Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types
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Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types is an excellent resource for those who are interested in a career that involves sports. This inspiring book shows athletic career explorers how to examine the job market by looking at their own interests. This strategy is used to help guarantee job satisfaction. The author, Ray Heitzmann, a former “successful” athletic coach has put together vital information on careers in many areas ranging from coaching and officiating to sports medicine and sports management. The information provided includes the latest data on training and education, stories of success from each field, resources for further career exploration in each specific field, advice on assessing job skills and marketing them well in an interview, and expert advice on finding and getting the job
Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types is extremely helpful if you are looking for a sports-oriented career. There are numerous jobs mentioned in this book and they are all arranged by categories (chapters). What I particularly like about this book is that Heitzmann includes the names and addresses of organizations that the job searcher can contact for more information about the specific career he/she is interested in. Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types is organized well and is easy to read. The only drawback I see would be that the book is not flashy and may not catch the eye of the younger client.
I strongly recommend Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types to anyone who may have even the slightest interest in an athletic career. This book is loaded with useful information that can help anyone make an informed decision about what career to pursue. Since there are many sports related career paths mentioned in this book, I believe that it can lead even the unsure “sports nut” in the right direction.