| Title | Author | Publication | Tags | Comments | Entry date | ||
| The Times readymade job search letters : every type of letter for getting the job you want | Lynn Williams | London : Kogan page, 2000. | Cover letters, Job hunting, Borrowable, 08, 08.2 | "Reprinted 2002"--t.p. verso. 1. Job search letters -- 2. Answering advertised vacancies -- 3. Speculative letters -- 4. Getting started -- 5. Starting again -- 6. Carrying on -- 7. Troubleshooting -- 8. Applying for promotion -- 9. Requesting help or advice -- 10. Follow-up letters -- 11. Thank you letters -- 12. Asking for a reference -- Answering job offers -- 14. CVs and application forms -- 15. Do-it-yourself section |
2013-08-07 | ||
| How to master psychometric tests | Mark Parkinson | London : Kogan page, 2004. | Psychometric tests, Borrowable, 08, 08.9 | Reprinted 2005. To the reader -- Introduction -- 1. What are psychometric tests? -- 2. Preparing for psychometric tests -- 3. Ability tests -- 4. Practice tests -- 5. Testing on the internet -- 6. Personality questionnaires -- 7. The inner game -- Some final brain-teasers -- Appendix 1: competencies -- Appendix 2: codes of conduct -- Appendix 3: test publishers -- Answers: SHL practice tests -- Answers: team focus practice tests -- Answers: some final brain teasers -- Further information -- Further reading from Kogan page |
2013-08-06 | ||
| The academic career handbook | Lorraine Blaxter | Buckingham : Open University Press, 1998. | Academic careers, PhDs, Research, Borrowable, 14 | "Reprinted 2001"--t.p. verso. 1. Introduction -- 2. Academic careers -- 3. Starting an academic career -- 4. Networking -- 5. Teaching -- 6. Researching -- 7. Writing -- 8. Managing -- 9. Developing an academic career -- Organizations and journals -- References -- Index |
2013-07-08 | ||
| Psychological testing : the essential guide to using and surviving the most popular recruitment and career development tests | Stephanie Jones | Petersfield, Hampshire : Harriman House, 2010. | Psychology, Psychometric tests, Personality, Borrowable, 08, 08.9 | Introduction -- Glossary -- Insights and perspectives -- The tests -- Further reading -- Useful websites and contact details -- Index | 2013-07-08 | ||
| Now you've been shortlisted : your step-by-step guide to being successful at interviews and assessment centres | Denise Taylor | Petersfield : Harriman House, 2010. | Interviews, Psychometric tests, Assessment centres, Borrowable, 08, 08.5 | About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Preparation: 1. The employer perspective -- 2. Preparing for success -- Psychometric testing: 3. Introducing psychometric tests -- 4. Verbal reasoning and critical-thinking tests -- 5. Numerical tests -- 6. Abstract reasoning and other tests -- 7. Personality questionnaires -- Assessment centres: 8. Assessment centres-an introduction -- 9. Group exercises -- 10. Written exercises -- 11. In-tray exercises -- 12. Presentations -- 13. Role plays -- 14. Other exercises -- Interviews: 15. The interview-preparation -- 16. Getting ready to answer questions -- 17. Over to you-questions to ask at the end of the interview -- On the day and following up: 18. Appearance and body language -- 19. On the day -- 20. Afterwards -- Success: 21. You've got the job! -- A final word -- Answers to psychometric tests | 2013-07-08 | ||
| How to pass graduate psychometric tests | Mike Bryon | London : Kogan Page, 2001. | Psychometric tests, Graduate careers, Borrowable, 08, 08.9 | "Reprinted in 2002 (twice)"--t.p. verso. Preface -- 1. Psychometric tests -- 2. The maximum benefits of practice -- 3. Great candidate-except for the maths -- 4. Relearn the rules of English usage -- 5. Lots more really relevant practice -- 6. Four mock tests to develop a winning test strategy |
2013-06-28 | ||
