Life After... Art and Design: A Practical guide to Life after your Degree (Life After University)

✍ Scribed by Sally Longson

• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 193
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Thousands of students graduate from university each year. The lucky few have the rest of their lives mapped out in perfect detail - but for most things are not nearly so simple. Armed with your hard-earned degree the possibilities and career paths lying before you are limitless, and the number of choices you suddenly have to make can seem bewildering. Life After an Art & Design Degree has been written specifically to help students currently studying, or who have recently graduated, make informed choices about their future. It will be source of invaluable advice and wisdom to graduates of creative subjects (whether you wish to directly use your degree or not), covering such topics as: Identifying a career path that interests you – from advertising to interior design Seeking out an opportunity that matches your skills and aspirations Staying motivated and pursuing your goals Networking and self-promotion Making the transition from scholar to worker The Life After University series of books are more than simple ‘career guides’. They are unique in taking a holistic approach to career advice – recognising the increasing view that, although a successful working life is vitally important, other factors can be just as essential to happiness and fulfilment. They are the indispensable handbooks for students considering their future direction.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
1. Decisions, decisions …......Page 10
2. Creating your Career: Building on your creative and innovative spirit......Page 24
3. Working out the 'how to'......Page 43
4. Connecting with your network: The world's a network......Page 58
5. Hunting out the right opportunity......Page 73
6. Proving yourself: From scholar to worker......Page 89
7. Promoting yourself......Page 109
8. What's stopping you? Make it happen!......Page 127
9. Moving on … Your future......Page 140
10. Here's to life!......Page 153
Further reading......Page 164
Useful addresses and further information......Page 168