Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (5 Volume Set)

"Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance" - now in its 14th edition - remains the most comprehensive career reference in print. 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; more than 700 completely revised and updated career articles; more than 35 new career articles; the latest information on salaries and employment trends; more than 320 on-the-job interviews; more than 220 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, with more than 100 new to this edition; 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; and a comprehensive job title index in each volume, plus four additional indexes in Volume 1.The five-volume "Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, Fourteenth Edition" is an essential resource for public, college, high school, and junior high school libraries; career centers; guidance offices; and other agencies involved with career exploration. 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 35 new career articles and more than 100 new photographs. Each article offers expanded career information, 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.