Starting Your Career as a Marine Mammal Trainer

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1. 52 of 52 people found the following review helpful

   
   Great for beginning to explore animal careers!, December 2, 2002

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   Ark Lady (Diana L Guerrero) “ArkLady” (California) –

   This review is from: Starting Your Career as a Marine Mammal Trainer (Paperback)

   As an animal career consultant and author of the on-line Unusual Animal Career Series, I am always on the lookout for career texts for those interested in working with animals… This book serves a specific niche for those who are enamored with the thought of working with marine mammals. It presents a good overview of marine mammals, what the job entails and answers many of the questions most people ask.
   The text also includes suggestions as to what type of education is needed, how to plan and research, and what is the proper etiquette to use in contacting people in the industry. It even touches on applications, resumes and interviewing. Finally, the book also includes a resource directory of a variety of facilities and organizations involved with marine mammals.
   If you are just starting your quest for a career or are besieged by questions regarding this type of career I highly recommend this book…

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2. 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

   
   A book after my own heart!, March 16, 2004

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   Heidi (FL, USA) –

   This review is from: Starting Your Career as a Marine Mammal Trainer (Paperback)

   Finally! A book that was written after my own heart! I’ve had the same dream to one day work with marine mammals since I was 7 years old. I’m 18 now, and that dream has still not changed. But because it is such a competative and unique job, it’s not every day you run into a dolphin trainer and therefore, it’s difficult to get direct information about just how to go about doing this. Of course I’ve researched many different books about these beautiful animals, but it’s not every day that you find a guide on how to actually achieve this dream career! Imagine how thrilled I was to find this book! It’s an inside look at working with marine mammals, by a senior trainer himself. Terry gave me tips and suggestions that I would never have thought of, nor realized until it was perhaps too late. Preparing youself with the proper experience is one of the most important things, and with the help of the “aquarium guide” I discovered that there is a small marine aquarium, not 40 minutes from me, where they have volunteer programs that involve the rescue and rehabilitation of dolphins, otters, and sea turtles. Thank you to Terry Samansky for this wonderful book! I’m sure I will be referring to it throughout my continued career search!

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3. 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

   
   A must read for preparing for this career!!!!, April 1, 2004

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   Sara Nieb (Wilmington, NC) –

   This review is from: Starting Your Career as a Marine Mammal Trainer (Paperback)

   This book is an easy read and gives simple explanations. However, it is packed with valuable tips! I recently had an interview for an internship in marine mammal training and every question that they asked in the interview was on the list of questions that were in this book. It gives great tips on how to prepare for the career and what the employers are REALLY looking for.

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