Neugebauer / Evans-Brain Making the Most of Your Placement

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4462-0258-6
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 242 mm

Reihe: SAGE Study Skills Series

A new addition to the SAGE Study Skills series, this book is an invaluable resource for any business and management student intending to do a work placement as part of their degree. The text provides practical and thorough advice to help students select, prepare and navigate through organizational life. - The book covers every step of the work placement process, from planning, making contact and interviewing, through to reflective learning and how to make the most of the placement experience and the opportunities it presents for future careers
- Each chapter features testimonials from students who have done placement years, offering experiences and advice
- Checklists to help students cover every consideration for commencing on their placement
- An extensive list of useful websites and contacts, as well as further reading suggestions.

SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips, resources and videos on study success!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neugebauer, John

Evans-Brain, Jane

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
GETTING PLACEMENT
Finding a Placement
Applying for Roles
Interviews and Assessment Centres
The Important Not-So-Small Print

WORKING ON YOUR PLACEMENT
Settling into Your Placement
Key skills
Writing Reports
Learning from Your Placement
UNIVERSITY AND PLACEMENT

University Research Principles
PLACEMENTS IN PERSPECTIVE
Back at University

Über Autor(innen)

Neugebauer, John
John Neugebauer is a Visiting Fellow at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. He has held managerial appointments in the UK National Health Service, and senior HR management roles with Lloyds Bank International, and Lloyds Bank. He has lectured at undergraduate and post graduate levels with The University of Bath, University of Bristol, Open University (in the UK and Europe), and the University of the West of England. He has been an external examiner for Bristol Dental School, and the University of Plymouth. John has worked as a consultant to small and large organisations, both in his own capacity and as part of Knowledge Exchange activities with higher education institutions. His first degree was from the University of Lancaster, and post graduate education and Ph D from the University of Bristol. He is a qualified coach and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Evans-Brain, Jane
Jane Evans-Brain is a human resource business partner in a large national organisation, and has over twenty eight years HR experience in recruitment, learning in the work place, talent development, training, employment law, assessment centres, and change management. Jane also has experience of external consulting.