| Author |
Wiles, Kelly.
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| Publication |
New York : Ferguson Pub., [2010]
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| Copyright date |
©2010 |
| Description |
xxiii, 133 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Call # |
620.0023 W |
| Series |
Field guides to finding a new career series
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Field guides to finding a new career series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 111) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Finding a new career -- How to use this book -- Make the most of your journey -- Self-assessment quiz -- Ch. 1. Civil engineer -- Ch. 2. Aircraft mechanic -- Ch. 3. Cartographer -- Ch. 4. Landscape architect -- Ch. 5. Surveyor -- Ch. 6. Drafter/CADD operator -- Ch. 7. Industrial designer -- Ch. 8. Broadcast and sound engineering technician -- Ch. 9. Industrial production manager -- Ch. 10. industrial engineer -- Appendix A. Going solo : starting your own business -- Appendix B. Outfitting yourself for career success -- Index. |
| Summary |
In today's dynamic employment scene it is common for professionals to change careers during their working lives. Whether to seek fresh challenges, live a preferred lifestyle, or find a more personally satisfying line of work, more and more people are choosing new and different career paths. Sometimes experienced workers are forced to launch a new career due to the economic realities of a changing job market. The Field Guides to Finding a New Career provide essential tools in mapping out a path in some of today's most exciting industries. This book offers a step-by-step process for assessing your personal skills and experience and applying them to engineering, mechanics and architecture. |
| Subject |
Engineering -- Vocational guidance.
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Architecture -- Vocational guidance.
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Mechanics, Applied -- Vocational guidance.
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| Note |
Subtitle on cover: An all-in-one guide to navigating toward a new career |
| ISBN |
9780816079964 (alk. paper) : |
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081607996X (alk. paper) |
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9780816080069 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0816080062 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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