Contents

INTRODUCTION

1.   Choosing a training firm

2.   Applying for a training contract

3.   Being interviewed for your training contract

4.   What a training contract means

5.   Appearance matters

6.   Elephant traps

7.   'Pour the coffee, darling' - how to manage common office situations

8.   Presenting your work

9.   It's a business

10.   People who can help you

11.   Rainmaking and networking

12.   A sporting chance

13.   Organisation and communication

14.   Your place in the office

15.   Keeping healthy

16.   Finances

17.   Protection and survival

18.   Appraisal interviews

19.   Secondments and overseas seats

20.   Should I stay or should I go?

21.   A new life

22.   Jargon Buster