Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance

ISBN-13: 9780816060559 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 3760 str.

JG Ferguson Publishing Company

Opis

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance--now in its thirteenth edition--remains the most comprehensive career reference in print. Now expanded into five volumes, this unparalleled resource has been fully revised and updated to contain the most accurate and current career information available. This five-volume encyclopedic set is an essential resource for public, college, high school, and junior high school libraries; career centers; guidance offices; and other agencies involved with career exploration. More than 700 articles have been revised and updated since the last edition to reflect accurate, up-to-date career information. Along with revisions and update to all articles, included here are more than 60 new career articles and more than 100 new photographs. Each article offers expanded career information, a bibliography, sidebars, and other user-friendly features, as well as an extended profile of someone working in the field. Receiving prominent treatment in this edition are the top 10 fastest-growing careers and the top 10 careers that experts predict will add the greatest number of positions through the year 2012. Extensive online references and on-the-job interviews More than 2,500 websites, selected for inclusion based on the quality of information they provide, are listed in the career articles and refer users to professional associations, government agencies, and other organizations. More than 300 on-the-job interviews ranging from worker profiles to daily routines to workers' comments about their occupation are also included in major career articles. Designed to hold students' attention and relay information effectively, the new edition of Encyclopedia of Careers andVocational Guidance is the ideal starting place for career research.