The Business student's guide to study and employability / Peter Morgan.

By: Morgan, PeterMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London : SAGE, 2017Description: xii, 458 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1446274128; 9781446274125; 1446274136; 9781446274132Subject(s): Business -- Vocational guidance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Business students -- Employment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Business and Management | Business students -- Employment | Business -- Vocational guidance | Business and ManagementGenre/Form: Handbooks and manuals.DDC classification: 650.1 LOC classification: HF5386 | .M7625 2017
Contents:
Part 1. Life at university. Studying at university -- Personal development and learning -- Part 2. Learning how to study. Time management -- Critical thinking -- Teaching methods at university -- Part 3. University assessment. General principles of assessment at university -- Writing assignments and dissertations -- Examination at university -- Part 4. Employability skills. Presentation skills -- Team-working -- Leading others -- Communicating effectively -- Developing cross-cultural awareness -- Problem solving and creativity -- Part 5. Understanding employee selection. Understanding employee selection -- CVs and application forms -- Selection interviews -- Psychometric tests and assessment centres -- Alternative options after graduation -- Conclusion: Skills and employability.
Summary: This textbook provides guidance on the journey from academic study to graduate success, helping to develop core study skills such as time management, academic writing, team-working and presentation skills, as well as key employment skills such as entrepreneurship, effective interviews, CVs and covering letters.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 444-445) and index.

Part 1. Life at university. Studying at university -- Personal development and learning -- Part 2. Learning how to study. Time management -- Critical thinking -- Teaching methods at university -- Part 3. University assessment. General principles of assessment at university -- Writing assignments and dissertations -- Examination at university -- Part 4. Employability skills. Presentation skills -- Team-working -- Leading others -- Communicating effectively -- Developing cross-cultural awareness -- Problem solving and creativity -- Part 5. Understanding employee selection. Understanding employee selection -- CVs and application forms -- Selection interviews -- Psychometric tests and assessment centres -- Alternative options after graduation -- Conclusion: Skills and employability.

This textbook provides guidance on the journey from academic study to graduate success, helping to develop core study skills such as time management, academic writing, team-working and presentation skills, as well as key employment skills such as entrepreneurship, effective interviews, CVs and covering letters.

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