Download or read book Careers If You Like the Outdoors written by Stuart A. Kallen and published by Career Discovery. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research has shown time and again that people who work outdoors are healthier and happier; and there are millions of great outdoor jobs available in agriculture, tourism, environmental science, and the arts. This book provides insights from industry insiders and covers what outdoor jobs entail, how much they pay, and the future prospects for those in outdoor careers.
Download or read book She Explores written by Gale Straub and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every woman who has ever been called outdoorsy comes a collection of stories that inspires unforgettable adventure. Beautiful, empowering, and exhilarating, She Explores is a spirited celebration of female bravery and courage, and an inspirational companion for any woman who wants to travel the world on her own terms. Combining breathtaking travel photography with compelling personal narratives, She Explores shares the stories of 40 diverse women on unforgettable journeys in nature: women who live out of vans, trucks, and vintage trailers, hiking the wild, cooking meals over campfires, and sleeping under the stars. Women biking through the countryside, embarking on an unknown road trip, or backpacking through the outdoors with their young children in tow. Complementing the narratives are practical tips and advice for women planning their own trips, including: • Preparing for a solo hike • Must-haves for a road-trip kitchen • Planning ahead for unknown territory • Telling your own story A visually stunning and emotionally satisfying collection for any woman craving new landscapes and adventure.
Download or read book I Like The Outdoors what jobs are there written by Carron Brown and published by Ivy Kids. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love the outdoors and dream of working outside when you grow up? If the answer is yes, then this book is for you! In this entertaining and informative book, children who love the great outdoors can find out all about the future careers they can choose from. From a travel writer to a marine biologist, a surf instructor to a firefighter, a construction manager to palaeontologist, this book takes you through a day in the life of 25 outdoor workers, showing you how each job unfolds on a typical working day. You’ll learn what it takes to get the job, what duties and tasks are involved, and discover a world of opportunities. Turn the pages and find out the best part of a geologist's day and what really bugs a ski instructor… HINT: it involves freezing cold snow! With a variety of careers covered, from jobs on construction sites, cliff-faces, icy oceans and many more, this book is sure to inspire children’s ambitions and get them excited for their futures. Aimed at outdoorsy readers aged 7 and older the illustrated narrative approach tells the story of each career and helps introduce children to the world of work in a playful, engaging way. When they’ve finished reading, children will have gained an overview of each of the featured jobs and will have discovered that you can turn a passion, an interest or a hobby into a rewarding career. If readers want to know more about the opportunities ahead they can check out That's a Job? I Like Sport, or That's a Job? I Like Animals and discover even more of the world's coolest jobs.
Download or read book Careers for Nature Lovers and Other Outdoor Types written by Louise Miller and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2001 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the possibilities and training requirements for dozens of jobs. This book provides advice on how readers can put their love for Mother Nature to work in the career of their dreams.
Download or read book All Groan Up written by Paul Angone and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Groan Up: Searching for Self, Faith, and A Freaking Job! is the story of the GenY/Millennial generation told through the individual story of author Paul Angone. It’s a story of struggle, hope, failure, and doubts in the twilight zone of growing up and being grown, connecting with his twentysomething post-college audience with raw honesty, humor, and hope.
