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Home - Career Services. Career planning made easy by our online career test. Career Assessment with College Majors for Career Well-Being. Career Quiz. "Interests" describe the types of activities that you are drawn to; these will need to be present in a job or career that you are considering if you are to stay motivated.

Career Quiz

It is important to note that interest in an activity does not necessarily indicate skill. Yellow — People with yellow Interests like job responsibilities that include organizing and systematizing, and professions that are detail-oriented, predictable, and objective. People with yellow Interests enjoy activities that include: ordering, numbering, scheduling, systematizing, preserving, maintaining, measuring, specifying details, and archiving, which often lead to work in research, banking, accounting, systems analysis, tax law, finance, government work, and engineering. Green — People with green Interests like job responsibilities and occupations that involve persuasion, sales, promotions, and group or personal contact. Career Search. College Majors & Career Search - Explore your interests for College. <div style="width: 22em; position: absolute; left: 50%; margin-left: -11em; color: red; background-color: white; border: 1px solid red; padding: 4px; font-family: sans-serif"> Your web browser must have JavaScript enabled in order for this application to display correctly.

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Sociology Careers

Allyn & Bacon SocSite. Welcome to SocSite!

Allyn & Bacon SocSite

No matter which Allyn and Bacon Sociology book you 're using, SocSite has plenty of valuable information that you won't want to miss. If you're using one of our Introductory Sociology texts, you'll find SocSite particularly relevant to your course. SocSite Features Sociology Jeopardy: Studying just became a lot more fun. I'll take Deviance and Social Control for $200. Allyn & Bacon Home Page | Sociology Home Page ab_webmaster@abacon.com © copyright Allyn & Bacon.

Psychology/Counseling Careers

Media Careers. Writing Careers. The Philosophy Major's Handbook. Department of Philosophy of the University of Florida The Philosophy Major's Career Handbook 1.

The Philosophy Major's Handbook

Introduction [Top : Next] Philosophy is the study of the most fundamental questions that arise in our reflection on ourselves and our place in the natural world. Most students who major in philosophy study it for its intrinsic interest. 2. SAMHSA. Human Services Careers. Those in health and human services professions work to provide just that: they strive to offer the best in health and related services to individuals in their local area, region, state or nation.

Human Services Careers

Human services is helpful to everyone, but is especially targeted to those in our society who need extra help in one form or another. From the social worker who makes sure a struggling family receives food stamps to the health educator who teaches communities about the importance of good nutrition; from the rehabilitation counselor who helps those who have suffered physical trauma to the counselors who help individuals and families who are struggling with a variety of issues, human services careers are a very important calling.

This comprehensive guide to careers in health and human services can help aspiring students gain pertinent information on their chosen profession. CATCWebsiteCareerlinks2015. Art Education Resources - ArtSchools.com. Jobs in Arts. Film-Philosophy. The Genesee Center for the Arts & Education - The Genesee Center for the Arts and Education. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Information Overload. Lately, discussions of reading and literacy tend to devolve into polarized positions and alarmist rhetoric.

Information Overload

On one side, fogey-nostalgist-book-loving types argue that the web is bad for reading, dumbing us down, destroying our attention spans, distracting us from classic texts. On the other, hip young techies excitedly point to the good things about digital reading, positing text-message novels and participatory media as new forms of storytelling with lower barriers to entry. This tired debate, which pits print against screen in the ultimate battle over how we read, is perhaps best summed up by the catchy headlines on last year’s New York Times talker “Online, R U Really Reading?”

(July 17, 2008) and the Atlantic’s July-August 2008 cover story “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” American Sociological Association: Why teaching is 'not like making motorcars' Teacher: Education is broken Educator says the school system is broken and must focus on individualsSir Ken Robinson: Schools today work like factoriesRobinson: "The problem is that educating young people is not like making motorcars"Comments came in an interview after the recent TED Conference (CNN) -- Sir Ken Robinson says our education system works like a factory.

Why teaching is 'not like making motorcars'

It's based on models of mass production and conformity that actually prevent kids from finding their passions and succeeding, he said. "The problem is that educating young people is not like making motorcars -- at all," the author and educator said in a recent interview. "And one key difference is that motorcars have no interest in how they're made, and young people do. " Robinson, author of "The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything," spoke to CNN after a recent lecture at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California.

Resume Writing Tips - Articles. Drug Abuse Counselors Are Needed... Start your training to be a Substance Abuse Counselor! Become a Copy Editor - Careers - The College Board. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Welcome to CareerShip. O*NET OnLine. Search Jobs, Employment and Careers at CareerBuilder.

CareerShip: Careers. Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources.

CareerShip: Careers

Analyze and interpret news and information received from various sources in order to be able to broadcast the information. Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers. Examine news items of local, national, and international significance in order to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.

Coordinate and serve as an anchor on news broadcast programs. Edit news material to ensure that it fits within available time or space. Mike Rowe: The 'Dirty' Jobs Alternative to a College Degree. Is an expensive college degree always the path to success?

Mike Rowe: The 'Dirty' Jobs Alternative to a College Degree

This weekend’s “Huckabee Special: Where’s My Job?” Tackled the debate over pricey degrees versus skilled labor jobs. Host of Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs,” Mike Rowe, joined Governor Mike Huckabee to discuss the college narrative that has resulted in a record amount of student loan debt. 5 Signs Your Boss Doesn't Like You. How to Construct a Killer Resume, From Start to Finish. Last week, I wrote a controversial article about resume tips that got a lot of readers fired up.

How to Construct a Killer Resume, From Start to Finish

As a result, I thought it would be worthwhile to go through the entire process of creating a strong resume, step by step. Step 0: Do NOT fire up Microsoft Word and use a generic resume template. Tip Sheets & Videos. ENFP careers (based on research) ENFPs tend to enjoy a career if it involves innovation and creativity, particularly in changing people for the better. They like giving people insight and encouraging them to grow and develop. They like working with intangibles, such as changing an organisational culture or uncovering new potential.

Animal-Related Careers. Introduction Are you too young/old? My own experience Careers with Animals Representative Salaries Making it work for you Introduction You love animals, you enjoy working with them, but you aren't sure what exactly you want to do with them...or what you can do with them. How to Get a Job Doing Internet Research. Media Researcher Job Description. A research analyst, sometimes known as a financial analyst, is a financial services professional employed primarily by large investment banks, insurance companies... Media analysts research how often their clients are mentioned in magazines, newspapers and on television. Document Coordinator Job Description. ... Job Description of a Document Analyst; ehow.com. Resume red flags: What makes a recruiter reject you in seconds? - Nov. 2, 2014. Three-quarters of human resource professionals said it takes them less than five minutes to review a resume before deciding whether a job applicant makes it to the next round, according to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management.

And that may be generous. Five minutes sounded like an eternity to some of the recruiting managers who spoke to CNNMoney. "I thought it would be a lot less. [Often] an initial screen takes 30 seconds," said Doug Arms, a vice president at staffing firm Kelly Services.