Career Reference Guides

Get online access to our career reference guides.* These comprehensive guide books are specifically designed for a high school and undergraduate audience and are edited to align with secondary or high school curriculum standards. 

The following guides are available:

  • Careers in Business
  • Careers in Human Services
  • Careers in Law, Criminal Justice & Emergency Services
  • Careers in Technical Services & Equipment Repair

  
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Understanding the wide net of jobs in business and business administration is important for anyone preparing for a career within them. Careers in Business comprises twenty-five lengthy chapters on a broad range of occupations including traditional jobs such as Accountant, Receptionist, and Payroll Administrator, as well as more recently established positions including Market Researcher, Network Administrator, and Financial Manager.

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Salem Press: Careers in Human Services

Merging scholarship with occupational development, Careers in Human Services provides human services students with the necessary insight into potential careers, and provides instruction on what job seekers can expect in terms of training, advancement, earnings, job prospects, working conditions, relevant associations, and more. 

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Merging scholarship with occupational development, Careers in Law, Criminal Justice & Emergency Services provides law, criminal justice, and emergency services students and readers alike with the necessary insight into potential careers, and provides instruction on what job seekers can expect in terms of training, advancement, earnings, job prospects, working conditions, relevant associations, and more. 

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For those interested in how both simple and complex machines work, a career in technical services, maintenance, and repair may be just the thing. Most maintenance and repair jobs do not require a 4-year college degree; they usually demand no more than a 2-year associate’s degree or a high school diploma. Careers in Technical Services & Equipment Repair provides acurrent overview and a future outlook of specific occupations in the technology and equipment maintenance industries.

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