My mission is to empower youth with: - The knowledge about career possibilities, and the education and training needed to attain them - The creative-thinking and emotional skills that make for good career decisions and which employers prefer; - And the resilience needed to flourish in life.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Academic counseling matters! Northeast Ohio community college study - a great start: http://ping.fm/Elj9O
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Career pathways to pharmacy from www.neucom.edu reaches 1800 students in 40 cities! http://ping.fm/xIscb
Career pathways to pharmacy program from CVS and www.neoucom.edu
reaches 1800 high schoolers in 40 cities!http://ping.fm/rLNYo
reaches 1800 high schoolers in 40 cities!http://ping.fm/rLNYo
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Slash tuition costs! 40 degrees thru Lorain County Community College's University Partnership Program! http://ping.fm/kCFoj
Slash tuition costs! 40 Bachelor's/Master's degrees thru Lorain County Community College's University Partnership Program! http://ping.fm/kn4lG
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Slash tuition costs! 40 Bachelor/Masters degrees thru Lorain County Community College's University Partnership: http://ping.fm/r0RK9
Saturday, August 22, 2009
National Academic Programming News!
New academic programs were announced this week at:
• Arcadia University - graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis, a technique used to help those with autism and communication disorders.
• Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Ph.D. in organizational leadership.
• Hudson County Community College, (NJ) - associate degrees in hospitality: hotel and restaurant management, entrepreneurship, and travel and tourism
• Arcadia University - graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis, a technique used to help those with autism and communication disorders.
• Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Ph.D. in organizational leadership.
• Hudson County Community College, (NJ) - associate degrees in hospitality: hotel and restaurant management, entrepreneurship, and travel and tourism
Write to us at What's Your Major? sm for advice and workshops for college planning and success!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Students now prep for professional dance @ expanded prog @ Lakeland Community College: http://ping.fm/EJhqn
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Kent State’s new MBA program for health care executives rated top-tier by CEO Magazine:
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Hiram College offers students hands-on exp with bacterial genome (DNA) research!http://ping.fm/1of7t
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) has 2 new health care career cntrs! Finish programs in wks for jobs earning $10-16/hr
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Five “Simple” Steps to Find High-Demand Jobs and High-Demand Majors
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Five “Simple” Steps to Find High-Demand Jobs and High-Demand Majors
When deciding among over 20,000 job titles and over 3000 colleges, it’s important to best your best advocate. No one can tell you what’s right for you. The following steps sound easy, but will require you to do some reading and thinking about your own interests, values and skills before making final decisions. And you’ll probably have to back-track through these steps several times before you have information that feels actionable to you.
You’ll also have to carefully consider what you’re willing to do to attain these jobs. And realize that “everything depends”:
- on what you’re willing to do to get the job (including taking steps to increase and broaden some of your natural skills), and
- on the specific opportunities available from the specific employers in your area, and their hiring criteria.
Once you’re armed with the facts and a plan, you’ll be more motivated and confident, with the greatest chance of meeting your goals.
1. Research the high-demand jobs and high-demand majors can be researched for each state at http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20024.htm
The Department of Labor currently publishes projections for growth, number of openings, and salary levels through 2016.
2. Once you know the projections for your state, you can read about the job requirements in the Occupational Outlook Handbook by plugging in the SOC code.
3. Learn about job requirements, including education by reading the job description.
4. If you’re college-bound, use a search engine like College Board’s Matchmarker to plug in the type of degree you need to get the job. If you register at this site, you can also create and save a list of potential colleges, using your criteria for cost, location, and many more factors.
If you’re not college-bound, or want to make a career change without returning to college, look into training programs at your local community or career colleges, or certifications available through professional associations.
5. Talk to faculty, not just the admissions folks, at the colleges or programs that you’re considering. Share your research and questions with your prospective instructors and get their reaction. The really “connected” faculty will be approachable and knowledgeable about where recent students are working today.
Remember, most hiring decisions are based on “soft skills,” so you must polish up your communication and team work skills. Nearly everyone thinks that they have these skills, but you must be able to show specific examples of your work style during interviews.
Write to us at info@whatsyourmajor.net for advice and workshops for college planning and success!
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You’ll also have to carefully consider what you’re willing to do to attain these jobs. And realize that “everything depends”:
- on what you’re willing to do to get the job (including taking steps to increase and broaden some of your natural skills), and
- on the specific opportunities available from the specific employers in your area, and their hiring criteria.
