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The Student’s Guide to Career Planning and Employability
- Liz George - University of Southampton, UK
- Tom Lowe - University of Westminster
Series:
Student Success
Student Success
December 2025 | 184 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Ready to kickstart your career? The Student’s Guide to Career Planning and Employability is here for you! Dive in, discover your strengths, gain new experiences, and navigate the job market with confidence.
Taking you from self-discovery to landing your dream job, this book will empower you to:
- Uncover and develop your unique talents and skills.
- Start planning early, seize every opportunity during your studies and explore exciting career paths.
- Boost your employability with hands-on activities and real-world experiences beyond the classroom.
- Master job applications, write standout CVs, and ace those interviews.
- Network effectively and understand how digital tech like AI is shaking up the workplace.
- Learn from real graduates and employers who’ve been there, done that!
Perfect for university and college students, this book is your ticket to making the most of your education and standing out in today's competitive job market.
Liz George is the Employability Partnership Manager for Arts and Humanities at the University of Southampton.
Tom Lowe is a Principal Lecturer & Assistant Head of School (Student Experience) at the University of Westminster.
Part 1: Starting with knowing yourself
Chapter 1: Introduction to Careers exploration and thinking about your future
Chapter 2: The importance of knowing what help and advice is available
Chapter 3: Getting started and beginning your journey in Career Planning
Chapter 4: Researching and generating ideas of jobs, occupations and career suggestions
Chapter 5: Your degree, its skills and its transferability to the job market
Part 2: Developing skills and experience beyond your degree
Chapter 6: Importance of tangible experiences beyond your degree
Chapter 7: Placements, internships, volunteering, employer briefs and projects
Chapter 8: Extracurricular activities (Sports, Societes, Student Union and Committees)
Chapter 9: Part-time employment
Part 3: Your future choices
Chapter 10: Your choices after your degree in a nutshell
Chapter 11: Navigating the job market, explaining graduate programmes and searching for work
Chapter 12: Postgraduate study, why do it and making applications
Chapter 13: Going independent and starting your own business
Chapter 14: Taking time out to do something different and to add to your experience and skills
Part 4: Translating your skills and experiences into applications for jobs or study
Chapter 15: Applications - Personal Statements & Cover Letters
Chapter 16: CVs
Chapter 17: The interview journey
Chapter 18: Your digital footprint, networking online, social media and power of AI in your career planning
Part 5: Transitioning to graduate life
Chapter 19: Career planning once employed.
Chapter 20: Final messages and 10 points of advice