Becoming a wildlife professional /:
"Working with wildlife can be a thrilling adventure steeped in the wonders of the natural world, but entering the field demands a strong personal commitment. With proper training and guidance, students can transform themselves into competitive applicants and forge successful careers. This book...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Working with wildlife can be a thrilling adventure steeped in the wonders of the natural world, but entering the field demands a strong personal commitment. With proper training and guidance, students can transform themselves into competitive applicants and forge successful careers. This book details the many opportunities available for those interested in working with wildlife and reveals the best pathways to becoming a wildlife management professional. Becoming a Wildlife Professional is the only comprehensive resource that describes the multitude of entry-level jobs available for the next generation of wildlife biologists and conservationists. Scott E. Henke and Paul R. Krausman include helpful chapters on how students should prepare for a vocation in the wildlife profession, while offering pragmatic advice about applying for and obtaining a job. The core of the book presents over 100 diverse career options that are available to aspiring wildlife workers, including biological field research, forestry, rehabilitation, ranching, photography, and refuge management. It also details each position's educational and technical requirements, challenges, salaries, and opportunities for advancement. Bringing together valuable insider tips from a range of seasoned experts who have used these techniques to secure employment, Becoming a Wildlife Professional conveys important messages about the responsibilities and challenges of a career in wildlife conservation and management. These pages constitute a true master's course on how to build a successful future working with wildlife"--Back cover |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781421423074 1421423073 |
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| contents | List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Why choose a career in the wildlife profession? / Wildlife undergraduate education and the university curriculum / Advice for a student entering the wildlife profession: a professor's perspective / Skills for nonacademic wildlife and conservation careers / Wildlife careers: from A to Z / Professional societies: the inside track to career success / The resume: an important tool in your career kit / The professional interview: preparing for success / Being a professional and acting professionally / Graduate school: a professor's perspective / Graduate school: a student's perspective / Professional diversity: the key to conserving wildlife diversity / Common and scientific names of fauna and flora mentioned in the text -- List of websites mentioned within chapters -- Index. |
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| spelling | Becoming a wildlife professional / edited by Scott E. Henke, Texas A & M University-Kingsville and Paul R. Krausman, University of Arizona. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017. 1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages) : illustrations, map text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Why choose a career in the wildlife profession? / Paul R. Krausman and Scott E. Henke -- Wildlife undergraduate education and the university curriculum / Rick Baydack -- Advice for a student entering the wildlife profession: a professor's perspective / Scott E. Henke and Paul R. Krausman -- Skills for nonacademic wildlife and conservation careers / Eric Winford [and others] -- Wildlife careers: from A to Z / Scott E. Henke and numerous wildlife professionals -- Professional societies: the inside track to career success / Winifred B. Kessler -- The resume: an important tool in your career kit / John P. O'Loughlin, Paul R. Krausman, and Kerry L. Nicholson -- The professional interview: preparing for success / John L. Koprowski and Karen E. Munroe -- Being a professional and acting professionally / William F. Porter and Kelly F. Millenbah -- Graduate school: a professor's perspective / Fidel Hernández, Nova J. Silvy, and Kelley M. Stewart -- Graduate school: a student's perspective / Monika Burchette [and others] -- Professional diversity: the key to conserving wildlife diversity / Michel T. Kohl [and others] -- Appendix A. Common and scientific names of fauna and flora mentioned in the text -- Appendix B. List of websites mentioned within chapters -- Index. "Working with wildlife can be a thrilling adventure steeped in the wonders of the natural world, but entering the field demands a strong personal commitment. With proper training and guidance, students can transform themselves into competitive applicants and forge successful careers. This book details the many opportunities available for those interested in working with wildlife and reveals the best pathways to becoming a wildlife management professional. Becoming a Wildlife Professional is the only comprehensive resource that describes the multitude of entry-level jobs available for the next generation of wildlife biologists and conservationists. Scott E. Henke and Paul R. Krausman include helpful chapters on how students should prepare for a vocation in the wildlife profession, while offering pragmatic advice about applying for and obtaining a job. The core of the book presents over 100 diverse career options that are available to aspiring wildlife workers, including biological field research, forestry, rehabilitation, ranching, photography, and refuge management. It also details each position's educational and technical requirements, challenges, salaries, and opportunities for advancement. Bringing together valuable insider tips from a range of seasoned experts who have used these techniques to secure employment, Becoming a Wildlife Professional conveys important messages about the responsibilities and challenges of a career in wildlife conservation and management. These pages constitute a true master's course on how to build a successful future working with wildlife"--Back cover Print version record. Wildlife managers Vocational guidance. Wildlife conservationists Vocational guidance. Défenseurs de la faune Orientation professionnelle. Aménagistes de la faune Orientation professionnelle. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. bisacsh Henke, Scott E., 1960- editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJ76TgqPgCxBg3pf7hj4q http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017002003 Krausman, Paul R., 1946- editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwh4FYYmxYKP94YkV8mbd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80071118 has work: Becoming a wildlife professional (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGbxRgBtdkYkJCtM7wHf7b https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Becoming a wildlife professional. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017 9781421423067 (DLC) 2016046938 (OCoLC)968690181 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1501167 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Becoming a wildlife professional / List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Why choose a career in the wildlife profession? / Wildlife undergraduate education and the university curriculum / Advice for a student entering the wildlife profession: a professor's perspective / Skills for nonacademic wildlife and conservation careers / Wildlife careers: from A to Z / Professional societies: the inside track to career success / The resume: an important tool in your career kit / The professional interview: preparing for success / Being a professional and acting professionally / Graduate school: a professor's perspective / Graduate school: a student's perspective / Professional diversity: the key to conserving wildlife diversity / Common and scientific names of fauna and flora mentioned in the text -- List of websites mentioned within chapters -- Index. Wildlife managers Vocational guidance. Wildlife conservationists Vocational guidance. Défenseurs de la faune Orientation professionnelle. Aménagistes de la faune Orientation professionnelle. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. bisacsh |
| title | Becoming a wildlife professional / |
| title_alt | List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Why choose a career in the wildlife profession? / Wildlife undergraduate education and the university curriculum / Advice for a student entering the wildlife profession: a professor's perspective / Skills for nonacademic wildlife and conservation careers / Wildlife careers: from A to Z / Professional societies: the inside track to career success / The resume: an important tool in your career kit / The professional interview: preparing for success / Being a professional and acting professionally / Graduate school: a professor's perspective / Graduate school: a student's perspective / Professional diversity: the key to conserving wildlife diversity / Common and scientific names of fauna and flora mentioned in the text -- List of websites mentioned within chapters -- Index. |
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| title_full | Becoming a wildlife professional / edited by Scott E. Henke, Texas A & M University-Kingsville and Paul R. Krausman, University of Arizona. |
| title_fullStr | Becoming a wildlife professional / edited by Scott E. Henke, Texas A & M University-Kingsville and Paul R. Krausman, University of Arizona. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Becoming a wildlife professional / edited by Scott E. Henke, Texas A & M University-Kingsville and Paul R. Krausman, University of Arizona. |
| title_short | Becoming a wildlife professional / |
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| topic | Wildlife managers Vocational guidance. Wildlife conservationists Vocational guidance. Défenseurs de la faune Orientation professionnelle. Aménagistes de la faune Orientation professionnelle. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. bisacsh |
| topic_facet | Wildlife managers Vocational guidance. Wildlife conservationists Vocational guidance. Défenseurs de la faune Orientation professionnelle. Aménagistes de la faune Orientation professionnelle. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. |
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