Window Shopping Career Colleges For Career Choices?

They are selling something .. Hello?

I'm not saying a career college isn't just the ticket for your future which you plunk down all your education grants and student loans.

I'm saying you need to investigate and know if it fits in with your ultimate career destination

We all see opportunities, but it takes work to plot a course to where we want life to take us. I'd like to ask someone that paid good money for one of those medical billing fly by nights how that worked out.

And sometimes we only need to correct our course and trasition to a different related field.

It could be that you're just riding in a broken vehicle .. aka job market.

Career Choices and Career Paths Are Personal Choices

I did take the time and learned I didn't want to go back to school just to get another job.

Yes, I actually took the time to research what would be involved in becoming an HR professional. Imagine that. All I could see was that I'd be jumping out of the frying pan straight into the fire.

But I knew there was job potential .. because I did my due diligence and researched.

Have You Noticed .. TV Commercials For Career Colleges Have Changed

What bills could that be?

According to the New Gainful Employment Regs I'd say they mean federally funded student loans.

Seems the old commercials encouraged people to make unwise decisions about what education or school to choose when plunking down student loan money and grant money for school.

Okay, I get it .. waste not want not, but excuse me for sounding like a political conservative party that wants small government.

Informing ourselves before we make personal decisions is our responsibility.

It is after all, our life were making the career choices about. Not taking the time to learn if your choice of career is a safe bet .. is just downright lazy. Learn something about where you're headed.

Do your due diligence and you won't have to wonder if you can squeeze in when merging into the job market with degree in hand.

And the job market has changed.

Resources For Investigating Career Choices

Learn about grants and student loans at FAFSA Remember, even though grants for school differ from loans in that you do not have to repay them, it doesn't mean grants don't come without strings.)

Occupational Outlook Handbook Just drill down into whatever career or occupation strikes your fancy for tons of statistical information about that field.

If you prefer your statistics disseminated into useable information ..

O*NET Online would be one of my personal favorites. It has lots to offer to employers needing to write job descriptions and for career seekers wanting to know about the educational requirements, skills and job duties of whatever careers sound interesting.

O*Net also offers some great tools for those wanting to explore deeper and investigate the new and emerging careers.

My Next Move The name alone tells you careers should be planned. It's a good tool to find the best career for you. Whether you're a high school grad (or happen to have one of those hanging about the house) or for the adult parent .. eh hem .. in a career transition period ..

And let's not forget someone like me a 50 something Grandma feeling obsolete, but still willing to expand your horizons.

Occupations With Bright Futures This is a list of occupational fields that have a demand for qualified people. Open the lid of the career box you're thinking in wide. These are the occupational fields and careers that you might be able to transition your existing skills to with just a bit of education.

Careeronestops Last, but not least .. Careeronestop is a labyrinth which seems to lead to any and all resources .. including the ones above.


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