| Jobs and careers abroad | Guy Hobbs | Oxford : Vacation Work, 2006. | International careers, Borrowable, 12, 12.1 | "New edition, revised and updated"--cover. Introduction -- The general approach: Discovering your employment potential -- Getting the job -- The creative job search -- Rules and regulations -- Learning the language -- Preparation and follow-up -- Specific careers: Agriculture, fisheries and the environment -- Au pair and domestic -- Banking and accountancy -- Information technology -- Journalism -- The law -- Medicine -- Oil and gas, mining and engineering -- Secretarial, translating and interpreting -- Teaching -- Transport and tourism -- hospitality and catering -- Voluntary work -- International organisations -- Unied Nations -- British government and related agencies -- The armed forces -- Worldwide employment: Western Europe -- Central & eastern Europe -- The Americas -- Australasia -- Asia -- Middle East and North Africa -- Africa -- Appendices |
2013-06-28 | ||
| How to get a job you'll love : a practical guide to unlocking your talents and finding your ideal career | John Lees | London : McGraw Hill, c2007. | Personality, Job hunting, Borrowable, 02 | About the author and acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Working smarter at your career -- 2 What's the problem? -- 3 Where next after qualifying? -- 4 Thinking around corners -- 5 Your career hot buttons -- 6 Your house of knowledge -- 7 What do you have to offer? -- 8 Who are you? -- 9 Leap into a new field -- 10 What on earth could I do next? -- 11 Creative job search strategies -- 12 Interviews and how to survive them -- 13 How to love the job you've got -- 14 Building a portfolio career -- 15 Finding a careers consultant -- 16 Beginning it here -- 17 Key checklists -- Appendices-informational interviews: the reveal method-useful websites-books and other resources -- Index | 2013-06-28 | ||
| Working for a better world : your guide to careers in the charity sector | Gideon Burrows | London : UK Voluntary Sector Workforce Hub, c2005. | NGOs and charities, Volunteering, Borrowable, N, N1 | 1 copy holepunched. Welcome -- Your starter for ten -- Dermot O'Leary -- An inspiring career choice -- Question time -- The green machine -- Money, money, money -- At the heart of the charity sector -- Frontline or behind the scenes? -- Willing and able -- A foot in the door -- A life less ordinary -- Sizing up a charity career -- Sharing skills -- Head to head -- Make it happen -- Are you cut out for a career in the charity sector? -- Career profiles |
2013-06-28 | ||
| International voluntary work | Victoria Pybus | Oxford : Vacation Work, 2007. | International careers, Volunteering, Borrowable, 04, 04.5 | Part 1-Residential work: Worldwide -- United Kingdom -- Europe -- United States of America -- Canada -- Mexico, Central and South America -- Israel, Palestinian-governed territories & Egypt -- Africa -- Asia -- Australia & New Zealand -- Part 2-Non-residential work: United Kingdom -- The United States of America -- Appendices | 2013-06-28 | ||
| Moving on in your career : a guide for academic researchers and postgraduates | Lynda Ali | London : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000. | PhDs, Academic careers, Postgraduate study, Research, Borrowable, 14 | List of exercises -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I Focus on higher education: 1. Understanding the context: academic staff in higher education -- Part II Focus on yourself: 2. Developing your career plan -- 3. Self assessment -- 4. Generating career ideas -- 5. Gathering information about careers -- 6. Decision making -- Part III Focus on career routes: 7. Routes to an academic career -- 8. Routes to other careers -- Part IV Focus on getting a job: 9. Finding vacancies -- 10. Presenting your case: CVs and covering letters -- 11. Presenting your case: application forms -- 12. Convincing selectors: interviews -- 13. Developing your career strategy -- Sources of information -- Notes and references -- Index | 2013-06-27 | ||
