Book Description
More than 500 job descriptions—65 best jobs lists!
Find the best jobs in just two easy steps!
First, browse 65 best jobs lists that rank the best jobs in categories that fit salary needs, education attainment, interests, and career objectives. There are five list groups:
* Best jobs overall: Lists of jobs with the highest pay, fastest growth, and more openings
* Best jobs lists with high percentages of workers age 16-24, workers age 55 and over, part-time workers, self-employed workers, women, and men
* Best jobs lists based on levels of education and experience
* Best jobs lists based on interests
* Best jobs lists based on personality types
Second, read complete descriptions of more than 500 jobs that include skills, knowledge, and training needed—very helpful for writing resumes and preparing for interviews! All descriptions are based on the latest O*NET data.
Especially helpful for those who
* Need good jobs quickly
* Want good jobs but do not know what they want to do
* Want to get out of dead-end jobs or move up without going back to school
* Want to earn a certain pay level…or work in a healthy, fast-growing field or find work that fits their education or training level
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ýThe Future Jobs Ainýt What It Used To Beý.......2000-04-07
What will you be in the near future? What are the job trends that some will follow, and others will profit from? "The Next Big Thing" is always just around the corner, and if you want to be ahead of the curve, you need this book. Witty, spunky, and organized into guide easily digestible bites, this book is packed with smart ideas and essential information that you can use to turn the best future jobs in your favor.
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It's the great contemporary struggle--finding work that satisfies the soul and fills the purse. In the old days, you'd have mended shoes, tempered iron, or tilled the fields, and if there was food on the table and your children were healthy, you'd count yourself a success. But those times are long past. Now there's the pernicious concept of job satisfaction to deal with, plus requisite baubles like 27-inch televisions, Pentium-chip computers, and name-brand sneakers to purchase, and so the pressure mounts. If you're vying with notions like downsizing and job marketability, it's worth looking at the jobs of the future. Shelly Field lists 100 careers, from geriatric social worker and travel agent to CAD specialist and pet sitter. For each, she provides a job description, earning range, recommended education and training, and necessary skills, personality traits, experience, and qualifications. She then spends a couple pages discussing just what the job is like, what the employment opportunities are, and what the future holds for that position.
Where do you apply if you're fresh out of college and mom's saying, "Get a job?" With a mortgage to pay off, do you stay in the old job you hate or make a change? Shelly Field's guide to careers of the 21st century doesn't answer these questions directly, it doesn't replace old-fashioned soul-searching and creative initiative, nor does it tell you what to do if you've got the soul of a poet with champagne tastes, but it's a great, practical place to start the process of matching you (your interests and skills) with reality (the job market). --Stephanie Gold
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This edition is out of print with no new edition planned a this time.
Customer Reviews:
This book didn't help.......2004-02-24
Hi my name is Jillian and I didn't care for this book. I don't like working so my advice is to become a rockstar.
Something wrong?.......2002-05-28
Why are there three, five star reviews from a person called Jillian.
GREAT BOOK IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT CAREERS.......2000-05-27
I buy all of Field's career books. This one in particular is good if you're looking for a specific career to get into. It tells you everything you need to know and gives you options you probably wouldn't have thought of. As one of the other reviewers mentioned, I too, went to Field's web site as listed in the book. I had a couple of questions about getting the job I wanted. I too, e-mailed her and she answered right away.
This is the greatest book for finding a job.......2000-04-26
I was in between jobs and found this book. What I thought was great was that the author gave a full description of each job and then followed it with everything you needed to know if you wanted that job. Field also gave her website in case you wanted to ask personal career questions. If you want a job, check it out. It's a great book.
The Best Book Ever For Careers.......2000-04-26
I was in between jobs and found this book. It gave me some great ideas to consider which I hadn't thought about. What I really liked was that each job the author wrote about had complete information. Field gave a full description plus everything I needed to choose a job. She even listed her website where she answers personal questions. This is the best book I've found for getting a job. If you're looking for a job check it out too. Thanks.
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- The right business for you!
- Excellent Reference!
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The 100 Best Businesses for the 21st Century
Gregg A. Ramsay , and
Lisa Rogak
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The right business for you!.......2000-02-12
So you've decided you should start a business but aren't sure what kind? Reading this book can help you determine the best kind of business for you.
For each business listed, the authors provide a short description, an explanation of "why" it's a good pick, the skills necessary, the initial investment required, resources for more information and a brief dialog with even more information. This book will guide you to making a wise choice.
You can skim the choices listed in the table of contents and then read the details on those that sound most interesting. Or you can read all of them. Either way, you're sure to find some you'd never thought of and perhaps even eliminate some you'd been considering.
Excellent Reference!.......1999-11-02
"The 100 Best Businesses for the 21st Century" is excellent! The book is simple and easy-to-read. But each of the businesses has been researched carefully and well-documented for follow-up work. We recommend this book for lots of folks - it's great for a second job, a career change, and retirees looking for additional income. According to the author, "corporate America has squeezed the enthusiasm out of its workers and more people are deciding to break ranks and be in control by starting their own business." "The 100 Best Businesses for the 21st Century" is a wonderful tool for those contemplating "breaking out." But we also suggest that every high school and 2-year college obtain copies of this book - It's THE BEST reference for future careers and a must-have for those counseling younger folks.
