Description
A friendly, accessible, and empowering career guide for 16-22-year-olds at the very beginning of their working lives.
Start Now is a straight-talking, reassuring guide for anyone at the very beginning of their career, whether you're looking for a Saturday job, an internship, a first role after university, or are simply trying to figure out what comes next.
There's no single 'right' way to start your career anymore. The world of work has changed and most people won't follow a neat path from one job to another. You might study and work at the same time. You might try different things, switch direction, or build multiple income streams along the way.
Blending practical advice with real-life stories, Start Now covers everything from getting your first job and managing your money, to understanding how modern careers actually work – including how technology and AI are changing the workplace, the hiring process, and how you can use them to your advantage.
You'll learn how to:
· Get your first job;
· Build confidence, independence and real world skills;
· Balance work, study and everything else going on in your life (without burning out);
· Understand pay, rights, and how to handle workplace challenges; and
· Explore different ways of working - from part-time jobs to starting something of your own.
With the tone of a big sibling and the clarity of a great mentor, Start Now meets you exactly where you are: at the start.
Because you don't need a perfect plan. You just need to begin.
Accessibility Information
Additional accessibility information
- PDF/UA-2, 1.4
- accessibility@bloomsbury.com
Hazards
The publication contains no hazards
Support for non-visual reading
Has alternative text descriptions for images
Navigation
- Page list to go to pages from the print source version
- Elements such as headings, tables, etc for structured navigation
- All or substantially all textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Finding your first job
Chapter 2: CVs, cover letters and other scary stuff (that aren't actually that scary)
Chapter 3: The interview – less scary than you think (probably)
Chapter 4: How AI is changing the job market (and what that means for you)
Chapter 5: Money stuff they don't teach at school
Chapter 6: What's legal (and what's just rude)
Chapter 7: Work but make it fun
Chapter 8: Studying while you work (and not losing your mind)
Chapter 9: Entrepreneurship (or, should you go it alone?)
Chapter 10: Getting experience (before anyone will hire you)
Chapter 11: When everything sucks
Chapter 12: Start somewhere, not everywhere
Product details
| Published | 21 Jan 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 248 |
| ISBN | 9781350608696 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Business |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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