Christine Fanthome

Work Placements - A Survival Guide for Students (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is an essential guide for students contemplating or embarking upon work placements. Using comments from students, employers and tutors, it includes guidelines on how to find an appropriate placement; audit skills; construct a strong CV and application; prepare for an interview and derive maximum benefit from the work placement experience. The book identifies common problems facing students, together with remedial strategies, and offers suggestions for tackling written and oral assignments. Finally, it shows how to create and implement a successful job-search strategy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350318328
• Artikelnr.: 62731143

Autorenporträt

CHRISTINE FANTHOME is a freelance consultant and writer, and a visiting Lecturer at City University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Why do a Work Placement?
Getting Started
Applying for a Placement
Interview Success
Getting the Most out of Your Placement
Common Problems Facing Students
Understanding Employers' and Tutors' Perspectives
Successes (Case Studies)
Disappointments (Case Studies)
Written and Oral Assignments
From Work Placement to Employment
Appendices
Index.