Developing Employability for Business

Developing Employability is an outstanding guide to the skills involved in job-hunting and entering the workplace. Straightforward, practical, and engaging, it allows students to develop, experience, and refine the skills and techniques that will help them stand out from the crowd as they look forward to their future career.

'This book surpasses all others currently on the market.'

'This book stands out with its focus on both the nature of employability as well as supporting the reader through the journey of self discovery and presenting that discovery to employers.'

Maryvonne Lumley: Maryvonne lectures in employability related subjects to both full time and employed, part time students in the International Business School at the University of West London. Her extensive commercial experience, which has included recently overseeing an Investors in People project, gives her firsthand insights into current working practices and business perspectives on the employment market for graduates. This wealth of practical knowledge is supported by theoretical understanding achieved through her MSc in Human Computer Interaction and MA in Psychology of Education. James Wilkinson: James is Director of Teaching, Learning and Assessment at the London School of Business and Management, and has previously taught in both teaching focused and research intensive universities. As a Teaching Fellow in Higher Education at King's College London, he supported early career teachers and refined his 'Combined Learning for Employability and Research (CLEAR)' pedagogical approach. Prior to this, as a Senior Lecturer at the University of West London, James participated in and provided leadership for numerous employability-related research and curriculum development projects, and also led an international, EU-funded project designing a new module and pedagogical approach for developing intercultural communication competence. In 2010 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the UK Higher Education Academy.