Smith / van Genderen / Genderen Kick Start Your Career

Successful Strategies and Winning Techniques
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-65686-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 354 Seiten

For new graduates the key challenge remains how to secure that first career related job. Full of guidance and tips on how to handle the complex field of job hunting, Kick Start Your Career can help navigate an ever changing job market and secure your chance at your desired career. It is a valuable investment in your future. It advises the reader on how to:

- stand out in job applications;

- use social media for job searching;

- create resumes and cover letters that stand out; and

- succeed at interviews.

It provides a practical, hands on, step-by-step approach. The Personal Plan via the Appendices helps to create a progressive individual strategy; it directs soon to be graduates towards achieving their career aspirations. This book will help graduates progressively builds up job hunting resources- skills, achievements, resume, cover letter and interview responses and turn this into a practical outcome- a new job.

eResources is a powerful extension of the book. It is an accompanying resource to provide access to digital resources, examples and templates. These can be downloaded in Word format to help you prepare resumes and other job search documents.

The aim of this book is to help young graduates navigate the job-hunting marketplace and succeed in getting their first career related job. It is a key companion to any student or recent graduate exploring the job market.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Lee

van Genderen, John L

Genderen, John van

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents, Starting Your Career! Collaboration Note and About the Authors, Preface, Who will use the book: How to use it? eResources: Added Digital Resources, Full Programme or Fast-track? Abbreviations, Glossary, Acknowledgements, CHAPTER 1: Getting Prepared, CHAPTER 2: Adaptable Strategies, CHAPTER 3: Personal Abilities, CHAPTER 4: Job Hunting-Key Factors, CHAPTER 5: Locating Job Opportunities, CHAPTER 6: Social Media -Job Search Options, CHAPTER 7: Social Media - Establishing Your Online Profile, CHAPTER 8: Social Media for Job Hunting, CHAPTER 9: Personal Development, CHAPTER 10: General Achievements - Developing Your Selling Points, CHAPTER 11: Achievements: Extended - Further Selling Points, CHAPTER 12: Preparing Your Foundation Resume - Stage 1, CHAPTER 13: Preparing Your Foundation Resume - Stage 2, Chapter 14: Referees and References, Chapter 15: Preparing Your Targeted Resume: Country Specific, CHAPTER 16: Preparing Your Tailored Cover Letter, CHAPTER 17: Interviews, CHAPTER 18: Conclusion-Job Search Preparation and Job Hunting, APPENDICES, INDEX.

Über Autor(innen)

Lee Smith’s professional life involved developing young graduates. He holds multiple qualifications in applied science and technology. Extensive experience in preparing Personal Development programs led to a focus on helping young graduates transition from university to find their first career job.

John van Genderen is Professor Emeritus at the University of Twente, The Netherlands, and International Visiting Professor at Wuhan University, China. He is also Assistant Editor in Chief of their international journal Geo-Spatial Information Science. He has delivered University education programs in 140 countries.