College Majors and Careers

A Resource Guide for Effective Life Planning

Paul Phifer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2009 | 6th Revised edition
Facts on File Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8160-7665-9 (ISBN)

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Offers advice for high school and college students exploring their career options. Providing advice on figuring out what to do with an English major or how to select a field of study, this guide covers more than 60 college majors linked to 350 different career paths. It includes questions in the 'Career-Related Questions and Answers' section.

Lights...camera...action! This title provides detailed profiles of more than 80 jobs in this exciting field.""College Majors and Careers, Sixth Edition"" offers straightforward advice for high school and college students exploring their career options. Providing invaluable advice on figuring out what to do with an English major or how to select a field of study, this straightforward guide covers more than 60 college majors linked to 350 different career paths. Each college major article includes Occupations, High School Subjects, Majors, Leisure-Time Activities, Personal Skills, Resources, and Values and Personal Attributes. These sections help readers identify their strengths and skills, as well as the activities, education, and training they can pursue to help them succeed in their field of study and their career.This new edition includes new questions in the 'Career-Related Questions and Answers' section, now reorganized into subcategories for easier browsing. All the major sections have been updated and revised, and a new 'Fact Box' feature cites key statistical information, such as the number of grads per year or average starting salaries for jobs with a specific major. An invaluable new section helps parents, professionals, and students learn how to best use the book. Majors covered include: Accounting; Business administration; Criminal justice; Computer science; English; History; Law; Physics; and, more.

Paul Phifer is the director of career development services at Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of several career books for Facts On File and Checkmark Books, including Great Careers in Two Years, Second Edition and Quick Prep Careers.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.1.2009
Zusatzinfo	index
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	481 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
ISBN-10	0-8160-7665-0 / 0816076650
ISBN-13	978-0-8160-7665-9 / 9780816076659
Zustand	Neuware