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Skills for success : personal development and employability / Stella Cottrell.

By: Cottrell, Stella.
Series: Palgrave study skills.Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Edition: 3rd edition.Description: vi, 394 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781137426529 .Subject(s): Success | Vocational guidance | EDUCATION / Study SkillsGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: Taking Charge of your Life, Learning and Career -- PART I: SELF-MANAGEMENT -- 1. The Vision: What does 'Success' Mean to You? -- 2. Know Yourself -- 3. Understanding your Personal Performance -- 4. Successful Self-Management -- PART II: PEOPLE AND TASKs -- 5. People Skills -- 6. Successful Problem-Solving and Task Management -- PART III: EXTEND YOUR THINKING -- 7. Thinking Outside of the Box -- 8. The Art of Reflection -- PART IV: EMPLOYABILITY: ENHANCING YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS -- 9. What do Employers Really Want? -- 10. Getting the Job You Want -- 11. Maintaining Good Personal Records -- 12. Drawing it Together -- 13. Resource Bank -- Useful Websites -- References -- Index.
Summary: "Each chapter encourages students to think reflectively about personal, academic and career goals and to plan a path to success. Rich in activities that develop valuable career skills, this revised and updated third edition has two new chapters on 'Taking charge of your life, learning and career' and 'What do employers really want?'"--
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-389) and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: Taking Charge of your Life, Learning and Career -- PART I: SELF-MANAGEMENT -- 1. The Vision: What does 'Success' Mean to You? -- 2. Know Yourself -- 3. Understanding your Personal Performance -- 4. Successful Self-Management -- PART II: PEOPLE AND TASKs -- 5. People Skills -- 6. Successful Problem-Solving and Task Management -- PART III: EXTEND YOUR THINKING -- 7. Thinking Outside of the Box -- 8. The Art of Reflection -- PART IV: EMPLOYABILITY: ENHANCING YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS -- 9. What do Employers Really Want? -- 10. Getting the Job You Want -- 11. Maintaining Good Personal Records -- 12. Drawing it Together -- 13. Resource Bank -- Useful Websites -- References -- Index.

"Each chapter encourages students to think reflectively about personal, academic and career goals and to plan a path to success. Rich in activities that develop valuable career skills, this revised and updated third edition has two new chapters on 'Taking charge of your life, learning and career' and 'What do employers really want?'"--

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