Real Jobs Real People

A REALITY READ FOR JOB FINDERS

Real Jobs Real People is a compilation of 136 columns of the same name which appear in the Career Times supplement of the Cape Times newspaper each Monday. It will be of use and interest to learners and their parents and teachers, as well as to entrepreneurs and anyone contemplating a career change, wherever they are in the country. The real-life examples in the book help prepare young people to expect and plan for change throughout their careers.

Real Jobs Real People celebrates the fact that many people start out doing/training for one career or job and end up in another career or job altogether. Many of the careers in the book are unusual and will stimulate readers to think of the many ways that one can employ oneself - especially in an environment where job-finding is a real challenge. The 'real people' in this book show that there are indeed opportunities in the world of work, and entrepreneurship, for those willing to look for them.

Clem Sunter contributed the Foreword and Chris Whitfield, editor of the Cape Times, the Introduction.

Contents

There are 136 jobs in this book - too many to list here. The 'real people' interviewed include a winemaker, a biokineticist, an air traffic controller, a cricket umpire, a helicopter pilot and a mortician. Each career profile includes personal insights into what the careers entail, as well as information on salary scales and tips about how to go about preparing for, and being successful in, a particular line of work.

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