There’s no question that traditionally, one of the benefits of becoming a financial planner is that your typical clients in the past have been wealthy, or at least, upper-middle class. For better or for worse, you need to be prepared that this is changing. Now, more and more middle-class families are hiring financial planners. This is not necessarily a bad thing, though, because this also means that you stand to have more clients than you would have had in the past. Read the rest of this entry »
The Middle Class World of Financial Planning
August 30th, 2010Financial Careers Will Keep Your Future Safe
August 25th, 2010With the economic woes that the nation is experiencing right now it is essential that everyone keeps a firm grip on their future and what better way to ensure that than to have a career as a financial analyst or a personal financial advisor? These careers assist customers in making investment decisions or in keeping a company in a good financial position…which today is a good thing. Read the rest of this entry »
How To Develop Your Own Midas Touch
August 20th, 2010With tales of great wealth, limitless expense accounts, soaring buildings located along sweeping avenues to tempt, many people become convinced that choosing a career in finance is a no‐brainer. Why, then, did the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report in 2008 that financial professionals earn an average salary of only $73,150? While this is still about twice the national median wage, it is hardly a salary that will support foreign travel, posh apartments in Manhattan or luxury vehicles. If you have wondered how to differentiate your skills so that you are not left playing outfield for little league financial service providers, read on. Read the rest of this entry »
In the States, Legislation Could Change Role of Dental Assistants
August 15th, 2010If you’re planning a career as a dental assistant in the United States rather than Canada, you should take note: Legislation that is gaining popularity could affect you directly. Read the rest of this entry »
Care for Animals as a Veterinary Tech
August 10th, 2010Caring for pets has become big business today and offers a rewarding career as a veterinary technician for those who want to care for animals and at the same time find satisfaction that you are keeping them in good health. A two year program that is accredited through the American Veterinary Association is offered at most schools and will provide you with an Associates Degree that is enough for a job with a vet or a clinic or you can choose to obtain a four year Bachelors Degree. Read the rest of this entry »
Your Career as a Pharmacy Tech
June 10th, 2010
Who are those people on the elevated platforms inside drug stores–and why don’t they stand on the same floor level as the rest of us? Here’s a hint: They’re not all pharmacists. Some of them are the pharmacist’s right-hand man (or woman)–a person known as a pharmacy technician. It’s an attractive career, not because you literally have people “looking up” to you, but because pharmacy techs receive a decent wage and are highly in demand. Let’s examine just who the pharmacy tech is. Read the rest of this entry »
Protecting Our Environment Makes a Good Career Choice
June 5th, 2010
With so much hype about going GREEN and helping to make the world a better place, a chance to work in environmental science is an opportunity not to be missed. After all, it will great to think that you can help to clean up our environment before we destroy it altogether. Environmental science is definitely the career of the future and what could be better than that? Read the rest of this entry »
Your Career in Corrections
June 1st, 2010
If you’re interested in a job that’s kind of like police work, but with more contact with more criminals, then you’re the perfect person for a career as a corrections officer. The “C.O.” (as they’re known within the facilities) supervises either persons waiting for trial at the county jail, or those convicted of their crimes and serving time in prisons and reformatories. It’s the job of the correctional officer to prevent prisoner disturbances, monitor their actions, and avert escapes and attacks. For all intents an purposes, within the correctional facility, they are the “police,” although outside in “the real world,” they usually have no police powers (There are some exceptions, when sheriff’s deputies serve as C.O.’s in county jails). Read the rest of this entry »
Green Careers
October 13th, 2009
The day of Green is upon us and the job markets are flooded with job opportunities. In this day and environment, more people are looking for ways to save the world from pollution and make a decent amount of money. And as the economy continues to shrink and jobs dwindle, the Green job market has continuously grown over the last three years with around a five percent growth. Many colleges are offering special degree programs for the green industry and the business that are involved with it. Well there wasn’t much of this kind of thing ten years ago but nowadays it is one of the few jobs expanding all the time. Read the rest of this entry »
Social Workers and Mental Health Counselors Make a Difference
August 28th, 2009
If you have a desire to work with people to help them overcome social or economic difficulties a career as a social worker or mental health counselor might be for you. There is an overwhelming need for social work to assist people who have had conflicts with the law or have suffered mental health problems due to circumstances beyond their control. Read the rest of this entry »