Your Career in the Media & Creative Industries
Building Employability Skills
- Georgia Stone - Nottingham Trent University, UK
- Matthew Kerry - Nottingham Trent University, UK, University of Derby, UK
This book is written to complement employability and work placement modules across a whole range of media and communication degrees, but it's also for any undergraduate student looking to work in the media and creative industries. It covers every stage of the job-seeking process, starting with guidance for identifying potential employment sectors and incorporating insights into what employers are looking for from you. This key text will leave you feeling career-ready by informing you about the world of opportunities in the media and creative industries. By the end of the book, you will have practised writing a cover letter and delivering an 'elevator pitch', allowing you to feel confident as you take the next steps beyond university. Spanning topical issues, from working from home and freelancing to advice on avoiding burnout, this introduction to your media career is both current and comprehensive.
Very sound. It is borne out of knowledge and experience and definitely meets a need… I am aware of the work that Georgia and Matt have done and the impact that they have had on the outcomes of students.
A book like this would be very useful for my students…I think that this feels very contemporary and relevant really… I would have plenty of confidence in it to recommend it as a set-text for our students.
The structure of the book would form an excellent module outline to help construct a placement preparation module… The proposal sounds good and the content would have value.
This textbook looks to meet the needs of a wide range of students in our school… I would certainly use it and recommend it to colleagues… I hope this book is published and I genuinely look forward to reading it.
The general approach is active, practical, informative, but also seeks to inspire the student to act. I think it would be very well received.
This textbook closely meets our students’ needs… The text fills a gap in the existing list of available textbooks as none is aimed directly at the cohort of art and media students. This makes this proposal an extremely strong one.