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JobSmarts 50 Top Careers

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I really didn't know what i wanted to do, so I picked up this bok to find out what was out there. I chose it becuase the other industry guides seemed to give an overly rosey picture of every career. This book told be everything I needed and wanted to know. Good, Bad and otherwise. Great source to get the skinny on careers. Now my only problem is to figure out which one I want to go after.

If you are considering a career change, are disenchanted with your first job or just don;t know what is out there this is a great way to learn about what opportunties are out there.

I just returned this book a few days ago, having been totally disenchanted with its content. I'm a twentysomething -- and no, I'm not the "president of my own business" -- but I do know a helpful book when I see one. And this wasn't it. Just useless, condescending advice from someone who seems about as sincere as Bob Barker.

I hate to say it, but I agree with the last comment. This book was useless. I retuned it about a week ago. There are much better books on the subject

I purchased this book after giving it a very quick flip-throughat the bookstore, but I am sorry I didn't peruse it more carefully first. This book is appalingly useless. Some of the so-called "Top 50 careers" include things like "Odd Jobs." Odd jobs is a career? Please. The book's content is insulting to me as a 20-something. (Judging by the online reviews of the book. others apparently agree with me...the only positive comment, from an "mdowning," must be a marketeer for Richardson, since the same person's comments appear for Richardson's JobSmarts book & it reads like an ad.) Don't be fooled...save your money.

Judging by the quality of the writing, the author is writing for an audience of people with a high school education. I returned the book the day after I bought it. Save your money for something better.

A lot of people talk about changing jobs and exploring new career options, but never follow through with it. Now there's a tool to help make it happen -- Jobsmarts 50 Top Careers. Like Jobsmarts for Twentysomethings, it's a down-to-earth look at today's job market with lots of great information and ideas to help you get started. Whether you're looking for your first or third job, this book can be an invaluable resource.

What a tired concept -- and a tired treatment of it. Doesn't this Richardson guy have anything better to do with his time?

This book does not deliver on its promises. The information has not been researched in each field beyond a few actual cases, making the accuracy of the information highly suspect. There is much better information available on this subject from other sources, including the Occupational Outlook Handbook (put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics). Very smug, very unprofessional writing. Save your money.

The comments here are pretty funny -- but true. The book certainly doesn't bring anything new to the table...if anything, it takes things away. But hey, what do I know, I'm a thirtysomething and not "THE Expert for Generation X."