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    • 1 Who am I?
    • 2 What roles do I play in life?
    • 3 What learning experiences have I had?
    • 4 What are my main achievements?
    • 5 What are my helping and hindering factors?
    • 6 What are my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats?
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  • Where do I want to go?
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    • 1 What do I really want from work?
    • 2 What kind of work would I like to do?
    • 3 How satisfied am I with my current circumstances?
    • 4 How important is work in my life as a whole?
    • 5 Review
    • 6 What options are available to me?
      • 6.1 Exploring opportunities
      • 6.2 Finding out how to refine your ideas
      • 6.3 Questions to ask
      • 6.4 Finding your answers
      • 6.5 Broader options
      • 6.6 Making choices and keeping going
      • 6.7 Matching you and the work
      • 6.8 Networking
      • 6.9 Social media networking
    • What you have learned in this block
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    • Introduction
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    • 1 Making decisions
    • 2 Goals, restrictions and resources
      • 2.1 Goals
      • 2.2 Restrictions and resources
      • 2.3 Balancing helpful resources against restrictions
    • 3 Forming a plan of action
    • 4 Getting the job
      • 4.1 What do employers look for when recruiting?
      • 4.2 Matching vacancies
      • 4.3 Matching the requirements
      • 4.4 What employers want
    • 5 Application forms
      • 5.1 Before you start your application form
      • 5.2 Filling in your form
      • 5.3 When you’ve completed the form
    • 6 The curriculum vitae
      • 6.1 Preparing your CV
      • 6.2 What to include (and not include) in your CV
      • 6.3 Presentation of your CV
      • 6.4 Examples of different types of CV
    • 7 The covering letter
    • 8 The interview
      • 8.1 Interview tips
      • 8.2 Interviewers
      • 8.3 Before your interview
      • 8.4 On the day
      • 8.5 Answering questions
      • 8.6 After your interview
      • 8.7 Telephone interviews
      • 8.8 Tough questions
    • 9 What to do if you are not successful
    • What you have learned in this block
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