Provides the results of a survey of career and employment counseling in Canada. Offers information on counseling offered by educational institutions, social agencies, and employment centers. Focuses on nine issues: leadership, career counseling's isolation, professionalism, restructuring of services, counseling evaluation, equity, counseling…

This pamphlet provides a partial listing of career opportunities in natural resources management. Educational requirements are discussed and potential employers are listed. Pay is described as "adequate." Sources of additional information are included. (BW)

Focuses on career counseling for international students. This introduces a model of career counseling for international students. It is necessary to understand the career counseling process for international students and to emphasize the unique role of the counselor and others in this process. (Author/BEF)

Examines the salaries, location, and work challenges that motivate environmental professionals to change jobs or remain in their current positions. (MDH)

Surveys careers in working with animals and gives suggestions for use of this topic in the classroom. Activities involve identifying reasons for choosing any career, careers involving animals (traditional and nontraditional), community personnel, and pros and cons of animal careers. Two student activity sheets are included for duplicating. (DH)

Discusses opportunities for careers in health care field. Claims there are many good reasons for students to consider a health career including prestige, job security, and the chance to fulfill a personal desire to help other people. Concludes anyone considering a career in health could not have picked a better time to move into the field. (ABL)

Summarizes career opportunities in the aerospace industry. The 1.2 million workers (including 20 percent in research and development) are employed in professional and technical positions, management/administrative occupations, and plants. General training and qualifications are given for each area. The outlook for future employment in these areas…

Described is a study of the technical manpower spectrum. Particularly examined is the information collected from industry concerning how technically-trained people are used. Data on training appropriateness for particular job requirements are also examined. Conclusions are intended to assist educational institutions in formulating policy to better…

Top business schools in the 1980's have sent more students to Wall Street's investment and brokerage houses than in past years when the schools were considered training grounds for corporate managers. With Wall Street's gyrations, business students are thinking about jobs in marketing and sales. (MLW)

Human resources are recognised as being key to the creation, commercialisation and diffusion of innovation. Among them, doctorate holders are not only the most qualified in terms of educational attainment, but also those who are specifically trained to conduct research. Not much is known however about their career and mobility patterns on the…

Two of four articles address careers of rare books librarians and rare book librarianship in university, college, and public libraries, and consider stereotyping and new directions for the profession. Two additional articles consider trends in university libraries and describe special collection departments at Mills College and the Chicago Public…

Intended to inform young people about the wealth of career opportunities in the newspaper business, this magazine-style booklet, profusely illustrated with color photographs and graphics, discusses 10 career areas (advertising, art and design, business, circulation, human resources, marketing/promotion, news/editorial, news graphics and…

The space program, once concentrated on "astronaut," has expanded into a significant industry of primarily ground-based careers, open to all. This article, the first of a two-part series, is an update on the state of the space industry. (Author)

Discusses the field of computer-aided design, which combines the skills and creativity of the architect, designer, drafter, and engineer with the power of the computer. Reports on job tasks, applications, background of the field, job outlook, and necessary training. (CH)

The first in a series on specific careers in online, this article examines jobs representing the online industry innovators and initiators. Highlights include the online job stream, the Research and Development/Planning job cluster, job interviews, work environment, organizational structure, getting in, moving up, perks and perils, and getting…