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One Page CV: Create Your Own High Impact CV. Clever, Clear, and Comprehensive. Get Noticed and Beat the Competition
Paperback,
01/10/2013,
£10.99
£9.89
How to Find Fulfilling Work
Paperback,
01/05/2012,
£7.99
£7.19
Find life-enhancing work and realise your potential with this enlightening read
HIGH IMPACT CVS
Paperback,
23/04/2007,
£12.99
£11.69
Whether you are after that crucial first job or heading for the dizzy heights of senior management, this book aims to help you achieve your dreams and ambitions.
Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You
Paperback,
07/12/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
Whether you're 20, 40, 60 or older, many of us are still looking for an answer to the perennial question, 'What do I want to be when I grow up?' Using real-life stories and techniques like reframing, prototyping and mind-mapping, this book helps you learn how to build your way forwards, step-by-positive-step, to a life custom designed by you.
Live, Love, Work, Prosper: A fresh approach to integrating life and work
Paperback,
23/08/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
Improve Your Communication Skills
Paperback,
03/10/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
Communicate effectively with employers, co-workers and colleagues in every business context with this practical guide full of proven tips and techniques.
Confident Digital Content: Master the Fundamentals of Online Video, Design, Writing and Social Media to Supercharge Your Career
Paperback,
03/01/2018,
£14.99
£13.49
Learn how to produce excellent creative online content to empower your career, enhance your business and boost your professional skill.
Crisis at Work: Identity and the End of Career
Hardback,
10/06/2015,
£60.00
£30.00
Crisis at Work examines the impact work, as a precarious entity, has on the intimate and intrapersonal lives of individuals. It examines how we negotiate our identities, the trade-offs we make, and how we achieve greater meaning and fulfilment when our productive lives fail to sustain and fulfil.
From Postgraduate to Social Scientist
Paperback,
18/02/2006,
£19.99
£17.99
Suitable for any postgraduate or new researcher who is interested in a career in the social sciences, this book describes the skills needed for success in moving from being a student to becoming an academic or professional social scientist.
Preparing the Perfect CV
Paperback,
03/11/2009,
£7.99
£7.19
Every job hunter needs an impressive CV that describes their educational and professional history. This title provides sample CVs for job seekers of different abilities applying for various types of work.
Redundancy Survival Guide
Paperback,
03/11/2009,
£9.99
£8.99
When employees are made redundant they often have no idea about their rights, how to negotiate a severance package or get compensation and how to move on afterwards to a new job. This title takes you through what can often be a traumatic time, with step by step advice on establishing where you stand legally, planning future options, and more.
Careers education and guidance
Paperback,
01/11/1995,
£22.99
£20.69
This text reviews the current scene in careers education and examines a range of different approaches in practice. It seeks to show how staff can use and adapt these ideas to implement change and improve careers education.
Successful Interview Skills
Paperback,
03/08/2009,
£9.99
£8.99
Shows you how to portray professionalism and confidence and take control of the interview process. Breaking the process down into accessible steps, this title identifies the ways in which you can prepare for an interview, providing example questions and advice on how to answer them.
Preparing the Perfect Job Application
Paperback,
03/10/2009,
£7.99
£7.19
How do you make sure that you pitch yourself properly and ensure your job application is more successful than those of others in the candidate pool? This book holds the answer. It demonstrates how they would be useful to your prospective employer on your application form or letter.
Careers Guidance in Context
Paperback,
04/09/2001,
£35.99
£32.39
Careers Guidance in Context re-evaluates the concept of 'a career' in the light of economic restructuring, globalization and the growth of information technology. It draws together up-to-date theories about guidance work and debates the importance of integrating theory and practice.
Knockout Job Interview Presentations
Paperback,
03/02/2010,
£7.99
£7.19
Presenting in a job interview can be incredibly daunting. Candidates often lack the confidence and skills so they fail to do themselves justice and impress the panel. This title takes you through the whole process of planning and making a presentation as part of a job interview and helps you to understand what employers are looking for.
Prisoners of our Thoughts
Paperback,
01/07/2010,
£14.99
£13.49
World renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" is one of the most important books of modern times. This book applies Frankl's philosophy and therapeutic approach to life and work in the 21st Century, detailing seven principles for increasing your capacity to deal with life work challenges.
Brilliant Workplace Skills For Students
Paperback,
28/09/2011,
£12.99
£11.69
This title is split into three parts. The first part deals with the basics of meeting and greeting communications, the second looks at problem solving and verbal communications. Finally part three deals with team work, and managing your boss, your customers and yourself.
Work Placements - Survival guide for Students
Paperback,
24/08/2004,
£14.99
£13.49
This book is an essential guide for students contemplating or embarking upon work placements.
Concise Mastery
Hardback,
02/06/2014,
£7.99
£7.19
Around the globe, people are facing the same problem - that we are born as individuals but are forced to conform to the rules of society if we want to succeed. This title builds on the strategies outlined in The 48 Laws of Power to provide a practical guide to greatness. It helps you learn how to start living by your own rules.
So, You Think You're Clever?
Paperback,
05/11/2015,
£8.99
£8.09
The sequel to the 50,000+ copy-selling Do You Think You're Clever? featuring even more brain-melting Oxbridge interview questions.
