Ready for a Career. A Guide to Achieving Career Success

Starting a career is one of the most challenging stages in everyone's life. Job searching, crafting a resume, going through interviews, meeting colleagues, and building relationships with employers - all of this causes stress. Especially if you are facing it... for the first time. This book is a preparation guide for work that will answer the most important questions:- how to create a strong resume without having extensive work experience;- how to acquire the skills necessary for a successful career;- how to write a cover letter that will make you stand out among other applicants;- how to prepare for an interview and how to answer the trickiest questions;- how to fit into a new team and adapt to the organization's rhythm. Here you will also find not only interactive exercises but also insider tips from employers and professionals at various stages of their careers, revealing "what they wished they had known." Anastasia De Vaal is a British social policy analyst and a qualified primary school teacher. She is also the director of the charity organization I Can Be, which organizes tours for primary school students, where children get the chance to meet professionals from various fields, ask questions, and gain insight into the world of work. Previously, Anastasia was the deputy director of the Civitas analytical center, and currently, she is the chair of the national charity Family Lives and a research associate at the Cambridge University Centre for Family Research.