Question by Bridget M: Who do I go to for career advice?
I want to go into medicine (nursing. PA, NP, or maybe MD) but I have not idea where to start or what to do. I am a junior in High school and have really good grades, but I don't know what else to do. I go to a very small HS so we don't have a counsler. I need to know who to talk to to get advice for my career develpoment. Thanks!
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Answer by paul 1. Go to the college most students from your high school go and see their counselor.
2. Volunteer at a hospital or clinic nearest your home. You will be able to see all the different jobs in the health care field and you will be able to talk with health care professionals about what to take in school. People like to talk to someone interested in working in their profession.
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Question by acquisitive power: I need a job pretty badly do employment agencies work?
Aren't there places you go and help you find jobs in your area? Are those called the employment agencies? I've been trying to find jobs on the online websites but I havn't had any luck with them. Thanks.
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Answer by Shortie Yes there is staffing agencies that can turn contract jobs into a regular job. Typically they hire you to do a job through them then if the company likes you they keep you if not they just place you in another position. You usually get paid a little then the going rate of that job directly through the company but it's a good start until a more permanent job opens up. I worked for a staffing company for 2 years and it was good money.
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Question by Krazy: Can you please give me some career advice?
I'm 18 years old and living in India. I have an interest in electronics (especially cell phones). I don't know anything about programming or developing applications for cell phones however. i'm currently doing engineering. I want some advice on which would be the ideal career for me. one that is related in some manner to cell phones or electronics and that will also provide a good pay. please advice.
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Answer by Daniel L Find a professor who can serve as a mentor. However, their industry knowledge is limited since they are teaching and not actually working in the industry.
Until you are certain, I suggest you keep studying engineering. In the meantime, learn how to program. Go find and talk with people who are working on cell phone applications. Don't be shy.
In general, people in India tend to be extremely focussed in their careers. So, it is very important that you find something you enjoy and also something that will be around for the next 50 years.
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Question by Dusty: What exactly is residency(on-the-job training) for health care careers?
A lot of job info sites say that for almost all medical related careers require "residency" or on-the-job training. I'm assuming this is an internship. Is this usually paid?
They say that it requires several years of it.
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Answer by ivy1988 That's true. Residency is the time period where you work under another doctor's guidance and in your intended specialty in medicine. It is unpaid, but you do just a much, if not more than the doctors who are paid. It's tough work mentally and physically, but once you're done, you have a blooming career ahead of you as a doctor.
Question by Caint T: Job/Career Advice Help? What can I do to start a career?
I have a degree in Business Administration but have no experience. I really am seeking advice as to how I can start a real with opportunities for advancement. What can I do to have a real job with a real salary? For those with careers how did you get it? I will do just about anything.
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Answer by smartman11222 Start at a job for less than you want to get the foot in the door. Example : bank teller, Assistant manager, Customer Service rep with a store. Get a Xmas job at a retail store. Target , Toys R us just to get money flowing and hopefully use them as a stepping stone to better job.
Also try the job placement office in your old college. May get lucky
good luck.
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How are you doing on your career path? Far too many individuals have to reply: "I don't really know; okay I guess."
Career success requires answers.Answers are not available when employers don't have feedback systems; many who do, don't use them effectively. The result: a huge problem for employers as well as employees.
Common sense says every organization ought to have in place an organized system for evaluating employees and letting them know where they stand on their career path.
How can people build their strengths and correct their shortcomings if they don't know what they are? How can they do their best work if they don't understand what is expected of them?
Five Career Tips For Effective Feedback
An effective feedback system includes these five points:
1. The manager and the employee discuss and agree on specific duties and expectations (i.e., goals).
2. Both parties agree on how achievements will be measured and rewarded. This step includes an understanding as to when and how the measurements will be taken.
3.The manager provides mid-course checkups and corrections on a regular basis.
4. At the end of a predetermined period, performance is appraised against the agreed-upon standards of measurements. Both positive and negative results are discussed candidly.
5. Career rewards are given according to achievements of agreed upon goals. If there are problems with performance, the employee should be advised of improvements that must be made, within a given time frame, along with an explanation of what will happen if corrections are not made.
Put the results of this five-step process in writing.
Career Tip: Performance Feedback Is Not An Easy Process
There is nothing easy about this process. However, if executed properly, it doesn't have to be painful. In fact, it can be a time of renewal and improvement.
This all makes common sense, doesn't it?
Then, why don't more companies have evaluation systems in place? Why don't those who have them do a better job executing them?
First, strange as it may seem, managers often don't have a clear enough picture of their employees' duties, or how they will be gauged, to put them in writing.
Frequently, managers don't take the time to evaluate their employees and help them when they drift off course. Instead. They wait until it is crisis time.
Career Tip: Praise and Constructive Criticism
An effective system for evaluating performance includes both praise and constructive criticism presented in an even-handed manner.
Achievements should be rewarded according to set standards. However, it is a mistake to reward incompetence. When employees receive awards, even after failing to reach their goals, the system begins to fall apart and failure becomes acceptable.
If an employee is fouling up, he should be told. It is unfair and unwise for the manager to ignore the small mistakes until a major one occurs and a major confrontation takes place.
Career Tip: Ask For Regular Appraisals
What should you do if your employer doesn't have a stated evaluation system or has one and lets it languish?
Screw up your courage and act.
If you are in a position to do so, take a lead in instituting an appraisal system. If you can't do that, at least suggest to your boss that the organization would be better off if it had a system for evaluating and rewarding all of its employees.
Even if there's not a system for all employees, ask your boss for an individual performance appraisal... pluses and minuses.
Tell the boss you want to learn and grow. Explain that the only way you can advance toward your career goals is to know what you are doing right and wrong and receive career coaching accordingly.
If your boss has his wits about him and is at all interested in his own career, he will recognize that you are exhibiting strength and ambition, not weakness, when you speak up on this vital issue. He will appreciate that you are trying to learn more, do more and earn more.
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The big news in the IT sector is that there is actually a skills shortage of graduates who want to go into the purely technical jobs within of the industry with more graduates preferring the go into client facing roles. This means that companies are struggling to fill vacancies. No matter what sort of career you're looking for within the IT industry employers will expect someone with a good grounding in technical skills. Employers are also keen to see that candidates have gone out of their way to gain experience in the form of work placements, work experience or internships. Good companies to keep an eye on are the larger more general organisations. These organisations will have a wider variety of vacancies as theyll be developing products and technologies for a number of different areas. The more specialist technology companies such as software firms are recruiting less as they experience a lower demand for their products. When applying for roles you need to apply for the roles your suitable for, so you can focus your search and make the most of your time and efforts. Understand where your strengths are and build your CV around them. You should also try and highlight the modules you've covered as part of your degree, for example if you want to be a java developer show all the java modules you've done so that you can show you have the relevant experience and knowledge. Video Rating: 3 / 5
