This book is an excellent overview of many possible occupations and careers. We are using it as a home school resource to encourage familiarity with many different occupations, what is entailed with each one and how one prepares for them. The book is very through and informative.Product Description
The perfect place to find a new career,advance in your current one, and keep an eye ontomorrow's jobs.
When making a decision about your career path, you need to consider every aspect of every job.With statistics from the U.S. Department ofLabor, the Occupational OutlookHandbook is the best place to seek helpwith your job-related research, whether you arelooking for your first job or contemplating acareer change. From able seaman to zoologist,you will learn vital information about more than 250 occupations. The Occupational OutlookHandbook, 2009 features helpfuldescriptions of nearly 90 percent of the jobsavailable in the U.S. economy. Packed withpractical, current information, this book is aninvaluable resource for anyone doing careerresearch, making career decisions, writingresumes, or preparing for interviews.
This edition also includes aPersonality-Career Quiz, which helps readersmatch themselves to their dream jobs. The quizis based on the six personality types and willhelp readers make informed and intelligentdecisions about their careers.
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