| The ethical careers guide : your definitive guide to careers with a conscience | Gideon Burrows | Oxford : New Internationalist, 2006. | Ethical careers, Creative careers, International development, NGOs and charities, Borrowable, N, N1 | Annual Published in association with New Internationalist Publications. Foreword -- Getting started -- Working with people -- Arts and creative -- Making places work -- Ethical business -- Work to live -- Overseas development -- Think again -- Resources |
2013-06-27 | ||
| The Financial Times guide to business start up 2013 | Sara Williams | Harlow : Pearson Education, 2012. | Business, Entrepreneurship, Borrowable, 11 | 1. You and your ideas -- 2. Who will buy? -- 3. A spot of coaching -- 4. Your business identity -- 5. Are you sure? -- 6. The business plan -- 7. Timing the jump -- 8. Less than 100 per cent -- 9. Off the peg -- 10. Franchises -- 11. Beating the pirates -- 12. The right name -- 13. Getting the message across -- 14. Getting new customers -- 15. Building customer relationships -- 16. How to set a price --17. Choosing your workplace -- 18. Information technology - and other equipment -- 19. Professional back-up -- 20. Getting the right staff -- 21. Your rights and duties as an employer -- 22. Your business and the environment -- 23. Insurance -- 24. Forecasting -- 25. Raising the money -- 26. Staying afloat -- 27. Moving ahead -- 28. Not waving but drowning -- 29. Keeping the record straight -- 30. Tax -- 31. VAT -- 32. Pensions and retirement | 2013-06-27 | ||
| Interviewing skills | Tim Hindle | London : Dorling Kindersley, 1998. | Interviews, Skills and employability, Management, Borrowable, 08, 08.5 | Introduction -- Preparing for an interview: Identifying objectives -- Finalizing the job requirements -- Deciding how to recruit -- Setting up a processing system -- Assessing a Curriculum Vitae -- Considering applications -- Selecting interviewees -- Arranging interviews -- Locating interviews -- Deciding on strategy -- Preparing questions -- Honing listening skills -- Preparing yourself -- Conducting an interview: Opening an interview -- Evaluating an applicant -- Controlling an interview -- Reading body language -- Using tests -- Closing an interview -- Analyzing an interview -- Recording impressions -- Making a shortlist -- Calling subsequent interviews -- Matching an applicant to a job -- Making a final offer -- Dealing with unsuccessful applicants -- Assessing your ability -- Index -- Acknowledgements | 2013-06-27 | ||
| How to pass data interpretation tests : unbeatable practice for numerical and quantitative reasoning and problem solving tests | Mike Bryon | London : Kogan Page, 2009. | Psychometric tests, Borrowable, 08, 08.9 | Preface -- 1. Data interpretation tests and the winning approach -- 2. One hundred and forty warm-up data interpretation questions -- 3. Twenty mini data interpretation tests -- 4. Three full-length realistic data interpretation tests -- Answers and detailed explanations | 2013-06-27 | ||
| The eco guide to careers that make a difference | The Environmental Careers Organization | Washington D.C. : London : Island Press, c2004. | Environment, Ethical careers, Borrowable, R, R5 | "Environmental work for a sustainable world"--cover. Agriculture and food security / Fred Kirschenmann -- Air quality / Tom Cackette -- Architecture, construction, and design / William McDonough -- Biodiversity loss and species extinction / Stuart Pimm -- Climate change / Eileen Claussen -- Coastal environments and oceans / Ellen Prager -- Economics / Michel Gelobter -- Ecotourism / Martha Honey -- Energy / Seth Dunn -- Environmental education / Whitney Montague and Kevin Coyle -- Environmental justice / Robert Bullard -- Fisheries / Carl Safina -- Forestry / Jerry Franklin -- Freshwater quality, use, and protection / Sandra Postel -- Greening of business / Stuart Hart -- Smart growth / Don Chen -- Recycling and solid waste / Patricia-Anne Tom -- Sustainable consumption and green lifestyles / Betsy Taylor -- Toxics and the environment / Theo Colborn. |
2011-06-08 | ||
