The Job-Ready Guide

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'.