Real People Working in Finance (On the Job) (Paperback)

by Blythe Camenson (Author)

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Product Description
Using dozens of personal interviews, this engaging series demonstrates what it's like to work in today's hottest fields. Real-life practicing professionals reveal how they got started, how they spend their days, and how they feel about their work. Throughout each book there are also, statistics and data on job opportunities, educational requirements, salaries, and job outlooks, from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. User-friendly icons and graphics make it easy to locate essential information. This is the ideal series for those who want a clear picture of the challenges and rewards to be found in each of the many job presented.

Product Details

• Paperback: 123 pages
• Publisher: VGM Career Books (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844219266
• ISBN-13: 978-0844219264
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,166,665 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, October 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Real People Working in Finance (On the Job) (Hardcover)

I am looking to change careers into finance and I was hoping this book would help me identify which areas to focus. My expectations were that this book would focus on advance careers and help someone tell the difference between working in a treasury departments and project finance.

The page book is 120 pages, not 192. Further, it is written in 12(?) type font, double-spaced with the widest of margins (yes, the same trick we used in college).

The idea of the book excited me. I expected so much this book doesn't deliver. Unfortunately, it discusses finance positions only in the broadest sense. In addition, it focuses on entry-level positions or lower level positions. In fact, after only a few pages, I decided the book was useless. I bought another book, which had short 2 to 3-page summaries of jobs. It provided me with more information than this book. I would expect I will not be the only one to send this book back.