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Book Title: Career As a Supermarket Manager
Number of Pages: 38 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Industries / Food Industry
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.1 in
Genre: Business & Economics
Item Weight: 3.8 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Institute for Institute for Career Research
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback