Archive for the ‘Choosing a Degree’ Category
Who is Attending College These Days?
October 25, 2011 3:09 pm Choosing a Degree, Education, FYIFeeling like a stranger in your college classes? According to the Institute of Education Sciences, the demographics of who is attending college has been shifting over the years, and college classes look different than they used to. Check out the following statistics on who is attending college these days, and for what reasons. Who Are [...]
Need a Job? Top 3 Degrees Employers Want
September 8, 2011 10:07 am Career Advice, Careers, Choosing a Degree, EducationIf you want to be guaranteed a job when you graduate, you’ll want to consider the following top three college degrees. These are the degrees that lead to real jobs in the current market, regardless of the economic climate. How did we determine these rankings? Lucky for us, a consulting firm did it first. Challenger, [...]
4 Ways to Find Your Perfect Career
February 24, 2011 5:15 pm Career Advice, Choosing a Degree, EducationWe’re all searching for what we want to be when we grow up. Whether you’re 18 and looking forward to college, or you’re a middle-aged professional considering a career change, it’s hard to know what you want to do (in terms of work) with the rest of your life. To help you figure it out, we offer these four simple steps to put you on a path that winds to the career of your dreams!
4 Specialized Fun Jobs With Decent Pay
February 23, 2011 11:47 am Career Advice, Careers, Choosing a Degree, EducationThe ripple effect ever-changing technology has on just about every industry makes it hard for anyone to have the same job for 40 years. And if that’s the case, why not consider jobs that are not only lucrative, but also fun? Check out these four fun careers that you can actually make a living doing.
Get a “green” degree and save the planet
February 15, 2011 2:10 pm Career Advice, Choosing a Degree, EducationGoing green is a hot topic today: from recycling, to hybrid vehicles, to wind energy. So it only seems natural that colleges and universities head down that path and provide options for “green” education. When you talk about green education, there are many avenues you can pursue: sustainable energy, conservation, and environmental science are just [...]
Emergency Management–When Disaster Strikes
February 8, 2011 2:40 pm Careers, Choosing a Degree, EducationAs Americans, we have certainly had our share of disaster indoctrination: from terrorist attacks to all forms of natural disasters. September 11th affected every one of us, even those of us who didn’t live in New York or Washington at the time. Recently, the news of two devastating hurricanes, Katrina and Ike, showed all of [...]
Geriatric Healthcare: Healing with your heart
February 3, 2011 2:35 pm Careers, Choosing a Degree, EducationWhen someone mentions geriatrics or elder care, it usually brings to mind caring for the sick, the aging and often those close to dying. In that stage of life, we frequently think of it as babysitting the sick and dying. It brings to mind the picture of nursing homes, those who have lost their mental [...]
Video Gaming-A Career for the Future
February 1, 2011 11:58 am Careers, Choosing a Degree, EducationDo you spend your free time playing Madden NFL, Gods of War or Mass Effect? Do you have all the latest technology to make your gaming experience complete? Do you sit at home, playing these games, thinking about how you could make the game better or more user-friendly? If you answered yes to these questions, [...]
Business Services
January 27, 2011 11:04 am Career Advice, Careers, Choosing a DegreeYou can choose to obtain a business degree, a marketing degree or specialize in an even more focused field so that you will be properly prepared to run a winning industry. There are so many options available to you today through traditional or online schools to obtain the business degree that will be the most beneficial to your trade. Go after the area that interests you.
