Your career in the media & creative industries / Matthew Kerry, Georgia Stone.

Includes index.

1 Media Degrees and Career Skills, Qualities and Attributes: Thinking About Your Degree Course in the Context of Your Career
2 Exploring the Media and Creative Industries: Identifying Potential Employment Sectors
3 Analysing Your Skills and Qualities: Identifying What Employers are Looking For
4 Exploring Potential Career Areas: Researching Career Case Studies
5 Working for Yourself: Considering Entrepreneurship, Freelancing and Self-employment
6 Defining Work Experience: Finding the Right Placement for You
7 Developing Materials for Work Experience: Preparing Your CV, Cover Letter/Email and Making Applications
8 Building Your Brand for Work Experience: Managing Your Digital Footprint
9 Securing Your Placement: Applying and Interviewing for Work Experience
10 Preparing for Your Work Experience: Making the Transition from Student to Professional
11 Getting the Best Out of Your Work Experience: Modelling Professional Behaviours in the Workplace
12 Reflecting on Work Experience: Debriefing and Critical Reflection
13 Preparing for Graduation: Setting out Your Career Plan

"This textbook offers you a step-by-step guide to careers in the media industry. Drawing on their own extensive teaching experience, the authors ask you questions in every chapter to help you practise your critical thinking skills. They offer specific exercises to help you develop a portfolio, CV, social media profiles and interview skills. This up-to-date resource will equip you to discover and secure your dream creative job. Packed with exclusive insights in 'Student Voices' and 'Hear From the Experts' sections, this book contains tips from those at every stage of their career"-- Provided by publisher.