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100 Best Careers for the Year 2000 (100 Best Careers for the 21st Century)
Shelly Field
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- Best Jobs for the 21st Century by Krannich
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The Best Jobs for the 1990's and into the 21st Century
Ron L. Krannich , and
Caryl Rae Krannich
Manufacturer: Impact Publications
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Best Jobs for the 21st Century by Krannich.......2004-08-29
This is an excellent reference guide for career planning.
It describes specific strategies for career transitioning from
downsizing, the chronic shortage of competent workers, job growth in the service industries, small business start-ups and
a plethora of factors impacting career planning this century.
A variety of new careers are described. For instance, audiology,
recreational specialists, dieticians, medical technologists, health service administrators, physical therapists, geriatric
assessment coordinators, CAD specialists, Environmental and
Civil Engineers, graphic artists, aerobic exercise specialists and teachers are just a few of the many new career options.
There are small business opportunities in adult day care,
bed/breakfast, desktop publishing, home instruction and a
whole host of businesses. The federal government wants people
to work at home. Resultingly, a whole host of tax credits
are in place to encourage home ownership and home business
scenarios. This book is a good starting point for researching
the many career options that exist already.
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The Best Jobs for the 1990s & into the 21st Century
Ronald L., Ph.D. Krannich , and
Caryl Rae, Ph.D. Krannich
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Identifies the fastest growing jobs for salaries, environment and job security in today's changing job market.
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- A horizon-expanding jobs/career compendium
- Good book for those still in college
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Best Jobs for the 21st Century for College Graduates
J. Michael Farr ,
Laverne L. Ludden , and
Paul Mangin
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A horizon-expanding jobs/career compendium.......2001-06-09
With its meticulous descriptions on all aspects of 281 jobs ideal for college graduates throughout a spectrum of employment fields, Michael Farr and LaVerne Ludden's Best Jobs For The 21st Century For College Graduates have created a superbly presented, invaluable, and horizon expanding jobs/career compendium that should be a standard reference for all college and university job center and employment counseling centers.
Good book for those still in college.......2000-07-20
The title of this book is a little misleading, this is a great resources for those who are still in college and maybe considering what they would like to do with their post-graduate lives. The book has a good listing of classes that students may want to take to help with a chosen career. The listing of careers is rather limited, focusing on the jobs with the greatest potential growth in the 21st century. In all this was not a very helpful book in finding a job, but worth looking at.
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- Good Leads for On-Going Data Sources About Jobs
- A valuable resource for creative job seekers
- Costly paperback!
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The Best Jobs For the 21st Century, Third Edition
Ron Krannich
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Get ready to sail into the new job world of the 21st century!
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Good Leads for On-Going Data Sources About Jobs.......2001-01-01
No perspective written about the job market at one point in time can hope to be accurate for very long. This book offsets that inherent weakness by providing you with lots of places to get up-to-the-minute information. This book will be of most value to those thinking about what programs to follow for vocational training, college, and graduate school. It will also be of some help to younger people in the job market who are thinking about changing careers. The book's main weakness is in placing almost no focus on becoming your own boss by starting a business of your own.
Here is the design of this book, including some of the contents of the major sections:
Chapter 1: Are You Ready for the 21st Century? -- "Whatever you're doing today will most certainly be history ten years from now." Be "fast on your feet and entrepreneurial." "[D]o what you really love." The chapter also has a quiz to help you test how well you understand the future job environment as described in the book.
Chapter 2: Preparation for Turbulence and New Opportunities -- You will require marketable skills, have to change careers, use new career tools and change your focus, and relocate into new areas with better economic growth. Seven key changes are outlined. For example, jobs will be both rapidly created and eliminated (through downsizing and starting of new businesses). The change described about boom or bust growth in new jobs I find questionable. Job growth should be robust for at least the next 8 years due to demographics.
Chapter 3: Preparation for 33 Coming Changes -- These focus on where shortages will occur. An example is a forecast of unemployment ranging between 4 and 9 percent, and suggesting that you be wary about periods of high unemployment. As I mentioned above, this is unlikely to occur until after 2008. This is the most interesting part of the book. Most of the observations hold water to me, such as the idea that many skilled and high-technology jobs will move off shore where employment costs are much lower.
Chapter 4: Identify the Best Jobs for Tomorrow -- The fastest growing areas are in science, engineering, computer technology and health services. Job satisfaction is highest for sociologists, biologists, and dental hygienists (there's no explanation of why this is true). Many other lists are included to stimulate your imagination.
Chapter 5: Best Paying Jobs and Salary Ranges -- 229 occupations are briefly profiled with thumbnail sketches.
Chapter 6: Best Places to Live and Work -- The accuracy of thiis information very much depends on what your objectives and preferences are. So take this information with a big dose of skepticism.
