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Animal care (Careers in focus)
By Ferguson Publishing. 2006
Guide to careers dealing with both wild and domesticated animals. Discusses job duties, salary ranges, work environment, and required education…
level for such occupations as animal trainer and shelter employee, naturalist, park ranger, pet groomer, veterinarian, veterinary technician, zookeeper, and more. For senior high and older readers. 2006Discovering careers for your future: Publishing (Discovering Careers for Your Future Ser.)
By Facts on File, Inc. Staff. 2005
Highlights various careers in the publishing industry, such as editor, press worker, columnist, literary agent, writer, and webmaster. Includes job…
descriptions, educational requirements, earnings, outlook, and more. For junior and senior high readers. 2005Your name in print: a teen's guide to publishing for fun, profit, and academic success
By Elizabeth Harper, Timothy Harper. 2005
Journalist father and his college-age daughter offer teenagers, their parents, and their teachers advice on the different types of writing…
for publication. The two also guide would-be writers through the steps that are needed to get their work into print. For senior high and older readers. 2005What color is your parachute? for teens: discovering yourself, defining your future (The Parachute Library Ser.)
By Richard Nelson Bolles, Richard N. Bolles, Carol Christen, Jean M. Blomquist. 2006
Career guide helps adolescents assess personal abilities, interests, and long-term goals and land their dream job. Offers tips on employment…
searches and interviews. Examines the option of continuing education after high school or not. Includes resources and profiles of successful young adults. For senior high and older readers. 2006ER vets: life in an animal emergency room
By Donna M. Jackson. 2005
Discusses veterinary medicine by examining the workings of an emergency room at an animal hospital. Describes pets and owners who…
come for care and the doctors and vet techs who attend them. Provides tips on pet first aid and a section on grief counseling. For grades 5-8. 2005Consiga un trabajo hoy (Serie Esperanza)
By Rev Luis Cortes. 2007
El director de Esperanza USA, la mayor corporación hispana de orientación religiosa para el desarrollo comunitario, ofrece los pasos necesarios…
para encontrar empleo en los Estados Unidos. Abarca la búsqueda y la solicitud de empleo, el conocimiento de sus destrezas, la preparación de su hoja de vida, la preparación para la entrevista, y la consolidación de los beneficios del empleoGorilla doctors: saving endangered great apes (Scientists in the Field)
By Pamela S. Turner. 2005
Combines accounts of veterinarians who treat mountain gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda with information about the great apes' behavior and…
habits. Discusses the ongoing efforts to foil poachers as well as Dian Fossey's work to preserve the species and its environment. For grades 3-6. 2005A whale biologist at work (Wildlife Conservation Society Books)
By Sneed B. Collard. 2000
Explains the work of marine biologist John Calambokidis, who studies humpback and blue whales off the coast of California. Discusses…
the scientist and his team's investigations of whale behaviors, relationships, and feeding habits. Covers commercial whale hunting and whale populations and birth rates. For grades 3-6. 2000Don't sabotage your success!: make office politics work
By Karen Ginsburg Wood. 2001
Provides tips to enhance workplace relationships and gain professional happiness and success when job performance alone may not guarantee advancement.…
Author shares her personal career experiences and offers strategies for understanding workplace dynamics, altering negative behavior, and perfecting the art of schmoozing. 2001Bait and switch: the (futile) pursuit of the American dream
By Barbara Ehrenreich. 2005
The author who explored blue-collar work in Nickel and Dimed (DB 52291) investigates the plight of unemployed and underemployed white-collar…
workers. Ehrenreich poses as an educated and experienced person and still suffers job rejection in the corporate world although she says she "did everything right." Bestseller. 2005Persistence is power!: a real-world guide for the newly disabled employee
By Jeanne Lazo, Carol J. Amato. 2004
Provides disabled employees with information about disability insurance, Social Security, and Workers' Compensation. Explains the Americans with Disabilities Act. Offers…
advice for filing claims and managing paperwork, and provides forms and resources. Addresses emotional, medical, legal, privacy, and monetary issues. 2004Carolyn 101: business lessons from the Apprentice's straight shooter
By Carolyn Kepcher, Stephen Fenichell. 2004
Trump Organization executive vice president and costar of the reality television show The Apprentice shares secrets of her success. Using…
anecdotes from her professional experiences, Kepcher provides practical workplace strategies for acing interviews, requesting raises, balancing work and home life, and handling difficult bosses. Foreword by Donald Trump. 2004Ready or not, here life comes
By Mel Levine, Melvin D Levine. 2005
Pediatrician and bestselling author of A Mind at a Time (DB 54305) discusses why some teenagers fail to make successful…
transitions to adulthood. Attributes unreadiness to societal factors including overly structured childhoods and offers parents and educators advice on helping to prepare adolescents for the challenges of growing up. 2005Monster careers: how to land the job of your life
By Jeff Taylor, Doug Hardy. 2004
Step-by-step guidebook with updated basics of job searching for first-timers, career changers, and those over fifty. Topics include the right…
attitude, your job-search portfolio, the resume that sells, and best-deal negotiation. Discusses networking, interviewing, and defining what you want to do. 2004What color is your parachute?: a practical manual for job-hunters and career-changers
By Richard Nelson Bolles, Mark Emery Bolles. 2005
Revised and updated edition of the popular guide for determining job objectives and career goals. This 2005 version assesses the…
impact of global outsourcing on job growth as compared to actual job vacancies, which are the product of constant employment turnover. Offers advice for finding a niche. Includes resources. 2005The prairie builders: reconstructing America's lost grasslands (Scientists in the Field)
By Sneed B. Collard III. 2005
Discusses the 1989 creation of a national wildlife refuge in Iowa. Describes the restoration of the native tallgrass prairie that…
supported elk, deer, pronghorn, bison, wolves, grizzly bears, and birds before Europeans arrived in the 1800s. Explains the project's importance and the progress made since 1989. For grades 4-7. 2005Home-based business for dummies (For Dummies Ser.)
By Paul Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Peter Economy. 2000
Self-employment and business experts offer practical advice for launching and managing a business from your home. Includes tips on starting…
from scratch or buying a franchise, marketing, pricing, avoiding scams, setting up an office, choosing healthcare coverage, utilizing the Internet, and more. Also discusses legal, financial, and tax concerns. 2000The best home businesses for people 50: opportunities for people who believe the best is yet to be!
By Paul Edwards, Sarah Edwards. 2004
Features seventy enterprises that baby boomers can operate out of their homes. Analyzes each activity's suitability for the over-fifty generation…
by assessing its costs, potential earnings, required skills, stress factors, and flexibility. Covers selecting, starting, running, and building a business. 2004Former university professors and authors of career books present a guide to finding secure positions with opportunities for advancement. Covers…
nine major fields, including medicine, computers, science, construction, sports, and travel. Profiles the salary, nature of work, and working conditions for each category. For senior high and older readers. 2005Young adult's guide to a business career
By M. J Giles, M. J. Giles. 2004
Guide for students who are choosing a career. Gives examples of jobs in a variety of fields, highlighting both positive…
and negative aspects and listing skills and education needed. Profiles include work in computers, accounting, finance, management, and marketing. For senior high and older readers. 2004