TY - BOOK AU - Fanthome, Christine TI - Work placements - a survival guide for students. SN - 1403934347 AV - HF5549.F681 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave- Macmillan KW - Vocational education KW - Great Britain. KW - Internship programs KW - Job hunting KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes index; Contents: Why do a work placement? -- Getting started -- Applying for a placement -- Interview success -- Getting the most out of your placement -- Common problems facing students -- Understanding employers' and tutors perspectives -- Successes - case studies -- Disappointments - case studies -- Written and Oral assignments -- From work placement to employment -- Appendix 1: Employability skills sought by employers -- Appendix 2: An Employers' guide to making the most of student ER -