Chapter 7: Medical and Health Care Careers
Chapter 8: Computer and Internet Careers
Chapter 9: Science and Engineering Careers
Chapter 10: Business and Finance Careers
Chapter 11: Education, Government and Legal Careers
Chapter 12: Art, Media, and Entertainment Careers
Chapter 13: Travel and Hospitality Careers
Chapter 14: Resolution, Personal Services, and Transportation Careers
Chapters 7-14 are basic overviews of these job areas. These will be helpful only to those who have essentially no knowledge now in a particular area. You get basic descriptions of the work, salaries, and special issues. It isn't made clear how hard it is to qualify for these jobs.
Chapter 15: Finding the Best Job for the Future -- This chapter is about places to get more and more up-to-date information.
As you can see, this is a resource book more than a "how to" book. It gives you almost no help in figuring out how to fit your career and personal life together, how to understand how a type of job will fit your personality and specific interests, and how to go about testing the potential "fit" before moving into a job or career path.
On the other hand, it is the most complete resource book I have seen. So it can play a useful role in your life planning.
After you have studied this book, I suggest that you take a psychological test to help you narrow down potential fields by how well their activities relate to your mental and emotional preferences. Then, this book will be much more helpful to you.
I also encourage you to read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" to get another perspective on how to organize your life, especially about establishing a business and becoming an investor.
Choose a beautiful life for you and those you love! Good luck!
A valuable resource for creative job seekers.......2000-08-02
This is an excellent book. The author has done a great job in pulling together the elements which spell success in the quest for employment. I recommend it.
Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D., author of "The Accelerated Job Search" docwifford@msn.com
Costly paperback!.......1999-11-18
Its hard to believe someone would choose this book over one by a similiar name for much less money.
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Most of us are not born good supervisors. Winston and Creamer's book gives us a comprehensive framework for thinking about and reexamining our staffing practices. It is an excellent tool for the novice and the veteran.
?Elizabeth M. Nuss, vice president and dean of students, Coucher College
This book presents the state-of-the-art of staffing practices in student affairs and provides practical recommAndations for improvement. It is filled with illustrative examples, helpful case studies, and down-to-earth suggestions that offer an integrated approach to the selection, orientation, supervision, development, and evaluation of staff.
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Women Working: Comparative Perspectives in Developing Areas (Contributions in Women's Studies)
Alma T Junsay , and
Tim B. Heaton
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Those promoting economic development in the Third World often disregard the disadvantaged position of women or lack adequate information to assess the role of women. This book seeks to remedy that situation by providing a detailed examination of patterns and determinants of female labor force participation in three developing countries: Thailand, Colombia, and Egypt. The analysis is based on detailed interviews with women about factors such as migration patterns, the employment situation, household conditions, and other relevant socioeconomic activities. The result is a comprehensive explanation of female economic behavior in developing countries that forms the basis for a broader understanding of women's economic conditions across culture. For each country studied, the authors focus on women's employment in the capital city. Combining the economic model of household time allocation and the sociological life course perspective, they document the influence of social origins, early work experience, and household conditions on women's labor force participation. Their findings provide valuable new information concerning the status and conditions of women who join the labor force: the resources available to them and constraints on participation; the relationships between household and female employment; and the influence of education on current economic behavior. Based on their research, the authors then propose and discuss various policies which might serve to improve female economic status in developing countries.
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- A TRUE EYE OPENER
- One of the most touching stories I have ever read!
- This is the most touching story I've read in years!!
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1,000 Marbles: A Little Something About Precious Time
Jim Davis , and
Jeffrey Davis
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This began as a modern parable about discovering and appreciating life's finite nature. At age 55, a man realizes his life expectancy is about 75 years of age and calculates that he has about 1,000 Saturdays left to enjoy. He buys a thousand marbles and marks the passing of each Saturday by removing one marble from a jar. Once he removes the last marble, he recognizes each susequent weekend as a gift of precious time. And that's only the introduction to this incredible, inspirational list book. 1,000 Marbles offers a thousand thought-provoking ideas for what to do on your Saturdays.
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A TRUE EYE OPENER.......2002-07-03
This book puts life into perspecitve. It is a wake-up call. The book's message is clear and straightforward: Every day is precious. I wish I had read a 1,000 Marbles 20 years ago.
One of the most touching stories I have ever read!.......2001-07-13
The story at the beginning of the book is absolutely wonderful. You finish it with a mix of tears, goose bumps, and an urgency to acquire a jar and some marbles.
The ideas that follow the story are excellent ways to make the most of our time.
If you love your family and want to put them high on your list of priorities, 1000 Marbles is a must!!!
Thank you Mr. Davis for opening our eyes!
This is the most touching story I've read in years!!.......2001-07-13
The story at the beginning of the book is absolutely wonderful. You finish it with a mix of tears, goose bumps, and an urgency to acquire a jar and some marbles.
The ideas that follow the story are excellent ways to make the most of our time.
If you love your family and want to put them high on your list of priorities, 1000 Marbles is a must!!!
Thank you Mr. Davis for opening our eyes!
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