward -- Frequently asked questions.

Also available in electronic form.

Careers Collection

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Steve Rook has been a student-focused University Careers Adviser for twelve years and has also managed his own successful recruitment company. His extensive professional experience in the UK and Australia combined with years spent travelling the world have informed his unique approach to career planning.
Steve Rook has been a student-focused University Careers Adviser for twelve years and has also managed his own successful recruitment company. His extensive professional experience in the UK and Australia combined with years spent travelling the world have informed his unique approach to career planning.