Ferguson Career Coach: Managing Your Career in the Art Industry

by Shelly Field

Overview

Have you decided to pursue a career in the art industry? Great! You've chosen to work in an exciting and creative field. It can be stimulating and rewarding, but it can also be very challenging. Can you make it? Yes-with drive, determination, and a little help from the Ferguson Career Coach. Author Shelly Field shares insider knowledge as well as essential advice, industry secrets, and helpful tips. Managing Your Career in the Art Industry guides readers through the steps necessary to achieve and sustain a dream career, from assessing your interests and skills, setting goals, planning career actions, and searching for a job to interviewing, entering the field, networking, and thriving in the workplace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816053568
Publisher:	Ferguson Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/01/2008
Series:	Career Coach Series
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

1 Introducing Your Career Coach 7

2 Focusing on a Great Career in Art 20

3 Plan for Success in the Art Industry 42

4 Get Ready, Get Set, Go: Preparation 67

5 Job Search Strategies 90

6 Tools for Success 112

7 Getting Your Foot in the Door 140

8 The Interview 167

9 Marketing Yourself for Success 189

10 Succeeding in the Workplace 210

11 Succeeding as an Artist or Craftsperson 227

12 Success Is Yours for the Taking 251

Appendix I Trade Associations, Unions, and Other Organizations 265

Appendix II Career Web Sites 279

Bibliography 281

Index 291