Times Graduate Job Hunting Guide

Times Graduate Job Hunting Guide

by Mark Parkinson (Author)

Synopsis

There are now far more graduates chasing proportionately fewer good jobs, so employers can afford to pick the best. This guide is designed to help graduates through the application maze and provides practical advice on how to get the job they really want. It looks in detail at: every type of employment option; how to assess one's motivation, skills and aptitude; job applications; CV writing; dealing with assessment and psychometric testing procedures; personality and emotional intelligence; employment contracts; development programmes; and more. The advice is designed to boost any graduate's self-confidence and give them the edge over other applicants.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: 1
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 01 Aug 2001

ISBN 10: 074943418X
ISBN 13: 9780749434182

Author Bio
Dr Mark Parkinson is a business psychologist and psychometrics expert. He helps organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors recruit high-performing graduates and senior managers. He is the designer of a number of successful commercial tests and questionnaires, and also advises on university admissions testing. Mark writes regularly on psychological matters and is an authority on the psychology of entrepreneurs. Mark Parkinson has written four 'careers & testing' books for Kogan Page, plus a book on using psychology in business. In addition Mark is a press spokesman for the British Psychological Society on assessment & selection issues, and using creativity in business.