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The five-volume Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 16th Edition is an essential resource for public, college, high school, and junior high school libraries; career centers; guidance offices; and other agencies involved with career exploration and planning. Along with revisions and updates, each article has been expanded to a new, more comprehensive format, and many new articles have been added. Each article offers detailed career information, sidebars, and other user-friendly features, including a new Career Ladder, which shows common career paths for each profession, and new sections, such as Unions and Associations and Tips for Entry. Called out by graphic icons are the top fastest-growing careers and the top careers that experts predict will add the greatest number of positions. This edition features: Comprehensive overviews of 120 career fields and industries The latest information on job duties, salaries, and employment trends for more than 820 professions Sidebars providing additional reading on industry issues and history, useful Web sites, industry jargon, and much more Hundreds of photographs of people at work Career articles keyed to two different government classification systems Career Guidance section in Volume 1, providing information on interviewing, job hunting, networking, writing resumes, and more A comprehensive job title index in each volume, plus additional indexes in Volume 1 Extensive online references Information on using social networking sites for job-hunting, electronic resumes, and more.
The film industry today faces many challenges. Filmmakers and other film professionals must be prepared to adapt to changing technology, international influences, and shifting audience trends. Career opportunities exist in many different branches of the business and at many different levels, from creating independent documentaries to big studio blockbusters. A wide variety of jobs exists in this field from directing, producing, and editing to sound engineering, marketing, and publicity. Film helps professionals understand how the various jobs in the industry work together. With an insider's perspective, this new resource features an overview of the current state of the film industry, as well as a variety of fast facts, tips, and other information to help professionals navigate a path to career success.
The increasing emphasis on early career education has teachers and librarians looking for innovative resources for children. With this in mind, a valuable series has been created specifically for grades 5 and up. Discovering Careers for Your Future links curriculum to careers, helping elementary and middle school students investigate the subjects they're interested in and the careers those subjects might lead to. Encourage children to explore their interests and stimulate their curiosity with this fun and informative series. The books are filled with accurate, up-to-date career information. Each book features 20 careers, and each career article includes job descriptions, salary ranges, job outlook, educational requirements and where to look for more information. Also featured are eye-catching sidebars that cover a variety of topics, including ways to explore areas of interest, profiles of famous people, related jobs, and interesting facts.
Defines the top twenty-two careers in alternative medicine, discussing the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, getting started, advancement possibilities, salary, employment outlook, and sources of more information.
Part of a series that provides information for specific careers, this book includes actors, broadcasters and announcers, camera operators, film editors, producers, newscasters and screenwriters.
The increasing emphasis on early career education has teachers and librarians looking for innovative resources for children. With this in mind, a valuable series has been created specifically for grades 5 and up. Discovering Careers for Your Future links curriculum to careers, helping elementary and middle school students investigate the subjects they're interested in and the careers those subjects might lead to. Encourage children to explore their interests and stimulate their curiosity with this fun and informative series. The books are filled with accurate, up-to-date career information. Each book features 20 careers, and each career article includes job descriptions, salary ranges, job outlook, educational requirements and where to look for more information. Also featured are eye-catching sidebars that cover a variety of topics, including ways to explore areas of interest, profiles of famous people, related jobs, and interesting facts.
The increasing emphasis on early career education has teachers and librarians looking for innovative resources for children. With this in mind, a valuable series has been created specifically for grades 5 and up. Discovering Careers for Your Future links curriculum to careers, helping elementary and middle school students investigate the subjects they're interested in and the careers those subjects might lead to. Encourage children to explore their interests and stimulate their curiosity with this fun and informative series. The books are filled with accurate, up-to-date career information. Each book features 20 careers, and each career article includes job descriptions, salary ranges, job outlook, educational requirements and where to look for more information. Also featured are eye-catching sidebars that cover a variety of topics, including ways to explore areas of interest, profiles of famous people, related jobs, and interesting facts.
Describes jobs in publishing, including professional, educational, and personal requirements, salary, work environment, job future, and sources for more information.
Presents an overview of twenty-three careers in the field of transportation, including job duties and responsibilities; personal and professional requirements; suggestions for exploring the occupation; information on employers, salary, and employment outlook; and additional sources.
Examines a variety of careers in the field of law enforcement, covering the basics of the job, personal and professional requirements, work environment, salary statistics, future outlook for the career, and more.
Part of a series that provides information for specific careers, this book includes accountants and auditors, architects, demographers, economists, mathematics teachers, physicists and surveyors.
The increasing emphasis on early career education has teachers and librarians looking for innovative resources for children. With this in mind, a valuable series has been created specifically for grades 5 and up. Discovering Careers for Your Future links curriculum to careers, helping elementary and middle school students investigate the subjects they're interested in and the careers those subjects might lead to. Encourage children to explore their interests and stimulate their curiosity with this fun and informative series. The books are filled with accurate, up-to-date career information. Each book features 20 careers, and each career article includes job descriptions, salary ranges, job outlook, educational requirements and where to look for more information. Also featured are eye-catching sidebars that cover a variety of topics, including ways to explore areas of interest, profiles of famous people, related jobs, and interesting facts.
