
The Graduate Career Guidebook
How To Work Out What You Want To Do - And Achieve Your Goals
Steve Rook(Author)
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 20. February 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-350-36161-4 (ISBN)
Description
Whatever stage of career planning you are currently at, this inspiring book will help you navigate your career journey. From gaining work experience, networking effectively, conducting a job hunt, writing a knock out CV, impressing at interview to getting the job, Steve Rook divides the graduate career journey into manageable steps.
Accessible, practical and motivational, The Graduate Career Guidebook includes:
- Guidance-based exercises to help you reflect on personal strengths and find opportunities that are a great match
- Useful and inspirational case studies from students, graduates and employers
- Sections on social media, entrepreneurship, and starting your own business
The third edition takes account of changing working practices, including remote and hybrid working and the increased use of AI and digital technology within the recruitment process. It also features tailored guidance for international students and postgraduate students.
The Graduate Career Guidebook will help you understand your specific career planning needs and guide you towards a successful career planning strategy.
Accessible, practical and motivational, The Graduate Career Guidebook includes:
- Guidance-based exercises to help you reflect on personal strengths and find opportunities that are a great match
- Useful and inspirational case studies from students, graduates and employers
- Sections on social media, entrepreneurship, and starting your own business
The third edition takes account of changing working practices, including remote and hybrid working and the increased use of AI and digital technology within the recruitment process. It also features tailored guidance for international students and postgraduate students.
The Graduate Career Guidebook will help you understand your specific career planning needs and guide you towards a successful career planning strategy.
More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-36161-4 (9781350361614)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Steve Rook has been a student-focused University Careers Adviser for twelve years and has also managed his own successful recruitment company.
Content
Introduction: Help! Where do I start?
PART I: CAREERS IN A COMPLEX WORLD
1. Graduate employment and recruitment
2. An overview of career planning
PART II: FINDING YOUR NICHE
3. Exploring your skills, interests and motivations
4. Identifying your career options
5. Choosing a role
PART III: EMPLOYABILITY AND ACTION PLANNING
6. Boosting your employability
7. Planning your next steps
PART IV: PUTTING YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION
8. Creating effective networks
9. Securing initial experience
10. Finding professional experience
11. Further study
12. Taking time out
PART V: FINDING A JOB AFTER UNI
13. Where graduates work
14. Giving employers what they want
15. Targeting your CV
16. Tip-top application forms
17. Cover letters that open doors
18. Impressing at interviews
19. Psychometric tests
20. Succeeding at assessment centres
PART VI: AN INTRODUCTION TO SELF EMPLOYMENT
21. Becoming an entrepreneur
22. Getting your business started
PART VII: DOWN THE LINE
23. Dealing with job offers
24. Succeeding in work
25. If, at first, you don't succeed
PART I: CAREERS IN A COMPLEX WORLD
1. Graduate employment and recruitment
2. An overview of career planning
PART II: FINDING YOUR NICHE
3. Exploring your skills, interests and motivations
4. Identifying your career options
5. Choosing a role
PART III: EMPLOYABILITY AND ACTION PLANNING
6. Boosting your employability
7. Planning your next steps
PART IV: PUTTING YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION
8. Creating effective networks
9. Securing initial experience
10. Finding professional experience
11. Further study
12. Taking time out
PART V: FINDING A JOB AFTER UNI
13. Where graduates work
14. Giving employers what they want
15. Targeting your CV
16. Tip-top application forms
17. Cover letters that open doors
18. Impressing at interviews
19. Psychometric tests
20. Succeeding at assessment centres
PART VI: AN INTRODUCTION TO SELF EMPLOYMENT
21. Becoming an entrepreneur
22. Getting your business started
PART VII: DOWN THE LINE
23. Dealing with job offers
24. Succeeding in work
25. If, at first, you don't succeed