Work placements : a survival guide for students / Christine Fanthome.
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TextSeries: Palgrave study guides | Palgrave study guidesPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.Description: xi, 148 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9781403934345 (pbk.) :
- 9781403934345
- Vocational education -- Great Britain
- Education, Cooperative -- Great Britain
- Internship programs -- Great Britain
- College students -- Employment -- Great Britain
- Job hunting -- Great Britain
- Applications for positions -- Great Britain
- Employment interviewing -- Great Britain
- Education
- Adult education, continuous learning
- Industrial or vocational training
- 371.227 FAN
- LC1047.G7
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Includes index.
Why do a work placement? -- Getting started -- Applying for a placement -- Interview success -- Getting the most out of your placement -- Common problems facing students -- Understanding employers and tutors perspectives -- Successes-case studies -- Disappointments-case studies -- Written and oral assignments -- From work placement to employment.
Using comments from students, employers and tutors, this book includes guidelines on how to find an appropriate placement, audit skills, construct a strong CV and application, prepare for an interview, and derive maximum benefit from work placement experience.