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Product Description: While the American workplace affords many and varied career options, the process of determining what to do with one's life remains a significant challenge. The Bound-for-Career Guidebook views career identification, selection, entry, and progression as part of a larger developmental process―the career development process...read more

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Describes a variety of careers involving work in and around water, including marine sciences, the Navy and Coast Guard, commercial fishing, shipping, the cruise business, water safety, and water sports. (view table of contents)