College Majors and Careers: A Resource Guide for Effective Life Planning (College Majors and Careers, 4th Ed)
Author: Paul Phifer
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ISBN: 0894342789
Publisher: Ferguson Publishing (01 September, 1999)
Sales Rank: 110,590
Average Customer Rating: 3 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 1 out of 5
Too brief to be useful
If I had flipped through this book first, I wouldn't have bought it. For each major the author gives a one-paragraph description, a list of related occupations, a list of skills necessary and a list of "values and attributes", and other related information such as related extra curricular activities. There is a glossary at the end of the book to further explain the cryptic words in the occupations, skills and values list with 2 to 3-line sentences. For example, in describing "Marketing and Distribution", the "value and attribute" list is: achievement, prestige, wealth, desire for recognition and appreciation from others, creatitivy, outgoing, polite and friendly attitude, desire to serve and please others, tendency to be alert and ambitious, competitiveness and flexibility, energy, patience, poise, neatness, and self confidence.As you can see, the content is extremely brief and most of it is just common sense.
The way that majors are listed is also not quite complete and logical (arranged alphebatically).
For a much better reading, I recommend "The College Majors Handbook : The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates of 60 College Majors", ISBN 1563705184. It has much better narative descriptions.
Rating: 5 out of 5
An excellent resource for the college bound.
This book is packed full of information - I wish I could have benefited from it years ago, before attending college. It categorizes by field, gives a description, then lists numerous related occupations and training required for each. Additionally, it includes related activities, skills, organizations, etc. Salary information is not included -which, in my opinion, makes it an even more effective resource for finding ones genuine career interests. Similar Products
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