The career chronicles : an insider's guide to what jobs are really like : the good, the bad, and the ugly from over 750 professionals

In this nuts-and-bolts guide, over 750 professionals speak candidly about ?the good, the bad, and the ugly? of two dozen popular professions. Dispensing with romantic fantasies, real-world professionals {u2014} from nurses and pharmacists to architects and attorneys {u2014} speak about the day-to-day realities of their careers in six categories: College vs. Reality The Biggest Surprise Hours and Advancement The Best and the Worst Changes in the Profession Would You Do It All Over Again? Chapters include overviews of each profession, followed by helpful information about education, testing, and registration and licensing requirements; the number of positions across the country; and the average starting or median annual salaries. This valuable resource is filled with the open, personal insights and observations most students and career-changers want {u2014} and need {u2014} to make informed decisions about what they will do with the rest of their lives

In this nuts-and-bolts guide, over 750 professionals speak candidly about “the good, the bad, and the ugly” of two dozen popular professions. Dispensing with romantic fantasies, real-world professionals — from nurses and pharmacists to architects and attorneys — speak about the day-to-day realities of their careers in six categories: College vs. Reality; The Biggest Surprise; Hours and Advancement; The Best and the Worst; Changes in the Profession; and Would You Do It All Over Again?

Chapters include overviews of each profession, followed by helpful information about education, testing, and registration and licensing requirements; the number of positions across the country; and the average starting or median annual salaries. This valuable resource is filled with the open, personal insights and observations most students and career-changers want — and need — to make informed decisions about what they will do with the rest of their lives.

Publishers Weekly

Former attorney Gregory launches his writing career with the book he wish he'd had as a college student, a comprehensive guide to some of America's most popular jobs, including notes from the professionals themselves. In 23 profiles, Gregory introduces a double-handful of careers-from landscaping to accounting to veterinary medicine-with background info, "by the numbers" data (employment and salary levels) and quotes from a list of practitioners on topics like "College vs. Reality," "The Biggest Surprise," and "Would you do it all over again?" Going for depth over breadth, Gregory's selection of careers is rather narrow, but includes representative careers from 10 fields-including health care, architecture, the law, education, social sciences, sales and marketing-providing enough coverage for most job-seeking college grads. Without sugarcoating the grueling details, this guide still accentuates the positive, and hundreds of personal voices add to the encouraging tone.
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In this nuts-and-bolts guide, over 750 professionals speak candidly about the good, the bad, and the ugly of two dozen popular professions. Dispensing with romantic fantasies, real-world professionals from nurses and pharmacists to architects and attorneys speak about the day-to-day realities of their careers in six categories: College vs. Reality; The Biggest Surprise; Hours and Advancement; The Best and the Worst; Changes in the Profession; and Would You Do It All Over Again? Chapters include overviews of each profession, followed by helpful information about education, testing, and registration and licensing requirements; the number of positions across the country; and the average starting or median annual salaries. This valuable resource is filled with the open, personal insights and observations most students and career-changers want and need to make informed decisions about what they will do with the rest of their lives. Draws on insider testimonies to describe the day-to-day, nitty-gritty responsibilities for hundreds of professions from lawyers and dentists to teachers and computer programmers. In a guide that shares complementary information on the educational background for cited professions as well as average starting and median salaries