| Do what you are : discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of personality type | Paul D. Tieger | New York ; London : Little, Brown & Company, 2007. | Psychometric tests, Personality, MBTI, Borrowable, 02, 02.1 | Acknowledgements -- Read this first -- Part one unlocking the secrets of personality type: 1. Suit yourself -- 2. Just who do you think you are? -- 3. Mirror, mirror -- Part two The "formula" for career satisfaction: 4. What a character! -- 5. Who's on first? -- 6. The way you do dothe things you do? -- 7. Aged to perfection -- Part three Getting to work: 8. ENFJ -- 9. INFJ -- 10. ENFP -- 11. INFP -- 12. ENTJ -- 13. ENTJ -- 14. ENTP -- 15. INTP -- 16. ESTJ -- 17. ISTJ -- 18. ESFJ -- 19. ISFJ -- 20. ESTP -- 21. ISTP -- 22. ESFP -- 23. ISFP -- 24. Putting it all together -- 25. For career professionals only -- Some final thoughts and resources -- Index | 2011-06-08 | ||
| How to fund your business: the essential guide to raising finance to start and grow your business | Steve Parks | Harlow : Prentice Hall Business, c2006. | Business, Entrepreneurship, Self employment, Borrowable, 11 | 1. An overview -- 2. What do funders want? -- 3. Preparing your business for a funding round -- 4. Preparing your plan -- 5. Type of funding -- 6. Sources of funding -- 7. Selecting a funding mix -- 8. Negotiating the deal -- 9. After raising the funding | 2011-06-08 | ||
| "So what are you going to do with that?" : finding careers outside academia | Susan Basalla | Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2007. | PhDs, Borrowable, 14 | "This book was first published in 2001 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux under the title "So what are you going to do with that?": a guide to career-changing for M.A.'s and PhD's"--t.p. verso. Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Will I have to wear a suit?: rethinking life after graduate school -- 2. How to I figure out what else to do?: soul-searching before job searching -- 3. Testing the waters: networking and transitional experience -- 4. This might hurt a bit: turning a CV into a resume -- 5. Sweaty palms, warm heart: how to turn an interview into a job -- Conclusion |
2011-06-08 | ||
| The big book of presentation games : wake-em-up tricks, ice breakers, & other fun stuff | John W. Newstrom | New York : McGraw-Hill, 1998. | Presentations, Borrowable, 05 | Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Session openers and speaker introductions -- 2. Icebreakers and participant introductions -- 3. Attention-getters -- 4. Meaningful stories about life -- 5. Audience brainteasers -- 6. Creating discussion groups -- 7. Audience energizers -- 8. Encouraging audience participation -- 9. Reinforcing and reviewing key ideas -- 10. Winding down: memorable closing activities | 2011-06-08 | ||
| Effective interviews : the essential guide to thinking and working smarter | Jenny Rogers | London : Marshall Publishing, 1998. | Interviews, Borrowable, 08, 08.5 | Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Index -- Further reading | 2011-06-08 | ||
| Critical thinking for students : learn the skills of critical assessment and effective argument | Roy van den Brink-Budgen | Oxford : How To Books, c2000. | Skills and employability, Borrowable, 05 | Preface -- Identifying arguments -- Analysing simple arguments -- Finding more detail in arguments -- Exploring weaknesses -- Finding strengths -- Assessing the credibility of evidence -- Applying your skills -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index | 2011-06-08 | ||
| Psychometric tests for graduates | Andrea Shavick | Oxford : How To Books, c2003. | Psychometric tests, Borrowable, 08, 08.9 | "Psychometric tests for undergraduates : gain the confidence you need to excel at graduate-level psychometric and management tests"--cover. "Reprinted 2005"--t.p. verso. Introduction -- Part one What are psychometric tests?: 1. What are psychometric tests? -- 2. Why are psychometric tests used? -- 3. Researching your chosen organisation -- 4. Online testing -- 5. Assessment centres-a survival guide -- Part two The practice tests: Introduction -- 6. Verbal reasoning -- 7. Numerical reasoning -- 8. Abstract reasoning -- 9. Spatial reasoning -- 10. Mechanical comprehension -- 11. Fault diagnosis -- 12. Accuracy tests -- 13. Combination tests -- 14. Personality questionnaires -- 15. Management tests -- 16. What else do psychometric tests test? -- Part three Psychometric tests in context: 17. Psychometric tests in context -- 18. Avoiding psychometric tests altogether -- 19. Resources -- Further reading -- Index |
