Successful Applications: Work Experience, Internships and Jobs

by Bruce Woodcock, Jenny Keaveney

Overview

Packed with top tips and helpful examples, this concise book takes students through the process of preparing and making successful applications for work placements, internships and graduate jobs. It encourages students to think about what they want from their career and to identify roles which match with their personality, strengths and experiences. Chapters provide practical guidance on researching opportunities, crafting CVs and cover letters and preparing for interviews and assessment centres.

This handy guide will be an invaluable resource for all students looking to secure work experience, placements or internships whilst at university, and land the job they want after graduation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781352004892
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/22/2019
Series:	Pocket Study Skills , #2
Edition description:	1st ed. 2019
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	6.03(w) x 7.87(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Bruce Woodcock was formerly a Careers Adviser at the University of Kent, UK. Over the course of his career he has developed ground-breaking careers materials including one of the most widely used graduate careers websites in the UK, which receives over 6 million visitors a year.

Jenny Keaveney was formerly a Careers Adviser at the University of Kent, UK.
Bruce Woodcock was formerly a Careers Adviser at the University of Kent, UK. Over the course of his career he has developed ground-breaking careers materials including one of the most widely used graduate careers websites in the UK, which receives over 6 million visitors a year. Jenny Keaveney was formerly a Careers Adviser at the University of Kent, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
About this book
PART I: Your and Your Goals
1. What Makes You Who You Are?
2. Making Choices and Setting Goals
PART II: Developing Your Job Search Strategy
3. Networking: Building Networks and Using Them for Research
4. Find the Right Match: Analysing Opportunities
5. Creative Job Hunting
PART III: Successful CVs and Cover Letters
6. Setting Out Your CV
7. Making Your CV Look Good
8. Successful Cover Letters
PART IV: Successful Application Forms
9. Tackling the Questions on Application Forms
10. Writing with Impact
PART V: The Interview and Onwards
11. Excelling at Your Interview
12. After Your Interview
References
Useful Resources
Index.