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<p>Contributors, ix</p> <p>Foreword, x</p> <p>Preface, xii</p> <p><b>Chapter 1 Lisa Taylor</b></p> <p>What is employability and what does it mean for you?, 1</p> <p>Introduction, 1</p> <p>What does the literature say on employability and how it has evolved?, 2</p> <p>Towards a common language of employability, 2</p> <p>Models of employability, 3</p> <p>Personal responsibility for employability, 6</p> <p>External influences on employability, 6</p> <p>Response to changing expectations within the workplace and personal circumstances, 7</p> <p>How is employability approached within education?, 9</p> <p>Maximising your own employability potential, 11</p> <p>What do employers want from graduates?, 12</p> <p>Healthcare employability, 14</p> <p>Evidencing your employability, 16</p> <p>Conclusions, 17</p> <p>References, 19</p> <p><b>Chapter 2 Adrienne Jolly</b></p> <p>Career planning and management, 21</p> <p>Introduction – Aims of this chapter, 21</p> <p>What do we mean by ‘Career’?, 22</p> <p>Factors that influence our career, 27</p> <p>Making good career decisions, 31</p> <p>Possible causes of career change, 34</p> <p>In summary: What do we know? How can this help in considering future chapters?, 35</p> <p>References, 36</p> <p><b>Chapter 3 Rosemarie Mason</b></p> <p>Professionalism, 37</p> <p>What is a profession?, 37</p> <p>Why is professional identity important?, 44</p> <p>Learning professionalism, 46</p> <p>Summary, 49</p> <p>References, 50</p> <p><b>Chapter 4 James Gazzard</b></p> <p>Continuing professional development (CPD), 54</p> <p>Introduction, 54</p> <p>Objectives, 55</p> <p>The terminology of CPD, 56</p> <p>A definition of CPD, 56</p> <p>Motivations to engage with CPD, 58</p> <p>The precursors of effective CPD, 59</p> <p>Types of CPD: What counts as CPD?, 60</p> <p>Ensuring that different types of CPD are recorded, 63</p> <p>Levels of CPD, credit?]bearing or non?]credit?]bearing CPD, 64</p> <p>Where to access CPD, 66</p> <p>How to access CPD: Overcoming barriers, 67</p> <p>Evaluating the effectiveness of CPD, 68</p> <p>An outline practical approach to planning and undertaking a balanced CPD portfolio, 70</p> <p>Conclusions, 71</p> <p>References, 72</p> <p>Further reading, 72</p> <p><b>Chapter 5 Neil Sellen</b></p> <p>Leadership, 73</p> <p>Introduction, 73</p> <p>What is leadership?, 73</p> <p>Why is leadership important in health care?, 74</p> <p>Leadership as a professional responsibility, 75</p> <p>Why choose to be a leader?, 75</p> <p>Leadership and management, 77</p> <p>Leadership and culture, 78</p> <p>What is your approach to leading?, 78</p> <p>What do employers want in early and developing leaders?, 79</p> <p>What are the component behaviours and personal qualities that influence leadership effectiveness?, 80</p> <p>What sort of leader are you?, 81</p> <p>Typical leadership development activities, 82</p> <p>Employers’ expectations of early career healthcare professionals, 82</p> <p>When will you feel like a leader?, 83</p> <p>Tips and trips, 84</p> <p>References, 85</p> <p>Further reading, 85</p> <p><b>Chapter 6 Jonathan Larner</b></p> <p>Service improvement, 87</p> <p>Background and context, 87</p> <p>Where has service improvement come from?, 89</p> <p>How does service improvement feature in healthcare education?, 92</p> <p>Service improvement as an ‘employability skill’, 93</p> <p>What level of service improvement experience will be expected?, 94</p> <p>What specific skills can I demonstrate through service improvement experience?, 96</p> <p>Service improvement and leadership skills, 99</p> <p>Conclusions, 100</p> <p>Case studies, 100</p> <p>References, 107</p> <p><b>Chapter 7 David Dowdeswell Allaway</b></p> <p>Business skills, 109</p> <p>Things, 110</p> <p>People, 115</p> <p>Time, 122</p> <p>Money, 125</p> <p>Summary, 128</p> <p>References, 129</p> <p><b>Chapter 8 Stephanie Allen</b></p> <p>The job application process, 130</p> <p>Getting behind the recruitment process, 130</p> <p>Introducing the CV, 131</p> <p>Other application processes, 136</p> <p>The personal statement, 136</p> <p>Preparing for the interview, 137</p> <p>The interview itself, 138</p> <p>What next?, 141</p> <p>Reference, 142</p> <p>Further reading, 142</p> <p><b>Chapter 9 Consolidation of learning and moving forward, 143</b></p> <p>Chapter 1 – What is employability and what does it mean for you?, 144</p> <p>Chapter 2 – Career planning and management, 144</p> <p>Chapter 3 – Professionalism, 146</p> <p>Chapter 4 – Continuing professional development, 147</p> <p>Chapter 5 – Leadership, 149</p> <p>Chapter 6 – Service improvement, 149</p> <p>Chapter 7 – Business skills, 150</p> <p>Chapter 8 – The job application process, 151</p> <p>Consolidation of learning and moving forward conclusions, 152</p> <p>Reference, 152</p> <p>Index, 153</p>

<p><b>Lisa E. Taylor</b>, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy and Employability Lead for the School of Rehabilitation Sciences (RSC), University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK</p>

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