Aimed at high school, college and general readers, the books in this series provide up-to-date career information. Written in an accessible style, the comprehensive series surveys a wide array of commonly held jobs and is arranged into volumes organized by specific industries and interests.
Defines various careers in the computer field in terms of the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, ways to get started, advancement possibilities, salary figures, employment outlook, conditions of work, and sources of more information.
Outlines a variety of different job opportunities in the information technology field, including game design, programming, technical support, online journalism, and others, offering details about professional and personal requirements, salary ranges, work environment, and outlook for the future of each job.
In this text, Wayne Mahood examines the life of Brevet General James S. Wadsworth. Wadsworth was a successful lawyer and influential New York politician when the Civil War broke out. His wealth, strong anti-slavery views and active support of President Lincoln made him a controversial public figure in the early war years. In 1863, he was given a field command and proved himself to be one of the Union's most able and daring commanders, although he died before the war ended. His battlefield boldness and righteous resolve to end slavery is, as former US Congressman James W. Symington says, a vivid reminder that our Civil War was, indeed, fought on moral grounds.
Presents an overview of several technician jobs in the field of medicine, covering the job duties, history of the profession, requirements for starting out (such as licensing, certification, and education), ways to explore and break into the field, salary statistics, outlook for the future, and sources for additional information.
Surveys twenty-seven promising subspecialties in the field of medicine, discussing educational and personal requirements, certification and licensing, ways to explore the field while still in school, salary statistics, future employment outlook, and sources of additional information.
Describes the education, training, earnings, and outlook associated with twenty careers in the field of health, including chiropractor, dentist, fitness expert, hospice worker, medical secretary, nurse, physical therapist, and physician.
The increasing emphasis on early career education has teachers and librarians looking for innovative resources for children. With this in mind, a valuable series has been created specifically for grades 5 and up. Discovering Careers for Your Future links curriculum to careers, helping elementary and middle school students investigate the subjects they're interested in and the careers those subjects might lead to. Encourage children to explore their interests and stimulate their curiosity with this fun and informative series. The books are filled with accurate, up-to-date career information. Each book features 20 careers, and each career article includes job descriptions, salary ranges, job outlook, educational requirements and where to look for more information. Also featured are eye-catching sidebars that cover a variety of topics, including ways to explore areas of interest, profiles of famous people, related jobs, and interesting facts.
Focuses on what to do now to prepare for a career in broadcasting, while also presenting information on specific kinds of work in radio and television.
An introduction to the field of nursing, its career opportunities, ways of preparing for finding a job, and related activities such as volunteering, internship, and summer study programs.
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance—now in its 17th edition—remains the most comprehensive career reference in print. This unparalleled resource has been expanded to six volumes and fully revised to contain the most accurate and current career information available. In Six Volumes and Thousands of Pages of Information! The six-volume Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 17th Edition is an essential resource for public, college, high school, and junior high school libraries; career centers; guidance offices; and other agencies involved with career exploration and planning. Each article has been thoroughly revised and updated, and many new articles have been added. Comprehensive career information, sidebars, and user-friendly features, including the Career Ladder, which shows common career paths for each profession, provide a clear picture of what it takes to launch a successful career. Called out by graphic icons are the top fastest-growing careers, the highest-paying jobs, and the top careers that experts predict will add the greatest number of positions. Extensive Online References and Sidebars More than 4,000 websites are listed in the career field and profession articles and refer users to professional associations, government agencies, and other organizations. More than 1,000 sidebars ranging from profiles of industry movers and shakers to glossaries of industry jargon to fast-fact industry statistics are also included. Designed to hold students' attention and relay information effectively, this edition of Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance is the ideal starting place for career research. This edition features: Comprehensive overviews of 140 industries and career fields The latest information on job duties, salaries, education requirements, and employment trends for more than 980 professions Sidebars providing additional reading on industry issues and history, useful websites, industry jargon, and much more More than 800 photographs of people at work Career articles indexed to the O*NETSOC and Canada's National Occupational Classification (NOC) systems Career Guidance section in Volume 1, providing information on interviewing, job hunting, networking, writing résumés, and more A comprehensive job title index in each volume, plus additional indexes in Volume 1 Extensive online references Appendixes of information and resources for finding apprenticeships and internships and for people with disabilities.
Careers in Focus: Social Work, Third Edition profiles 20 careers for students interested in a rewarding job in this profession. New and updated job profiles include: Adult day care coordinators Career and employment counselors and technicians Child life specialists Grief therapists Hospice workers Nonprofit social service directors Orientation and mobility specialists Psychiatrists Recreational therapists Social workers and more.
Understanding the role of a leader in the work environment can make the work experience more rewarding and satisfying. By establishing the importance of leaders in almost any group dynamic, ""Leadership Skills, Third Edition"" helps students understand the qualities of all successful leaders, such as courteousness, compassion, decisiveness, and willingness to give and receive criticism. This new edition distills the essence of what leadership is into points that are easy to learn and cultivate, providing practical advice that may be useful in many settings. In addition to outlining how to lead a project through to successful completion, this accessible resource offers true-or-false quizzes as well as a new appendix of helpful Web sites. The chapters include: Leadership - What It Is and Why It Matters; Working with Others; Organizing a Project; Completing a Project; and, Learning to Lead. |
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