Saving the Earth as a Career Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional

About this book

Written in an informal and engaging style, Saving the Earth as a Career is an ideal resource for students and professionals pursuing a career in conservation. The book explores the major skills needed to become an effective conservation professional by offering useful advice on a range of topics.

Chapters include:
- Is this the right career for you?
- Designing a program of study
- Designing and executing a project
- Attending conferences and making presentations
- Writing papers
- Finding a job
- Making a difference

Saving the Earth as a Career 2e is a friendly, accessible guide with a global perspective for anyone interested in becoming a conservation or environmental professional, and teachers will find this an invaluable resource for university students at all levels.

Contents

Preface
Read this road map before you begin

1 Is this the right career for you?
2 Establishing an undergraduate foundation
3 Selecting an educational program
4 Applying for admission
5 Designing a program of study
6 Designing and executing a project
7 Attending conferences and making presentations
8 Writing papers
9 Finding a job
10 Making a difference

Index

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