The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dream Jobs

by Brian O'Connell

Don’t just fantasize about it—do it!

For both the serious job-changer and the casually curious, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Dream Jobs shows readers what it’s like to live a day in the life of someone whose career aspirations took them off the beaten path. From mystery shopper and crossword puzzle creator to organic farmer and professional clown, this illuminating volume covers in detail more than 150 attainable careers.
-Each career entry includes a detailed job description; pay, perks, and prerequisites; and the steps to make dreams a reality
-According to The Conference Group, only 48.9% of working Americans are satisfied with their jobs, the lowest level of job satisfaction since pollsters first began surveying the topic in 1995
-The only series book of its kind

352 pages, Paperback

First published October 4, 2005

About the author

Brian O’Connell is a former chairman of Shannon Heritage, the State company which operates a network of cultural tourism venues, such as Bunratty Castle, in Counties Limerick and Clare. In that role, and as a member of the Hunt Museums Trust, he had the opportunity to observe the economic and cultural legacy that John Hunt left to the region. He has spent years travelling world-wide researching the life of Hunt and his impact internationally on the art world.


He initiated the publication in 2004 of an oral archive on regional development pioneer, Brendan O’Regan. He is the co-author of ‘In Bello Fortis’, a biography of Tipperary man General Sir William Parker Carrol, published in Spanish by Fundacion Gustavo Bueno, Oviedo, May 2009.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found the information at the front of the book helpful, but was not really interested in the jobs listed.