A collection of resources to help with CV writing, interviews, assessment centres, networking and returning to work after a career break.
Online books, guides and publications
eBooks
The library provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers.
Get that job CVs: How to stand out from the crowd
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004
Advice on how to identify your strengths and key skills, and your goals for development. How to avoid common mistakes in CV writing and how to tailor your CVs to fit different jobs. This book also discusses how to research the jobs market and how to job-hunt online.
Brilliant answers to tough interview questions
Susan Hodgson, (Prentice Hall Business, 2005)
How to prepare for interview by anticipating questions, including practice questionnaires, an index of common questions, how to deal with quesions on your weaknesses in an interview, and how to decide what question you want to put to your interviewers.
How to succeed at an assessment centre
Harry Tolley, Robert Wood (Kogan Page, 2006)
Covers all aspects of assessment centres, such as groups excercises, delivering presentations, psychometric tests and panel interviews.
Getting the best from a career break
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005
As well as planning a career break, this eBook also offers advice on returning to work at then end of your break, whether you are returning to a previous job, or starting out somewhere new.
You will need to be logged-in to the website to read these eBooks.
Checklists
The How to do it guides from BHP Information Solutions are a collection of checklists providing a step by step approach to key business issues.
Online articles
The library provides access to a range of articles in full text from leading business, finance and management journals.
You will need to be logged-in to the website to gain full access to the range of articles available online.
Industry and company research
Once you've narrowed down the industry you'd like to work in, or even have an interview lined up, you'll want to carry out some more detailed research. The ICAEW has the tools that can help you:
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Researching an industry
Starting out in a new sector? Find out all you need to know to prepare you for interview with our range of business and industry guides and industry profiles.
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Company reports and profiles
Interview coming up? Be prepared for interview questions with a thorough background knowledge of your potential employer.
Useful links
Career support
Articles and advice from the ICAEW on career progression, career breaks and redundancy, finding a job and working internationally.
For further resources see the following Library pages:
Articles and books in the Library collection
To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to book loans.
You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports by post, fax or email through our document delivery service.
Can't find what you're looking for?
If you have any difficulty in finding the material you are looking for please contact the enquiry team by phone on +44 (0)20 7920 8620, by fax on +44 (0)20 7920 8621 or by email at library@icaew.com.
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