Train at Home to Work at Home: How to Get Certified, Earn a Degree, or Take a Class From Home to Begin a Work-at-Home Career [Hardcover]

Michelle McGarry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2003

Begin a Work-at-Home Career with the Training and Education You Need!
Train at Home to Work at Home

This unique guide provides comprehensive resources on more than 200 distance-learning programs that can teach you 27 of the most popular and profitable work-at-home careers.

Distance-learning programs have exploded in the last few years---courses are now available online, via e-mail, via teleclass, through the mail, on audiotape, on videotape, and even on CD-ROM.

You can learn:

• graphic design at UCLA
• professional writing at Washington State University
• life coaching at CoachU
• Web site design at Penn State
• financial planning at University of Alabama
• interior design at the Art Institute International
• medical transcription at the Health Professions Institute

and many more. Plus, extensive resource lists (organizations, books, and Web sites) complete each section. Full contact information, tuition rates, and course descriptions make comparisons and contrasts a breeze.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Michelle McGarry writes about work-at-home careers, education, and other topics that spark her interest. She has written two previous books, The Internet Idea Book and Train at Home to Become a Certified Personal/Life Coach. You can learn more about distance learning programs and work-at-home careers on her Web site, www.michellemedia.com. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse.com (July 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595658024
• ISBN-13: 978-0595658022
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,919,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Resource Book, October 29, 2003

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This review is from: Train at Home to Work at Home: How to Get Certified, Earn a Degree, or Take a Class From Home to Begin a Work-at-Home Career (Paperback)

In "Train at Home to Work at Home" author Michelle McGarry lists 27 occupations that can be done working out of your home. Each occupation is first described in order to give you some sense of what the occupation entails. After the description is a section with an extensive list of programs that offer distance training. Within that section the programs are described, complete contact information provided, and the details of the program are given (including costs). This section is followed by one that provides more information including suggested books, organizations, and web sites.

This book provides information on different work-at-home occupations. It does not provide information on how to perform those occupations nor does it pretend to provide any training. It is a resource book that points the reader to some of the better work-at-home ideas and how to get the training you will need in order to be successful at the venture.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Recommended (Youll regret if you miss it!), August 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Train at Home to Work at Home: How to Get Certified, Earn a Degree, or Take a Class From Home to Begin a Work-at-Home Career (Paperback)

A Review by BookReviewClub.com

Finally, there is a book that actually shows its readers how to train at home to work at home. Out of all books that "teach" to work at home, McGarry's is probably one of the very best. It is comprehensive, resourceful, extremely interesting and fun to read. A fantastic resource that deserves the best spot on your bookshelf.

Frankly speaking, I've never read a book written with such careful resourcefulness. The author's love for work-at-home careers truly shines through every page she writes.

This book includes 27 top work-at-home careers (that's what she calls it due to the notorious reputation of "home business" term), of which a few might not sound familiar to you. I didn't know what "scoping" meant until I read the well-written and easy-to-grasp description.

McGarry cleverly and wittily describes what the career entails, where to get trained (via distance learning -online and offline) and how much the tuition costs. She also includes a chock full of information of additional resources, such as web sites, books and e-books.

In addition to its resourcefulness, I also like this book's friendly and straight-to-the-heart writing style. As a work-at-homer herself, the author shares her joy and encourages others to choose the one vocation that fits the working at home lifestyle. You'll be inspired to start your home career immediately with confidence.

If you need a really good book about working at home, this is definitely not the one you'd want to miss. It will help you hit the ground running. I, for sure, will keep this book within reach because I will keep returning from time to time.

Reviewed by Jennie S. Bev, a San Francisco-based author, business coach and instructional designer. She is the author of FabJob.com Guide to Become a Management Consultant, principal of WritingGigs.com and editor-in-chief of StyleCareer.com.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Offers a wealth of practical advice, September 21, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Train at Home to Work at Home: How to Get Certified, Earn a Degree, or Take a Class From Home to Begin a Work-at-Home Career (Paperback)

Train At Home To Work At Home: How To Get Certified, Earn A Degree, Or Take A Class From Home To begin A Work-At-Home Career by Michelle McGarry is an invaluable and "user friendly" guide to readying oneself for home-based employment. Individual chapters directly address how to become job certified, earn a college degree, take specific job-oriented classes from home, and offers a wealth of practical advice for pursuing a number of home-based careers such as childbirth educator, financial planner, graphic designer, information broker, paralegal service, web site designer/webmaster, wedding planner, and more. A superb overview and resource for anyone with responsibilities that keep them at home yet seek a productive earning career, Train At Home To Work At Home is a unique and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, and community library Jobs/Careers reference and resource collection collections.