Encyclopedia Of Careers And Vocational Guidance Career Articles Insu Pho

Provides guidance on the process of getting a job, covering career choice, finding and applying for jobs, and hiring issues such as salary and benefits; profiles more than ninety alphabetized career fields; presents directories of career resources for people with disabilities and internships, apprenticeships, and training programs; and includes six indexes. Presents alphabetized profiles of more than one hundred careers, covering requirements, advancement, work environment, earnings, outlook, and other aspects; presenting interviews with professionals; and listing resources for further information.

"The five-volume Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, Thirteenth 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. More than 700 articles have been revised and updated since the last edition to reflect accurate, up-to-date career information. Along with revisions and updates to all articles, included here are more than 60 new career articles and more than 100 new photographs. Each article offers expanded career information, a bibliography, sidebars, and other user-friendly features. Receiving prominent treatment in this edition are the top 10 fastest-growing careers and the top 10 careers that experts predict will add the greatest number of positions through the year 2012"--Ferguson Publishing website.

Provides detailed facts and current statistics for over 750 occupations in more than 90 key career fields. Contains more than 500 photographs.

Profiles various careers in detail, and provides advice on choosing an appropriate career that matches skill and interests, applying and interviewing for jobs, meeting requirements, and pursuing professional growth.

This volume presents career articles, covering N-Z.

This set covers more than 900 careers, giving a general description of the job or career field, the personal and professional requirements, salary statistics, work environment, future outlook for the field, and sources for more information.