A Serious Occupation

A Serious Occupation
Author: Solveig C. Robinson
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2003-02-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781551113500

This anthology of literary criticism by Victorian women of letters brings together a wealth of difficult-to-find writings. Originally published from the 1830s through the 1890s, the essays concern a range of topics including poetry, fiction, non-fiction prose, the roles of literature and of criticism, topical reviews of major works, and retrospectives of major authors. Together, they demonstrate the impressive depth and breadth of Victorian women’s literary criticism. This Broadview anthology also includes an introduction, textual and explanatory notes, author biographies, and suggestions for further reading.

Dangerous Occupation

Dangerous Occupation
Author: Doris Holland
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2010-12-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1452094616

Leroy, Lydia's self centered domineering husband is found dead across the room from the unconscious Lydia. Quiet, soft speaking, mild mannered Lydia is later charged with his murder. She was raised by a great aunt in the small town of Windfield. She and her aunt were charitable people and were loved by the community. She had degrees in mechanical engineering and interior design and loved to design window displays for the town merchants. However, she found it more and more difficult to continue her career after marring Leroy, a farmer.

A 5-Day Course Model on Knowledge and Prevention of Serious Occupational Infections in Operating Theatre Rooms

A 5-Day Course Model on Knowledge and Prevention of Serious Occupational Infections in Operating Theatre Rooms
Author: Etienne Odimba
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2014-06-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1480998540

What is a five-day course on knowledge and prevention of serious occupational infections at operating theatre? The author felt there was a need to empower health staff with a workshop in knowledge and prevention skills about occupational serious infections. It was especially important to those staff and patients in operating theatre, constantly at risk of contact with someone’s body fluid! This is crucial in Sub-Saharan African countries where these infections are frequent and HIV/AIDS epidemic of high prevalence The first innovating course at the Lusaka University Teaching Hospital used experienced trainers and improvised with the limited resources available. The results were very satisfactory and the course was highly recommended. As a result, more than three quarters of participants’ recommendations to the management have been fulfilled. This led to renovations of the main theatres, tremendous improvement on PPE, small equipment, sanitation and services.

Transforming Occupation in the Western Zones of Germany

Transforming Occupation in the Western Zones of Germany
Author: Camilo Erlichman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2018-08-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1350049247

Transforming Occupation in the Western Zones of Germany provides an in-depth transnational study of power politics, daily life, and social interactions in the Western Zones of occupied Germany during the aftermath of the Second World War. Combining a history from below with a top-down perspective, the volume explores the origins, impacts, and legacies of the occupations of the western zones of Germany by the United States, Britain and France, examining complex yet topical issues that often arise as a consequence of war including regime change, transitional justice, everyday life under occupation, the role of intermediaries, and the multifaceted relationship between occupiers and occupied. Adopting a novel set of approaches that puts questions of power, social relations, gender, race, and the environment centre stage, it moves beyond existing narratives to place the occupation within a broader framework of continuity and change in post-war western Europe. Incorporating essays from 16 international scholars, this volume provides a substantial contribution to the emerging fields of occupation studies and the comparative history of post-war Europe.

The Serious Job Seeker

The Serious Job Seeker
Author: Cici Mattiuzzi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2015-03-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781508766094

The Serious Job Seeker is for anyone who wants to do what they love and love what they do.The desire for satisfying and meaningful work is universal. The Serious Job Seeker is a book for anyone engaged at any level in the process of choosing a career, finding a job, making a change, or moving up the ladder. The ideas in this book come from 30 years of experience helping individuals through the career planning process. Cici Mattiuzzi has worked with students at the beginning of their career, and with seasoned professionals on the same quest. The need to find oneself in a meaningful career is essential to a person's sense of worth. Finding a company that values you and a boss who empowers you is priceless.Figuring out where to begin is the hardest part. The Serious Job Seeker takes you through the process from start to finish. If you are discovering your purpose, looking for a job, recovering from a layoff, interviewing, writing a resume, creating a portfolio, or negotiating a salary, this book is for you.All of the essential elements of an effective, proactive career plan and job search are included. The Serious Job Seeker engages you in a step-by-step self-assessment. It helps you find your motivated skills, interests, goals, and values, and teaches you how to link them to industries and companies that best suit you. It shows you how to explore occupations that are growing and avoid occupations that are declining. It will tell you how to avoid bad employers.The Serious Job Seeker will teach you to research and develop a list of target industries and companies based on your preferences. You will learn how to define who you are and find the very best employer for you. The Serious Job Seeker includes samples of high impact resumes and highly effective cover letters. It includes tips on how to approach employers and how to be successful in interviews.First time career seekers, students, career changers, and executives looking for a better ladder to climb will find this book an essential tool for identifying and attaining their full potential.

Bullshit Jobs

Bullshit Jobs
Author: David Graeber
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1501143336

From David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (Slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs…and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After one million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are hordes of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society’s most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. “Clever and charismatic” (The New Yorker), Bullshit Jobs gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation and “a thought-provoking examination of our working lives” (Financial Times).