Skilled trade professionals : a practical career guide / Corbin Collins.
Material type: TextSeries: Practical career guidesPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]Description: xi, 121 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781538111796
- 1538111799
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 650.14 C712 | Available | 33111009570389 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Welcome to the skilled trade field! If you're interested in a career in trade, you've come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Is this even the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress? This book can help you answer these questions and more.
This book, which includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers five main areas of this field that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions.
Electrician HVAC Technician Plumber Construction Laborer, Craftsperson, and Manager Automotive Service Technician/Mechanic
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: So you want a career in the skilled trades? -- Why choose a career in the skilled trades? -- Forming a career plan -- Pursuing the education path -- Writing your résumé and interviewing.
If you're interested in a career in the skilled trades, you've come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Is this even the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress? This book can help you answer these questions and more. This book includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers five main areas of this field that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions: Electrician, HVAC technician, Plumber, Construction laborer, craftsperson,and manager, Automotive service technician/mechanic.--Provided by the publisher.