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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450775703321

Autore

Ali Lynda <1946, >

Titolo

Moving on in your career : a guide for academic researchers and postgraduates / / Lynda Ali and Barbara Graham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-68324-3

1-280-32860-6

0-203-13570-9

0-203-17107-1

9786610328604

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrahamBarbara <1947 Aug. 3->

Disciplina

378.1/2/02341

Soggetti

College teaching - Vocational guidance - Great Britain

College graduates - Employment - Great Britain

Career changes - Great Britain

Job hunting - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-186) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of exercises; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Focus on higher education; Understanding the context: academic staff in higher education; Focus on yourself; Developing your career plan; Self assessment; Generating career ideas; Gathering information about careers; Decision making; Focus on career routes; Routes to an academic career; Routes to other careers; Focus on getting a job; Finding vacancies; Presenting your case: CVs and covering letters; Presenting your case: application forms

Convincing selectors: interviewsDeveloping your career strategy; Sources of information; Notes and references; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In today's highly competitive job market a higher degree will not necessarily lead to a career in higher education. Researchers need to know how to enhance their career prospects and how to look further



into the wide range of career options open to them elsewhere.Moving On in Your Career shows researchers what is required to make a continuing career in academic research or lecturing and gives advice on taking alternative career paths. The authors draw on their expertise in careers guidance in higher education to outline the various options in which researchers can use the skills t