What Next After School?
Paperback,
03/03/2012,
£14.99
£13.49
A guide for helping students to understand the many options available to them as they approach the end of their school years, including education options (academic as well as vocational training), gap years, the world of work, and practical issues such as finances, debts and insurance.
Successful Research Careers;a practical guide
Paperback,
01/04/2004,
£26.99
£24.29
Based on the authors' research on research groups, and on their experience as Head of Department, Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor, this book provides advice for younger academics making their way in the system, and for more senior people who need to mentor research staff, build research groups and shape research-led careers.
After You Graduate : Finding and getting work you will enjoy
7,
01/06/2006,
£12.99
£11.69
After you Graduate is for students who are about to enter the world of work or those looking for a change in career direction. It takes the anxiety out of career choice and job-hunting and answers frequently-asked questions.
What Else Can You Do With a PHD
Paperback,
10/11/2000,
£26.00
£23.40
What Else You can Do With a PhD provides concrete advice and support for readers moving out of academia. The authors cover all the big issues including skill and interest assessment, writing an effective curriculum vitae and cover letters, preparing for interviews and evaluating job offers.
Penguin Careers Guide
7,
28/08/2008,
£16.99
£15.29
Offers a source of information for those seeking careers information. This book contains discussions of various possible careers, with advice on education, training and employment issues. It is intended for who are just starting out after college or returning to work as well as those looking for a full or part-time position.
Life After Engineering and Built Environment
7,
23/05/2006,
£9.99
£8.99
Written specifically to help students make informed choices about their future, this book covers such topics as: identifying a career path that interests you; the worldwide opportunities open to engineering graduates; staying motivated and pursuing your goals; networking and self-promotion; and, making the transition from scholar to worker.
Life After Social Studies
Paperback,
15/05/2007,
£9.99
£8.99
A 'next step' guide for final-year social studies students who want to know how they can use their degree to get themselves established in the commercial world and achieve success.
Life After Biological Sciences
Paperback,
07/06/2007,
£9.99
£8.99
Helps students studying, or who have recently graduated, make informed choices about their future. This work covers topics such as: identifying career paths that interest you; seeking out an opportunity that matches your skills and aspirations; staying motivated and pursuing your goals; networking and self-promotion; and more.
Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career
Paperback,
01/11/2003,
£14.99
£13.49
Presents a powerful model for career reinvention that reverses conventional wisdom. This book includes case studies of personal and professional reinventions - from literature professor to stockbroker, from psychiatrist to Buddhist monk, and from investment banker to fiction writer, among others.
Succeeding at Assessment Centres For Dummies
Paperback,
23/01/2009,
£11.99
£10.79
It's becoming more common for organisations to use assessment centres as part of their recruitment drive. So if you've recently been invited to one, and you're not sure what to expect or how to excel, then this is the book for you. You'll be guided through how each activity is conducted and how to prepare for each part of the selection process.
How to Succeed as a Scientist
Paperback,
03/11/2011,
£20.99
£18.89
A practical guide to the research tools and working skills necessary for a scientific career, for postdoctoral researchers and graduate students.
Careers Handbook: Grpahic Guide to Finding the Perfect Job for You
Paperback,
02/02/2015,
£14.99
£13.49
Helps you get to grips with the job market - packed with job inspiration and advice for career development. Whether you want to know how to get into your dream career, need help understanding the job market or you simply don't know where to start your job search, this book is packed with advice and inspiration to find the perfect job for you.
Poke the Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?
Paperback,
24/09/2015,
£8.99
£8.09
Offers a spirited call to action for anybody too afraid to try something new. This book is suitable for reders who dares to do something they're afraid of.
Brilliant Numeracy Tests: Everything You Need to Know to Pass Numeracy Tests
Paperback,
15/12/2009,
£10.99
£9.89
Screw Work, Let's Play
Paperback,
10/06/2010,
£12.99
£11.69
'Screw Work, Let's Play' will show readers why they will have far greater success, happiness and wealth from playing all day. Richard Branson, Steve Jobs and Warren Buffet all became billionaires by having fun, and you can too starting right now.
Brilliant Freelancer
Paperback,
23/03/2011,
£14.99
£13.49
This book offers freelancers all the essential skills necessary to succeed in this liberating alternative to regular employment.
Knockout CV: How to Get Noticed, Get Interviewed & Get Hired
Paperback,
01/09/2013,
£8.99
£8.09
John Lees shows you how to write CVs and cover letters that convey your strengths quickly and get you into the interview process.
Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions
Paperback,
03/04/2014,
£9.99
£8.99
Takes you through the whole process, from composing your CV and preparing for interviews to interview techniques, answering tough questions and even negotiating your new salary. This title includes valuable advice on highlighting your transferable skills and tips for using the internet and social networking as part of your job search.
Counselling Approach to Careers Guidance
Paperback,
13/06/1996,
£26.99
£24.29
Uses detailed case material to show how counselling strategies can be used with clients seeking careers guidance. Offers guidance in structuring interviews and discusses important issues affecting working in the public sector.
Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer
Paperback,
22/05/2015,
£29.99
£26.99
Begin your graphic design career now, with the guidance of industry experts Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer is a single source guide to the myriad of options available to those pursuing a graphic design career.
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