This thoroughly updated edition of a classic career guide closes the research-practitioner gap and carefully considers the obstacles faced by researchers pursuing an academic career. From applying for grants to supervising Ph.D. students, the book utilises practical research and real experiences to illustrate how marketing scholars can strike a healthy working balance between teaching and research to find success in academia.

This insightful book considers the challenges faced by researchers pursuing an academic career. From applying for grants to supervising PhD students, it utilises practical research and real experiences to illustrate how marketing scholars can strike a healthy working balance between teaching and research to find success in academia.

A basic, how-to guide for building a very real and attainable top-paying future. Addressed to self-starters, listing includes only those careers that require no extensive training or lengthy academic preparation; i.e. investment banking, real estate sales, executive search, Wall Street trader, securities trader, securities sales, stock broker, securities analyst, cable TV, public relations, broadcast journalism, auctioneering, restaurateurs, chefs, hotel management. Readers will learn the Who, What, Where, and Why of each field. Each job chapter includes entry-level and long-range earnings employment outlook for the 1980's and 1990's, day-to-day activities and responsibilities, personality and image appropriate to the position, minimum education requirements, best geographic locations, facts about each field's top employers, the perfect resume or letter for obtaining an interview, interviews with those with hiring authority, grooming your career once you are in, special benefits in each industry, personal anecdotes and advice, and where to get more information.

Take Charge of Your Nursing Career! "What's the ideal nursing job for me, and how can I get it?" "How can I feel more in control of my professional destiny?" "How will the nursing shortage affect me?" "What impact will the sweeping changes of managed healthcare have on my future?" These are the questions being asked by today's nurses as their jobs -- and their lives -- are permanently transformed by the turmoil of change. Drawing on the advice and strategies she developed as an educator and career counselor for nurses, Annette Vallano offers a new way of envisioning your career as an entrepreneurial enterprise. By following Vallano's plan for creating and marketing your own nursing "product," career mobility will be yours. "Your Career in Nursing" will help you de?ne the product you offer, develop a marketing plan, research the needs of the nursing marketplace, and target your approach as today's healthcare landscape inevitably changes. Special chapters for men in nursing, the newly graduated nurse, the older nurse, and second career nurses are included, along with strategies all nurses can use to manage stress and feel empowered. "Your Career in Nursing" is required reading for the 21st century nurse who wants to be on the winning side in the ongoing healthcare revolution.

Cosmetology Career Starter, 2nd edition is extremely helpful to anyone who is interested in embarking on a career in the beauty industry. The new edition has been thoroughly updated with a complete directory of cosmetology programs, more practical information that every candidate needs to know, a step-by-step guide through the certification process, comprehensive exploration of career paths and new trends, and a greatly expanded resource section with emphasis on online resources

The editorial aim ... is to present ... condensations of ... articles taken from the leading professional and lay publications.

Appropriate for Introduction to Business courses at both the university and college levels. Back by popular demand, Business Essentials, Canadian Third Edition, is the perfect option for those who want a "no-nonsense" approach for an introduction to business course. It retains the smooth, conversational writing style, extensive pedagogy, and well-integrated supplements package of the parent text, Business, Canadian Fourth Edition. Thoroughly updated and condensed, this text engages the reader by providing accurate and focused coverage in a brief, inexpensive, and high quality format. Not only does this book reflect the changes occurring in the practice of business, it also meets the changing needs of students and teachers in the field.