The Career Chronicles

By Michael GregoryMichael Gregory IIMichael Gregory II, et al.

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577315731
• ISBN13: 9781577315735
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: New World Library
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A Great Gift for Grads or Someone Looking for a New Career

I was really interested in this book after reading the other reviews. I am an educator and am always looking for books that can help students or their parents. When I read this book, I quickly realized the importance that this book serves to those graduating from high school or those looking for a new career. There is so much valuable and rich information for each career. Of course, I had to flip directly to the education portion of the book to see what it had to say. After reading it, I realized how easy my first two years of teaching would have been if I knew this information beforehand. I HIGHLY recommend this book.

Real advice for the real world

This book is unlike any I've seen. For college students deciding on a career, it is an excellent commentary about "real world" jobs, well researched, logically organized, easy to read. I teach in college and will definitely recommend it to my students.

Great Tool for Choosing a Career

What a fantastic book to read in helping one select a career. This book is subdivided by various careers including health care, law, architecture, education and IT. It gives the opinions of seasoned professionals where it describes the pros and cons of their career decision. The books even asks the professionals if they would choose the same career if given a choice. I hope that this becomes a necessary reference book for colleges and institutions that help people make a career decision. This book is an excellent tool for anyone deciding on their career path!

Where was this book when I was in college?

This is an excellent resource. It would have been beneficial had this book been written seventeen years ago when I was in college and trying to figure out what I wanted to do for a living. Much like many of the professionals interviewed, I found myself lacking the knowledge about and later the passion for the career that I selected. I purchased this book for my nephew that will begin college in the Fall. I took the liberty of reading this book before giving it to him and have now purchased a copy for myself and have decided to embark on a second career.

Truly A Great Guide

This book offers an excellent description of a broad array of professions. I was amazed at how honest the comments were from those that participated in the book as well as the excellent detail regarding requirements for each profession. This book would be perfect for the senior graduating from high school or the college student who is trying to decide which major to declare. I highly recommend this book.