2011-06-08 | ||
| How to get the best graduate job : insider strategies for success in the graduate job market | David Williams | Harlow : Prentice Hall Business, 2006. | Application forms, Graduate careers, Assessment centres, Borrowable, 08 | About the authors -- Introduction -- Part 1 1: 1 The facts you need to know -- Part 2 Choosing where to apply: 2 The facts -- 3 The strategies -- 4 The tactics -- Part 3 What to put on application forms: 5 The facts -- 6 The strategies -- 7 The tactics -- Part 4 How to deal with assessment centres: 8 The facts -- 9 The strategies -- 10 The tactics -- Part 5: 11 Strategies for the aftermath | 2011-06-08 | ||
| The academic job search handbook | Julia Miller Vick | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008. | Academic careers, PhDs, Borrowable, 14 | Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the fourth edition -- I. What you should know before you start: 1. The structure of academic careers -- 2. Hiring fron the institution's point of view -- II. Planning and timing your search: 3. Becoming a job candidate: the timetable for your search -- 4. Deciding where and when to apply -- 5. The importance of advisors and professional networks -- 6. Conference presentations and networking -- 7. Letters of reccommendation -- 8. Learning about openings -- III. Written materials for the search: suggestions and samples: 9. Responding to position announcements -- 10. Vitas -- 11. Additional application materials -- 12. Web sites -- 13. Job hunting correspondence -- IV. Conducting the search: 14. Interviewing -- 15. Off-site interviews: conference/convention and telephone interviews -- 16. Campus interviews -- 17. Job offers, negotiations, acceptances and rejections -- V. After you take the job: 18. Starting the job -- 19. Knowing about and getting tenure -- 20. Changing jobs -- VI. Additional considerations: 21. Dual career couples, pregnant on the job market, and related concerns -- 22. International scholars, older candidates, gaps in your vita -- 23. Thinking about the expanded job market -- Appendices: Appendix 1: national job listing sources and scholarly and professional associations -- Appendix 2: additional reading -- Index | 2011-06-08 | ||
| Job hunting & career change all-in-one for dummies | Kate Burton | Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, c2007. | Job hunting, Career changing, CVs, Interviews, Presentations, Borrowable, 06 | Introduction -- Plotting a course: your job and career plans -- Showcasing yourself with a standout CV -- Succeeding at interviews -- Delivering perfect presentations -- Index | 2011-06-08 | ||
| The Guardian guide to working abroad | Nick Clayton | London : A & C Black, 2008. | International careers, Borrowable, 12, 12.1 | Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Working in the European Union: France -- Germany -- Greece -- Italy -- Portugal -- Spain -- Part II Working further afield: Australia -- Canada -- China and Hong Kong -- Japan -- Middle East (Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) -- New Zealand -- Republic of South Africa -- USA -- Part III Getting to grips with...: Banking -- Income tax -- Inheritance tax -- Insurance -- International job hunting -- Working remotely -- Keeping in touch with networks -- Education -- Moving with children -- What to do with your UK property -- Reducing the pain of coming home -- 100 useful websites -- Index | 2011-06-08 | ||
