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

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. From gaining work experience, to mastering essential skills and acing the application processes, The Job-Ready Guide 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.

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. The Job-Ready Guide will help you to boost your employability, covering everything you need to get ready 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 honing valuable skills including leadership, team work, 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 top professionals
and tips from recent career starters who reveal 'what they wish they'd known'.