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Praise for the previous edition:"...compact, up-to-date...well organized and present[s] a good deal of information."--School Library JournalCareers in Focus: Sports, Fourth Edition covers more than 20 careers for athletic students.Job profiles include:-Golf course superintendents -Groundsmanagers and groundskeepers -Jockeys -Professional athletes--team sports -Sports broadcasters and announcers -Sports instructors and coaches -Sports psychologists -Sports trainers -Sportswriters -Umpires and referees -and more.

Animal Careers guides students on the path to a career working with animals by helping them take a proactive, hands-on approach to career exploration. Job profiles include: Animal shelter workers Animal trainers Aquarists Park workers Pet care workers Veterinarians Veterinary technicians Zoo and aquarium curators and directors Zookeepers Zoologists.

Praise for the previous edition:"Solid, up-to-date addition..."--School Library JournalCareers in Focus: Advertising and Marketing, Second Edition covers 21 careers for students interested in persuing a career in this field.Job profiles include:-Advertising account executives -Advertising and marketing managers -Art directors -Buyers -Composers -Copywriters -Demographers -Graphic designers -Illustrators -Internet marketing and advertising consultants -Media planners and buyers -Media relations specialists -Models -Photo stylists -Photographers -Telemarketers -and more.

Careers in Focus: Oceanography profiles 19 careers for students interested in this exciting field.Job profiles include:-Aquarists -Biological oceanographers -Divers and diving technicians -Geological oceanographers -Laboratory testing technicians -Marine biologists -Marine mammal trainers -Marine veterinarians -Ocean engineers -Physical oceanographers -Science writers and editors -Zoo and aquarium curators -Zoologists -and more.

Careers in Focus: Forensics examines 20 careers for anyone interested in crime solving.Job profiles include:-Computer forensics specialists -Crime scene investigators -Criminalists -Fingerprint analysts -Fire investigators -Forensic accountants and auditors -Forensic anthropologists -Forensic botanists -Forensic odontologists -Forensic science educators -Forensic science laboratory managers -Forensic toxicologists -Questioned document examiners -and more.

Praise for the previous edition:"Solid, up-to-date addition..."--School Library JournalCareers in Focus: Advertising and Marketing, Second Edition covers 21 careers for students interested in persuing a career in this field.Job profiles include:-Advertising account executives -Advertising and marketing managers -Art directors -Buyers -Composers -Copywriters -Demographers -Graphic designers -Illustrators -Internet marketing and advertising consultants -Media planners and buyers -Media relations specialists -Models -Photo stylists -Photographers -Telemarketers -and more.

Developing and understanding different methods of tackling problems is an essential career skill. Problem Solving, Third Edition teaches readers how to become a problem solver, a valuable and highly sought person in today's complicated workforce. This new edition illustrates the difference between scientific and creative problem-solving techniques and outlines a five-step approach to dealing with dilemmas that students can apply to almost any situation. A new appendix of helpful Web sites has been added as well as true-or-false quizzes in each chapter. Chapters include: -The Problem Solver in You -Using Scientific Thinking to Solve Problems -Using Creative Thinking to Solve Problems -Obstacles to Problem Solving -Identify and Define the Problem -Define Goals and Objectives -Generate Solutions -Develop a Plan of Action -Follow Through -Decision Making.

What Can I Do Now? gives students the information and advice they need to take a hands on approach to career exploration and preparation. With the do-it-yourself resources provided in each volume, students can discover the many ways to test-drive a career while they are still in school. Listed in each volume are summer camps, school clubs, and after-school programs; books, periodicals, and Internet resources; scholarship programs and study opportunities; volunteer opportunities, internships, and part-time jobs; professional associations and mentors; and much more. An industry overview provides a broad introduction to the field. Each book profiles 10 popular careers, with information on work settings, job outlook, education and training, skill requirements, earnings, and advancement opportunities.

Each informative book contains four major parts: - An overview of the industry - Profiles of 10 key careers - Tips on how students can get started on their career path--from starting a school club to writing a newsletter, and more - Other ways to explore career opportunities--from joining groups to attending summer camps, and more. These innovative books offer invaluable, straightforward advice in an easy-to-read, accessible format. Students will be encouraged to use books and periodicals, Internet resources, mentors, part-time jobs, scholarship programs, after-school programs, and summer study opportunities to prepare for their future career. The focus on assessment is in keeping with the latest trends.