| Career skills : opening doors into the job market | David Littleford | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. | Skills and employability, Job hunting, Interviews, CVs, Borrowable, 08 | Introduction -- Step 1 Getting started -- Step 2 Your personal 'tool kit' -- Step 3 Searching for opportunities -- Step 4 Your interview tool kit -- Step 5 Communication tools -- Step 6 The interview -- Step 7 After the interview -- Step 8 Into the future... | 2011-06-08 | ||
| Odd jobs : unusual ways to earn a living | Simon Kent | London : Kogan page, 2000. | Alternative careers, Creative careers, Sport, Borrowable, 02, 02.3 | At head of title: The Times. 1. And so to work -- 2. Getting technical -- 3. This is entertainment -- 4. Here's health -- 5. With great interest -- 6. The sporty kind |
2011-06-08 | ||
| The successful candidate : how to be the person they want to hire | Ross Jay | Harlow : Prentice Hall Business, 2004. | Personality, Skills and employability, Borrowable, 08 | About the author -- Introduction -- 1. Personal qualities -- 2. Communication -- 3. Personal image -- 4. Work style -- 5. Customer relations -- 6. Management -- 7. General skills -- Index | 2011-06-08 | ||
| The Guardian guide to volunteering | Tash Banks | [London?] : Guardian Books, [2007?]. | International careers, Volunteering, NGOs and charities, Borrowable, Directories, 04, 04.5 | Foreword: TimeBank -- Introduction: Polly Toynbee -- 1. Why volunteer? -- 2. Who volunteers? -- 3. Deciding what to do -- 4. Volunteering opportunities -- 5. Getting started -- 6. Striking a balance -- 7. Volunteering overseas -- 8. Volunteering and the law -- Directory | 2011-06-08 | ||
| Brilliant psychometric and other selection tests : tests you might have to sit and how to prepare for them | Susan Hodgson | London : Prentice Hall Business, 2003. | Psychometric tests, Presentations, Borrowable, 08, 08.9 | Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1 brilliant psychometric and other selection tests -- 1. Testing times -- 2. A testing world -- 3. Preparation counts -- 4. The big day -- 5. So much personality -- 6. Selection and development centres -- 7. The in-tray, the irate customer and the boss -- 8. Talk your way to success -- 9. Discrimination, fair and unfair -- 10. Are you write for the job -- 11. Reflecting on tests -- Part 2 practice material -- Part 3 sources of information 1 copy carries title variant: "Brilliant selection test results : tests you might have to sit, and how to prepare for them." |
2011-06-08 | ||
| Go freelance : how to succeed at being your own boss | London : A & C Black, 2008. | Business, Freelancing, Entrepreneurship, Borrowable, Self employment, 11 | Are you cut out to be a freelancer? -- 1. Do you want to be your own boss? -- 2. Reinventing yourself -- 3. Do you have the right personal skills to go freelance? -- Managing your time effectively -- Looking after your accounts -- 6. Looking for work when you go freelance -- 7. Making the most of social networking -- 8. Making sure you get paid on time -- Where to find more help -- Index | 2011-06-08 | |||
| Successful teamwork : for undergraduates and taught postgraduates working on group projects | Peter Levin | Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2005. | Postgraduate study, Skills and employability, Undergraduate study, Teamwork, Borrowable, 05 | Part one: basics and context -- Part two: getting started -- Part three: how are we doing? -- Part four: perspectives on team behaviour -- Part five: teamwork issues and solutions -- Part six: benefitting from the experience | 2011-06-08 | ||
| Volunteer : a traveller's guide to making a difference around the world | Charlotte Hindle | Victoria ; London : Lonely Planet, 2010. | Volunteering, International careers, NGOs and charities, Borrowable, 04, 04.5 | 1. International volunteering: an overview -- 2. Choosing your volunteer experience -- 3. The practicalities -- 4. Tying up loose ends -- 5. Organised volunteer programs -- 6. Structured & self-funding volunteer programmes -- 7. Religious organisations -- 8. Do-it-yourself volunteer placements -- 9. Coming home -- 10. Start your own charitable foundation | 2011-06-08 |
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