Soft Skills for Employability - A Practical Guide for Business Students

This book is a practical guide for business undergradautes to harnessing 'soft' or 'enterprise' skills to boost their employability. There is scientific proof that such skills can be learned. By embracing them, graduates can set themselves apart from the pack and succeed on the career path of their choosing.

List of contents

1. The future of work 2. Employability skills 3. Why social? 4. Being you 5. The minds of others 6. Collaboration 7. Your digital presence 8. What next?

About the author

Jon Hopwood regularly runs and facilitates soft skills workshops for corporate clients such as Westpac and Renault and for agencies supplying services to major brands such as Swisse, Virgin Mobile, Nike, JP Morgan and Qatar Airlines. He holds a PhD from Deakin University, Melbourne exploring Strategic Thinking and the Creative Process. He is also Adjunct Lecturer in Organisational Communications at Southern Cross University in Melbourne.

Summary

This book is a practical guide for business undergradautes to harnessing ‘soft’ or ‘enterprise’ skills to boost their employability. There is scientific proof that such skills can be learned. By embracing them, graduates can set themselves apart from the pack and succeed on the career path of their choosing.

Product details

• Authors: HOPWOOD, Jon Hopwood, Jon (Southern Cross University Hopwood
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.07.2019, delayed
• EAN: 9781138682757
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68275-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Business & Economics / General, Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Skills, EDUCATION / Study Skills, STUDY AIDS / Vocational, REFERENCE / Personal & Practical Guides, STUDY AIDS / College Guides, Business & management