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Book SynopsisThe essential guide for anyone planning a career in wildlife management and conservation. 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 reveals the best way to become a wildlife management professional. Becoming a Wildlife Professional is the first comprehensive book to describe the entry-level jobs available for the next generation of wildlife biologists and conservationists. Scott E. Henke and Paul R. Krausman include detailed 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 more than 100 diverse career options that are available to aspiring wildlife workers, including work in biological field research, fo
Trade ReviewEvery high school, community college, and university library should consider adding this book to their resource collections.
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ARBAonlineBecoming a Wildlife Professional is a comprehensive and clearly written guide for students of biology, ecology, and conservation who want to work with wildlife. Particular attention is paid to the education needed to obtain a wildlife professional qualification, but accurate descriptions of most of the careers related to wildlife and conservation are provided . . . The authors encourage students to follow their career path and obtain their dream job and provide useful guidance on how to do it.
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Conservation BiologyThe authors provide sound advice and key principles that will lead students to succeed in academic work and a career, stressing disciplinary, communication, and interpersonal skills . . . The volume's invaluable treatment may indeed encourage more students to pursue rewarding careers that focus on wildlife. Highly recommended.
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ChoiceBilled as 'the first comprehensive book to describe the entry-level jobs available for the next generation of wildlife biologists and conservationists,' this tome covers everything a student could want to know about 100 different career options.
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The RevelatorThis book is [a] treasure trove of advice for high school students through PhD candidates and early professionals. I found the guidance to be informative, practical, and realistic . . . Every high school career counselor, undergraduate student advisor, and graduate student advisor should have a copy of this book to loan to students to get them thinking strategically about pursuing their career.
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Quarterly Review of BiologyBecoming a Wildlife Professional provides a wealth of guidance and information for aspiring wildlifers . . . To help guide these future professionals, I recommend that all wildlife professors keep a copy of this book readily available, just as most do with copies of their favorite data analysis and techniques texts.
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Journal of Wildlife ManagementBecoming a Wildlife Professional is a unique and valuable reference. It is a must read for those wildlife professionals that have been around a while and are often asked for sage advice by the up-and-coming wildlife biologist. Alternatively, it can serve as a soon-to-be, well-worn reference and ''how to'' manual for students and recently minted professionals . . . This book is a great addition to the library of wildlife professionals at any stage of their career to help build a robust pipeline of wildlife biologists ready to tackle the 21st century challenges of protecting, managing, and conserving wildlife for future generations.
—Richard B. Chipman, US Department of Agriculture,
Journal of Wildlife DiseasesTable of ContentsForeword
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Chapter 1. Why Choose a Career in the Wildlife Profession?
Chapter 2. Wildlife Undergraduate Education and the University Curriculum
Chapter 3. Advice for a Student Entering the Wildlife Profession: A Professor's Perspective
Chapter 4. Skills for Non-Academic Wildlife and Conservation Careers
Chapter 5. Wildlife Careers: From A to Z
Chapter 6. Professional Societies: The Inside Track to Career Success
Chapter 7. The Resume: The Most Important Tool in Your Career Kit
Chapter 8. The Professional Interview: Preparing for Success
Chapter 9. Being a Professional and Acting Professionally
Chapter 10. Graduate School: A Professor's Perspective
Chapter 11. Graduate School From the Student Perspective
Chapter 12. Professional Diversity: The Key to Conserving Wildlife Diversity
