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About This Book
Learn how to use your time as a student to supercharge your career
To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear delivers a step-by-step guide to using your educational years to put you in the right position to accelerate your career, optimize your time, and build valuable and rewarding relationships. You'll learn everything you need to know about taking advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the first ten years of your career.
Broken down into 21 accessible chapters, To University and Beyond features a wide array of practical and strategic advice on topics like:
- How to write the perfect resume or CV
- How to hack your career path to achieve what you've always dreamt of
- How to access rarely used scholarships and grants
- How to find selective short-term learning programs
- How to thrive in a virtual learning environment
- How to get paid to learn with options beyond traditional degree programs
- How to communicate and present so people get your message
Perfect for high school, college, and university students who want to make the most of their time and start their career off on the right foot, To University and Beyond provides a wealth of actionable advice you can put to work today.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- 1 Why We Wrote This Book
- 2 College Is Not for Everyone: Get Paid to Learn
- 3 Before Your First Class
- 4 Who Do You Know? Who Knows You?
- 5 How to Get the Most Out of Virtual Classes and Events
- 6 If You're Not at the Table, You're Missing Out: Plan Your Career
- 7 Top 10 Myths Students Believe
- 8 Write a Resume That Sells
- 9 Prepare a Personal Marketing Plan
- 10 Start Your New Job and Don't Get Fired
- 11 Write a Memo People Actually Read
- 12 Present So People Will Hear
- 13 Easy Career Kickstarts That Most People Don't Do
- 14 What You Will Know by Age 45
- 15 Internships and Other Work Experience, Locally and Globally
- 16 Get Paid to Study: Ridiculously Generous Scholarships
- 17 Politics and International Relations
- 18 Women, Racial Minorities, and Other Underrepresented Communities
- 19 Religious Groups
- 20 Mini‐Universities: Conferences and Communities for Further Learning
- 21 What Happens Next?
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- End User License Agreement