Top 100 careers for college graduates : your complete guidebook to major jobs in many fields - Farr, J. Michael (Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, an imprint of JIST Pub., Inc., 2007)
Relax. you don't have to read this whole book! -- You don't need to read this entire book. i've organized it -- Into easy-to-use sections so you can get just the -- Information you want. you will find everything you need to -- Learn about the 100 top careers for college graduates -- Including their daily tasks, pay, outlook, and required education and skills -- Match your personal skills to the careers -- Take seven steps to land a good job in less time -- To get started, simply scan the table of contents to learn -- More about these sections and to see a list of the jobs described in this book -- Really, this book is easy to use and I hope it helps you -- Who should use this book? -- This is more than a book of job descriptions -- I've spent quite a bit of time thinking about how to make its contents useful for a variety of situations, including exploring career options -- The job descriptions in part give a wealth of information on many of the most desirable jobs in the labor market. the assessment in -- Can help you focus your career options -- Considering more education or training -- The information helps you avoid costly mistakes in choosing a career or deciding on additional training or education-and it increases your chances of planning -- A bright future -- Job seeking. this book helps you identify new job targets, prepare for interviews, and write targeted resumes -- The advice in part III has been proven to cut job search time in half -- Career planning. The job descriptions help you explore your options, and parts III and IV provide career planning advice and other useful information -- Source of information -- The job descriptions come from the good people at the U.S. Department of Labor, as published in the most recent edition of the occupational outlook handbook. The OOH is the best source of career information available, and the descriptions include the most current, accurate data on jobs. Thank you to all the people at the Department of Labor who gather, compile, analyze, and make sense of this information. It's good stuff, and I hope you can make good use of it -- Mike Farr signature, as on page iii of fastest growing -- Mike farr -- Contents -- Mike wants a box on the left side of the page for summary -- Please match top 300 -- Summary of major sections -- Introduction. provides an explanation of the job descriptions, how best to use the book, and -- Other details. begins on page 1 -- Using the job-match grid to choose a career. match your skills and preferences to -- The jobs in this book. begins on page xxx -- Descriptions of the top 100 careers for college graduates. presents thorough -- Descriptions of the top 100 careers for college graduates. these jobs typically require a four- -- Year college degree or more. some of the jobs can be obtained by those without a four-year -- Or higher degree but are most often held by college graduates. each description gives -- Information on the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, other -- Qualifications, advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of -- Additional information. the jobs are presented in alphabetical order. the page numbers where -- Specific descriptions begin are listed in the detailed contents. begins on page xx -- Quick job search-seven steps to getting a good job in less time. this -- Relatively brief but important section offers results-oriented career planning and job search -- Techniques. it includes tips on identifying your key skills, defining your ideal job, using effective -- Job search methods, writing resumes, organizing your time, improving your interviewing skills -- And following up on leads. The last part of this section features professionally written and designed resumes for some of the top jobs for college graduates begins on page XXX -- Important trends in jobs and industries. This section includes xxx well-written articles on labor market trends. The articles are worth your time. Titles of the articles are "Tomorrow's jobs," "Employment trends in major industries," and "Job outlook for college graduates." begins on page xxx -- The TOC begins on the right side of the page. please see -- Fastest-growing -- Detailed contents -- Insert job titles and final page numbers later -- Introduction -- Using the job-match grid to choose a career -- Descriptions of the top 100 careers for college graduates -- Please insert job titles here -- Quick job search-seven steps to getting a good job in less time -- Important trends in jobs and industries -- Tomorrow's jobs -- Employment trends in major industries.
"Previous edition was titled America's Top 101 Jobs for College Graduates."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Vocational guidance -- United States; College graduates -- Employment -- United States