Description
Book SynopsisNow in its fourth edition, this indispensable guide helps students to create their own personal development programme and build the skills and capabilities today's employers want. Step by step, it takes students from the initial stages of setting goals and defining success through to the application process for their dream job. Part 1 prompts students to think about what success' means to them and to think more deeply about what matters to them, what inspires them, and what will help them to achieve their long-term ambitions. This section also helps students to better manage their time, energies and resources so that they can achieve the kind of success they want. Part 2 shows students how to refine their people and task management skills, enabling them to become the effective communicators and problem-solvers that today''s employers want. Part 3 develops students'' creative and reflective thinking, thereby strengthening students' academic and professional abilities. Part 4 helps re
Table of Contents
Introduction: Taking Charge of your Life, Learning and Career PART 1: SELF-MANAGEMENT 1. Taking Charge of Your Future 2. The Vision: What does 'Success' Mean to You? 3. Know Yourself 4. Improving Your Personal Performance 5. Successful Self-Management PART 2: MANAGING PEOPLE AND TASKS 6. People Skills 7. Teamwork 8. Develop Your Leadership Capability 9. Managing Tasks and Projects PART 3: EXTEND YOUR THINKING 10. Thinking Creatively and Productively 11. Practical Problem Solving 12. The Art of Reflection PART 4: EMPLOYABILITY: ENHANCING YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS 13. What do Employers Really Want? 14. Getting the Job You Want 15. Building a Professional Identity Appendices References Index.
