By Michael Farr

 

In one time-saving volume, job seekers and students can research fast-growing careers; learn about pay, education, and required skills; match their personal skills to the jobs; and take seven steps to land a good job quickly.

 

This book provides thorough, current, and interesting descriptions (3 pages long, each) of 100 jobs with great opportunity. The jobs are listed alphabetically.

 

A special book-within-a-book section describes the steps that cut job search time and includes sample resumes by professional resume writers.

 

An easy-to-use assessment helps readers match their personal skills and abilities to the jobs in the book, so that they can find those that suit them best. The assessment also lists five “job characteristics” for each job so that you can judge if its physical demands, working conditions, economic trends, and other factors suit you.

 

The seven skills covered in the assessment include artistic, communication, interpersonal, managerial, mathematics, mechanical, science.

 

The five job characteristics covered in the assessment are economically sensitive, geographically concentrated, hazardous conditions, outdoor work, and physically demanding.

 

This edition features fresh occupational facts and projections through 2018 for every job. The Job-Match Grid and “Quick Job Search” section have been updated as well.

 

432 pages. Softcover. 8 3/8 x 10 7/8. 2010.

 

IJW

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