Download or read book So What Are You Going to Do with That written by Susan Basalla and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graduate schools churn out tens of thousands of Ph.D.’s and M.A.’s every year. Half of all college courses are taught by adjunct faculty. The chances of an academic landing a tenure-track job seem only to shrink as student loan and credit card debts grow. What’s a frustrated would-be scholar to do? Can he really leave academia? Can a non-academic job really be rewarding—and will anyone want to hire a grad-school refugee? With “So What Are You Going to Do with That?” Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius—Ph.D.’s themselves—answer all those questions with a resounding “Yes!” A witty, accessible guide full of concrete advice for anyone contemplating the jump from scholarship to the outside world, “So What Are You Going to Do with That?” covers topics ranging from career counseling to interview etiquette to translating skills learned in the academy into terms an employer can understand and appreciate. Packed with examples and stories from real people who have successfully made this daunting—but potentially rewarding— transition, and written with a deep understanding of both the joys and difficulties of the academic life, this fully revised and up-to-date edition will be indispensable for any graduate student or professor who has ever glanced at her CV, flipped through the want ads, and wondered, “What if?” “I will absolutely be recommending this book to our graduate students exploring their career options—I’d love to see it on the coffee tables in department lounges!”—Robin B. Wagner, former associate director for graduate career services, University of Chicago
Download or read book Careers Working Outdoors written by Allan Shepherd and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Careers Working Outdoors is a guide to the wide range of jobs available for those wanting a career outdoors. Covering everything from landscape gardening to countryside management, it explains what each job entails and gives advice on how to get into each particular profession. Case studies and addresses are included.
Download or read book Careers in the Outdoors written by Shantel Gobin and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduce your child to future career paths with the children’s book Careers in the Outdoors. Do you want to be an adventure guide, a surveyor, or a wildlife firefighter? Learn about different career paths that spend their times outdoors and in nature. Storybook Features: This nonfiction book features engaging text, a glossary, and before- and after-reading questions to help develop reading comprehension skills. 32 pages of vibrant photographs About Rourke Educational Media: We proudly publish respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!
Download or read book Outdoor Careers written by Ellen Shenk and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes individual career profiles in: agriculture and food production - biological sciences - conservation - environmental sciences - engineering - marine careers - recreation - indoor careers with an outdoor twist. Revised and updated.
Download or read book Careers in the Outdoors written by Tom Stienstra and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resource guide to outdoor jobs for part-time adventure or a full-time career -- Lists 200 contacts -- four times as many as the previous edition For anyone who has wondered what it would be like to work in the great outdoors, Sunshine Jobs describes 50 outdoor job opportunities, detailing availability, salary, educational requirements, and job security for each. This edition includes the latest information from the U.S. Department of Labor. A new appendix ranks careers by potential for adventure, travel, and more.
Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
Download or read book Careers gov au written by Melanie James and published by Career FAQs. This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government jobs can offer exciting career options, flexible conditions, competitive salaries, good job security and a chance to make a real difference to the lives of Australians.
Download or read book Outdoor Careers written by Amanda Kirk and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive overview of outdoor careers such as adventure travel guide, dog trainer, farmer, fishing vessel operator, forester, horse trainer, and more.
Download or read book Careers for People Who Love the Great Outdoors written by Siyavush Saidian and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most workplaces are defined by computer screens, ringing phones, and artificial lights. What's a nature lover to do? Luckily, there's an entire world out there for someone whose ideal office is in the great outdoors. The best part is many of these jobs don't require a college degree. This thought-provoking book highlights these jobs and provides readers who love nature with many different career paths. Outdoor-based jobs are ripe for the plucking if someone has passion, willpower, and a good work ethic as this book entertainingly illustrates.
Download or read book Black Faces White Spaces written by Carolyn Finney and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors
Download or read book The Adventure of Finding Me in New Zealand written by Jim Peacock and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1983 I traveled to New Zealand for over 6 months, including stops in Hawaii and Australia. While in New Zealand, I was caught in a flash flood while backpacking alone in the Fiordlands of the South Island. This book is about my near-death experience alone 15 miles from the nearest person. At one point, while swimming through the forest to find high ground, I went under and drowned...saw my life pass before my eyes and the white light at the end of the tunnel. Somehow I made it back to the surface. It is also about my personal exploration as to what was important to me at that time and what continues to be important to me to this day. Things like family, the outdoors, learning about other cultures, reading, writing, and more. Join me on my adventure to New Zealand and into myself.
Download or read book Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love to Build Things written by Joy Paige and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2002-01-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how you can get into building items without going to college.
