Guide for Occupational Exploration (Guide for Occupational Exploration) - Softcover

J. Michael Farr; Laurence Shatkin; Laverne Ludden

9781563706363: Guide for Occupational Exploration (Guide for Occupational Exploration)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563706369 ISBN 13: 9781563706363

Publisher: Jist Works, 2001

The New Guide for Occupational Exploration is the most useful resource for matching interests to both job and learning options. As a major revision of the career resource previously titled the Guide for Occupational Exploration, this easy-to-use book is now based on the 16 U.S. Department of Education clusters that connect learning to careers. Readers can drill down to their most appealing job groups through questions that provide a feel for the work and whether it will interest them. The unique format of the New Guide for Occupational Exploration takes readers from broad interest areas to specific careers. More than 900 job descriptions from the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET (Occupational Information Network) database emphasize skills needed, related courses, education required, earnings, growth, and much more, all for helpful career-path planning. The New Guide for Occupational Exploration builds on solid research that supports exploring careers based on interests. For more than 25 years, the GOE has served as a key reference for helping people discover career and learning options.

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About the Author:

Michael Farr is a best-selling author of more than 20 books, multi-award winner, and founder of JIST Publishing. Farr was instrumental in the self-directed career planning and job search movement, and he continues to be recognized as an expert in the field of job search and career building. Farr's techniques for a better and faster job search have been adopted by job search and career placement programs throughout the United States. He has trained more than 6,000 instructors and trainers in numerous workshops and presentations across the United States and Canada. Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., is one of the U.S.'s leading occupational experts and appears regularly on national news programs and in major print publications to share his expertise about trends in the world of work. He is a Senior Product Developer at JIST Publishing, has 30 years of experience in the career information field, and is an award-winning career information systems developer.

Review:

"Individuals investigating careers will find it very usable. Much needed . . . An essential resource." -- Joseph E. Havranek, Ed.D., Bowling Green State University

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