Job Basics: Getting the Job You Need

Many people who are car enthusiasts and are mechanically inclined dream of a career in automotive care and service. This work is essential and incredibly valuable since so few know how to do it. As the nation has again begun to embrace the opportunities offered by trade schools and vocational education, the time is again ripe to encourage mechanically skilled teens to pursue this career path. This guide describes the wide range of jobs and specializations in the field, including small and large engines, diesel, auto body repair, glass repair, and auto service managers. It also describes the skills, education, and training necessary, including the new computer skills required for increasingly high-tech diagnostic tools and cars and their operating systems. Helpful tips regarding job search and interview strategies, customer service, and lifelong learning and skills training are shared. This career guide also conforms to the career preparedness standards of the Common Core Curriculum regarding the reading of informational text.

Jobs in education can be the most fulfilling and challenging out there. The responsibility to help young minds to flower and develop (and older minds, too) is a great one. This book familiarizes readers with the academic and professional tracks necessary not only for those interested in becoming teachers and teaching assistants, but also for those interested in the gamut of related and supporting positions within schools, including administrative roles. Necessary educational requirements, typical job, and career tracks are discussed in a work that will arm potential educators with the knowledge they need to secure employment.

Health care offers many possible job settings. This is the guidebook needed to locate where to work, doing what, and how to make it happen. Covering the wide range of health care jobs--technicians, counseling, laboratory science, medical imaging, radiation therapy, and vision-related services, among many more--this is a comprehensive guide to the field. Complete with suggested educational pathways, training and licensing/certification requirements, job search and interview strategies, on-the-job training and continuing education opportunities, and what to expect on your first day of work and beyond, this is a one-stop reference for anyone interested in exploring the possibility of a health care career. Its strong emphasis on career preparedness meshes perfectly with the relevant informational text reading standards of the Common Core Curriculum.

People are becoming more interested in food, thanks to TV shows like Top Chef and Chopped and celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsey and Mario Batali. Luckily, that means an increase in jobs in the food industry. This guide to landing a great job in the food industry covers all career possibilities, including food preparation and farming. It provides several great tips on crafting the perfect resume and how to dress for an interview, and includes other important strategies aimed at landing that essential job.

Building maintenance workers are engaged in operating and maintaining high-tech, computerized power plant systems, as well as light plumbing and electrical work in various types of buildings. This valuable guide instructs readers in how to parlay their handyman skills into a stable, secure, varied, and never boring career in a variety of buildings and institutions. The skills required for each specialty and type of building are spelled out, and proven job search and interview strategies are shared. Invaluable advice concerning workplace dynamics and etiquette, interactions with the public, relations with bosses and coworkers, and employee benefits is also offered. This is an eye-opening peek at all of the great employment possibilities available behind the scenes of nearly every building you pass every day. Devoted as it is to career preparedness, it is also a wonderful resource that satisfies the relevant Common Core Curriculum Standards for the reading of informational texts.

Accounting, sometimes called "the language of business," is a crucial pillar of all business activity. From a bookkeeping gig in a small office, to handling accounts payable and accounts receivable for a large enterprise, to managing a huge international payroll system, this book will detail the huge variety of jobs that make up this often lucrative and in-demand profession. From schooling to types of accounting work, readers are introduced to a job that demands accuracy and hard work and is absolutely crucial to the successful functioning of all businesses and our economy at large.

Even in an unhealthy economy, there are certain fields that continue to grow and thrive. Two of these are hair care and makeup. This guide to landing a job in hair care and/or makeup provides some incredible tips on navigating the competitive job market by developing a resume and cover letter that stand out. It is a terrific resource for any savvy job seeker looking for an edge.

Lawyers and judges are the backbone of our criminal and civil legal systems and the products of rigorous education and dedication. While they represent the pinnacle of the legal profession, this book also covers many of the supporting players that are essential to its smooth running, including court stenographers, paralegals and clerks, legal mediators, legal secretaries, and transcription professionals. It also gives readers guidance on what educational routes to take and tips on how to land the ideal job in this vital and stimulating field.

Building a toolbox in a high school metal shop can lead to building skyscrapers as a construction manager, with some heavy-duty training (and resume building) along the way. In this book, readers are introduced to the physical, mental, and scholastic requirements for a job in the construction industry and are shown various paths into the industry via technical schooling, engineering, project management, apprenticeship, and other steps. Whether they are striving to be laborers, skilled tradespeople, or future managers, this book is a valuable resource for those interested in making their livelihood in creating our built environment.

There are many viable, secure, and rewarding careers available to those with little or no postsecondary education. Sanitation is one of those industries, and readers will be introduced to it in full here. Revealing the wide range of activities within the industry--going well beyond garbage pick-up and hauling to recycling, snow removal, storm cleanup, and even disaster relief efforts--readers will gain a new respect for and greater understanding of sanitation work. Essential information regarding testing and training requirements, job search and interview strategies, public vs. private employment, workplace expectations, etiquette, and benefits is also provided. In addition to opening an exciting career path to those who may feel they have few options, this resource also meets the career preparedness aspect of the Common Core Curriculum Standards for the reading of informational texts.

Finding work in the transportation industry puts employees at the center of the action: helping move people and goods, whether that means driving a municipal bus, moving consumer goods via trucks or trains, or helping coordinate the complicated, interconnected web of international civil aviation. In this book, the numerous types of jobs in this field-driver, pilot, logistics professional, transportation engineer, and many more-are highlighted, and strategies are detailed to secure education, training, and ultimately, a job in this most vital and crucial sector of the economy.

Childcare is a field that continues to grow, as the economy forces more and more people with children to work outside the home. This guide to finding a meaningful job in childcare provides the basic needs of any job seeker: how to craft a successful resume and cover letter, how to dress for an interview, and how to be the best worker you can be. It covers all of the bases, including getting safety certification, licensing, and handling tax concerns when the time comes.

A career in law enforcement, security, or corrections is a valuable and exciting path. This guide helps readers achieve that goal by sharing some of the basic skills and ideas behind the journey to settling into a career in one of these areas. It provides helpful tips on drafting a perfect resume and cover letter, how to approach any interview successfully, and what to do after you've landed your dream job. A great resource for any reader who isn't necessarily college bound.