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Great Jobs For...Series

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Cover of Great Jobs for Psychology Majors, 3rd ed.

Answers your question "What can I do with a major in psychology?"

It isn't always obvious what your college major can offer to the workplace. Great Jobs for Psychology Majors helps you explore the possibilities your major creates and provides:

  • Guidance on how to present a psychology major as a workplace asset during an interview
  • A primer on how to conduct a job search
  • Ways to use your major in the real world

Cover of Great Jobs for Business Majors
"What can I do with a degree in business?" If you're like many business majors, you chose this course of study because it promised the smoothest career transition after graduation. In today's volatile job market, however, nothing is guaranteed. Even a business major has to approach the job search with creativity and competitive zeal in order to succeed. "Great Jobs for Business Majors" is the perfect place to start. Designed to help you put your major to work, this handy guide covers both the basics of a job search as well as detailed profiles of possible careers in your field. From sales to nonprofits, retail to health care, you'll explore a variety of job sectors for business majors - including some you never knew existed - to determine the best fit for your personal, professional, and practical needs.In this updated edition, you'll find: thorough explanations of job-search basics such as crafting resumes, writing cover letters, and interviewing do's and dont's; revealing self-assessments to help you determine your best professional fit; investigative tools to help you uncover those jobs that will make the most of your major; networking tips to get your face out in the field and your foot in the door before the resume is even sent; true-life tales from practicing professionals who detail what daily life on the job is really like; up-to-date statistics on earnings, advancement, and the overall career outlook; and, extensive listing of resources - journals, associations, websites - that provide the inside track on job opportunities in your field.
With the information and inspiration packed into "Great Jobs for Business Majors", you'll discover how to explore your professional options, target your ideal career, and use your college major as an asset in landing your dream job.

Cover of Great Jobs for Chemistry Majors
These books are a big help to students as they plan to enter the working world. They discover the common career paths taken by graduates in their field. From assessing individual talents and skills to taking the necessary steps to land a job, every aspect of identifying and getting started in a career choice is covered: writing a resume, researching professional fields and career paths within those fields, networking, interviewing, and evaluating job offers. Students learn how to:
Explore options and select the best career path
Make a smooth transition from college to career
Conduct an effective job search
Follow through and get results
Evaluate offers, bonuses, salaries, and more
Plan for on-the-job success

Included are sample resumes and job descriptions, statistics, salary ranges, and sources for more information.

Cover of Great Jobs for History Majors
This series helps students explore career options within their field of study. Every aspect of the job search process is covered, including assessing talents and skills, exploring options, making a smooth transition from college to career, conducting an effective job search, and landing the job. Each book is filled with a variety of careers chosen to complement an individual college major.
-- Includes sample resumes and job descriptions, salary statistics, and sources for more information
-- Provides valuable advice on crafting a resume, networking, interviewing, following up on leads, and evaluating job offers
-- Offers the guidance students need to identify a career, find a job, and plan for professional success

Cover of Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors
These books answer the perennial question, "What can I do with a degree in...?" These are handy guides for those who are wondering how to "translate" their major into a career. This book is designed to help college students put their majors to work. It offers suggestions and profiles of career paths and general information about conducting an effective job search in the field specific to their major.

Cover of Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors

Fighting crime pays!

You've worked hard for that criminal justice degree. Now what? Sometimes the choice of careers can seem endless; the most difficult part of a job search is narrowing down your options.

Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors will help you choose the right career out of the myriad possibilities at your disposal. It provides detailed profiles of careers in your field along with the basic skills necessary to begin a focused job search. You'll soon be on the fast track to landing a job that satisfies your personal, professional, and practical needs.

Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors will help you:

Determine the occupation that's best suited for youCraft a resume and cover letter that stand out from the restLearn from practicing professionals about everyday life on the jobBecome familiar with current statistics on salaries and trends within the profession

Go from criminal justice major to:
* legal researcher * lawyer * police officer * paralegal * FBI agent * parole officer * bailiff * victim advocate * court administrator

Cover of Great Jobs for Foreign Language Majors

Cover of Great Jobs for Math Majors, Second ed.

"What can I do with a degree in math?"

You've worked hard for that math degree. Now what? Sometimes, the choice of careers can seem endless. The most difficult part of a job search is starting it. This is where Great Jobs for Math Majors comes in. Designed to help you put your major to work, this handy guide covers the basics of a job search and provides detailed profiles of careers in math. From the worlds of finance and science to manufacturing and education, you'll explore a variety of job options for math majors and determine the best fit for your personal, professional, and practical needs.

Do you want to be an actuary? Work in the banking industry? Program computers? In this updated edition, you'll find:

  • Job-search basics such as crafting résumés and writing cover letters
  • Self-assessment exercises to help determine your professional fit
  • Investigative tools to help you find the perfect job
  • Networking tips to get your foot in the door before your résumé is even sent
  • True tales from practicing professionals about everyday life on the job
  • Current statistics on earnings, advancement, and the future of the profession
  • Resources for further information, including journals, professional associations, and online resources

Cover of Great Jobs for English Majors, 3rd Ed.

Answers your question "What can I do with a major in English?"

It isn't always obvious what your college major can offer to the workplace. Great Jobs for English Majors helps you explore the possibilities your major creates and provides:

Guidance on how to present an English major as a workplace asset during an interview A primer on how to conduct a job search Ways to use your major in the real world