As the world becomes more populated and societies more technologically advanced, environmental concerns and awareness will continue to increase. In recent years the job opportunities in this field have grown dramatically. Careers covered include air quality engineers, botanists, geophysicists, recycling coordinators, and soil scientists.

Gartner carefully explains what environmental science is, its importance, and career options related to it. The brief sampling of jobs includes various technical positions that require some or no college, and others that do require degrees, such as air-quality engineer, forester, lawyer, and agronomist. There is valuable advice on gaining experience and testing the waters through part-time work and volunteering.

The world's best selling job-hunting book is back in a thinner, more accessible edition. Essential, even in good economic times, this book is consistently listed as one of the top 25 books that has changed people's lives (Center of the Book, Library of Congress). "The gold standard of career guides."--"Forbes." (Careers/Job Opportunities)

In this reassuring and revealing guide, Gary Joseph Grappo outlines the ten most common fears experienced by job hunters - fears that can slow down your progress and inhibit your performance. He shows you how to overcome your anxieties, and offers realistic, straightforward advice and step-by-step actions to turn your situation around. With this book, you'll find all the encouragement you need to take bold new strides on your career path ... and look at each turn in the road as an exciting new opportunity. Includes advice on the psychological toll of job hunting, personal and family issues, fear of rejection, anxieties about the changing job market, the challenge of starting over, and more.

Everyone who is thinking about looking for a new job says the same thing: Getting started is the hard part. That's why this new book from organization guru Ronni Eisenberg and writer Kate Kelly starts at the very beginning, providing readers with simple steps for getting the job search underway. It also offers a complete plan for landing a great job, including tips on:

-- writing a first-rate resume
-- making cover letters convincing and creative
-- building a network and establishing referrals
-- finding strong companies and identifying their key people
-- performing well on an interview
-- taking advantage of internet resources
-- following up effectively
-- staying organized throughout the process

Finding a job is probably the toughest job out there, and it pays to be organized. Straightforward, encouraging, and packed with practical advice, Organize Your Job Search! helps readers prepare to meet one of life's toughest challenges.

With the advent of the Internet, job searching and resume development will never be the same. In the old days, it wasn't what you knew, but who you knew. The focus used to be on building relationships with people who had inside knowledge of potential job leads.

The Internet changes all that. Now it's not just who you know, but where you go online to let people know about you and your skills...and how you communicate those skills most effectively.

Here's the book that shows how to write and distribute resumes appropriate for the Internet.

Two career coaches give examples of effective cover letters and offer street-smart tips for job hunting success.

In today's competitive job market, readers must make themselves stand out from the crowd. This step-by-step guide shows job seekers how to create a winning cover letter that demands attention. Features concise guidelines on evaluating skills and pinpointing transferable skills. Readers learn how to handle sticky cover letter issues such as salary history, career changing, and gaps in employment. Features a special section on other hardworking letters such as broadcast letters and thank-you letters. Also offers expert advice on getting the cover letter into the right hands and shortcuts to researching companies.