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nternational 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 edition features:
¢ Completely up-to-date overviews of 93 industries
¢ 741 completely revised and updated career articles
¢ 62 brand-new career articles
¢ More than 320 on-the-job interviews
¢ More than 220 new sidebars, providing additional reading on industry issues and history, useful Web sites, industry jargon, and much more
¢ Approximately 550 photographs of people on the job, 128 new to this edition
¢ More than 500 additional pages
¢ Career articles keyed to four different government classification systems
¢ More than 2,500 Web sites listed for further information
¢ Career Guidance section in Volume 1, providing information on interviewing, job hunting, networking, writing resumes, and more.
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 updates 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. 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 International Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance is the ideal starting place for career research.
ISBN 9788130914114
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Pages : 377
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