CareerSmarts: Jobs with a Future [Paperback]

Martin Yate (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 11, 1997

The author of the acclaimed Knock 'Em Dead books provides a wealth of practical, fact-based guidance on the most stable and rewarding jobs available in the years ahead. For those looking for work, changing careers, or contemplating their future, this book will be an essential reference. 384 pp. Online promo.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Martin Yate's CareerSmarts: Jobs with a Future is about finding work, but it's aimed not so much at the entry-level job-seeker as the downsized or dissatisfied employee who needs or wants to make an occupational change that will be compatible with today's aspirations and tomorrow's demands. The first part examines ways to establish a viable career direction; the second offers analysis of more than 175 opportunities in health care, technology, business and professional services, and public service.

From Library Journal

Yate is a former personnel director and the author of the popular "Knock 'Em Dead" series of job-search books. While his previous titles focused on getting and keeping jobs, his latest deals with career identification and selection. He takes the reader through a process of identifying personal preferences, resulting in a "professional competency profile" that is generated by scoring oneself as low, average, or high on such variables as basic functional skills, thinking skills, and people skills?measures that are of course subject to the vagaries of the reader's self-perception. The second section contains job descriptions and industry analyses that are well written and thorough but far from exhaustive?a list of further readings for each entry would have been a welcome addition. Still, although many self-assessment factors are not considered and many occupations are absent, this work provides a theoretically sound, reader-friendly approach to career decision-making. Used in conjunction with other career materials and resources, it is a valuable addition to the career self-help literature.?Alan J. Farber, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (February 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345395956
• ISBN-13: 978-0345395955
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,584,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Martin Yate is an internationally best-selling author. He has held major posts as a director of training and personnel for several international companies. His best-selling title Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions (published by Kogan Page) is now in its 5th edition and has sold over 4 million copies.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very useful book, August 1, 2000

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Wayne D. Ford (Lincoln, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CareerSmarts: Jobs with a Future (Paperback)

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" [e-mail]

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good book, but it depends on who you are, July 29, 2000

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"jihan" - See all my reviews

This review is from: CareerSmarts: Jobs with a Future (Paperback)

my friend bought the book,but he even did not take a look before he got the job. we both ever read "knock 'em dead", i feel that if you are a graduating student and have no experience, "knock 'em dead" is better, if you just want to buy one book, especially when you are a foreigner, because "knock 'em dead" is more practical while this one is kind of diversified.