Great Jobs For Theater Majors, Second Edition

by Jan Goldberg

Overview

Every college major gives students valuable skills and training, perfect for a wide range of careers. The Great Jobs for Theater Majors helps you assess your talents and skills for a job, target the perfect career, tailor your job search, present college majors as workplace assets, and much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071438537
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/21/2005
Series:	Great Jobs For...Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Jan Goldberg has written more than 250 articles for such publications as Parenting, Today's Chicago Woman, Opportunity magazine, Chicago Parent, North Shore magazine, and Career World Magazine. She has also penned a number of books on career development.

Stephen E. Lambert, contributing author and codeveloper of the Great Jobs series, is director of career services at Plymouth State College in New Hampshire. He codeveloped this series with Julie DeGalan, a former administrator and career counselor at Plymouth State College.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	ix
Part 1	The Job Search
1	The Self-Assessment	3
2	The Resume and Cover Letter	19
3	Researching Careers and Networking	37
4	Interviewing and Job Offer Considerations	55
Part 2	The Career Paths
5	Introduction to the Theater Career Paths	71
6	Path 1: Performing	73
7	Path 2: Behind the Scenes	95
8	Path 3: The Business of Theater	121
9	Path 4: Teaching Theater	135
10	Path 5: Other Theater Careers	153
Appendix A	Course Descriptions	167
Appendix B	Additional Resources	177
	Index	179