Once you’re armed with the facts and a plan, you’ll be more motivated and confident, with the greatest chance of meeting your goals.
1. Research the high-demand jobs and high-demand majors can be researched for each state at http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20024.htm
The Department of Labor currently publishes projections for growth, number of openings, and salary levels through 2016.
2. Once you know the projections for your state, you can read about the job requirements in the Occupational Outlook Handbook by plugging in the SOC code.
3. Learn about job requirements, including education by reading the job description.
4. If you’re college-bound, use a search engine like College Board’s Matchmarker to plug in the type of degree you need to get the job. If you register at this site, you can also create and save a list of potential colleges, using your criteria for cost, location, and many more factors.
If you’re not college-bound, or want to make a career change without returning to college, look into training programs at your local community or career colleges, or certifications available through professional associations.
5. Talk to faculty, not just the admissions folks, at the colleges or programs that you’re considering. Share your research and questions with your prospective instructors and get their reaction. The really “connected” faculty will be approachable and knowledgeable about where recent students are working today.
Remember, most hiring decisions are based on “soft skills,” so you must polish up your communication and team work skills. Nearly everyone thinks that they have these skills, but you must be able to show specific examples of your work style during interviews.
Write to us at info@whatsyourmajor.net for advice and workshops for college planning and success!
www.whatsyourmajor.net
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
A Class of One @ College of Wooster! “Creative adventure” sr. capstone - self-discipline & self-discovery”: http://ping.fm/LctoJ www.whatsyourmajor.net
Friday, August 14, 2009
NOCHE colleges, businesses confer in Environmental Sustainability work grp to create “Green Collar” jobs, education in OH: http://noche.org/134
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
GREEN majors and courses now at 30 % of business and 22 % of engineering schools! http://www.newsweek.com/id/210906 www.whatsyourmajor.net
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Cleveland State University ranked #2 for city management/urban policy grad prog: http://ping.fm/flWAo
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Music study for Grades 11-12 leads to informed career choices. See Young Artist Program @ Cleveland Institute of Music: http://ping.fm/klGX7
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Sunday, August 09, 2009
Nifty video from Cleveland Institute of Art w/student POV re: job opportunities!
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Nifty Admissions Video from Cleveland Institute of Art
The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) is one of the top ten professional colleges of art and design in the country.
On YouTube, CIA offers a innovative student point of view about life on campus of this intimate community of 500 students; and the professional opportunities that lie ahead for its graduates of sixteen studio majors in four “learning environments” : Design, Material Culture-Craft, Visual Arts and Technologies, and Integrated Media.
http://www.youtube.com/user/CIAMakingArtWork
Write to us at info@whatsyourmajor.net for advice and workshops for college planning and success!
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On YouTube, CIA offers a innovative student point of view about life on campus of this intimate community of 500 students; and the professional opportunities that lie ahead for its graduates of sixteen studio majors in four “learning environments” : Design, Material Culture-Craft, Visual Arts and Technologies, and Integrated Media.
http://www.youtube.com/user/CIAMakingArtWork
Write to us at info@whatsyourmajor.net for advice and workshops for college planning and success!
www.whatsyourmajor.net
Jill Bernaciak Linked In Profile
Friday, August 07, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Engineering Graduates Command Highest Salaries
According to NACE's Summer 2009 Salary Survey,. engineering majors claim four of the five college majors that get the highest starting salary offers. Like any field, the actual salary depends, in part, on the industry. For example, the average starting salary offers by engineering discipline are:
• Petroleum engineering = $83,121
• Chemical engineering = $64,902
• Mining engineering = $64,404
• Computer engineering = $61,738
• Computer science = $61,407
Salaries are driven up by a surplus of jobs for new graduates in these fields, even in today’s tight economy, says NACE officials. And, while the salary is high, the actual number of jobs available is not particularly exceptional, so it’s still a competitive field.
Contact Jill@whatsyourmajor.net for career and college advice and workshop registration. www.whatsyourmajor.net
• Petroleum engineering = $83,121
• Chemical engineering = $64,902
• Mining engineering = $64,404
• Computer engineering = $61,738
• Computer science = $61,407
Salaries are driven up by a surplus of jobs for new graduates in these fields, even in today’s tight economy, says NACE officials. And, while the salary is high, the actual number of jobs available is not particularly exceptional, so it’s still a competitive field.
Contact Jill@whatsyourmajor.net for career and college advice and workshop registration. www.whatsyourmajor.net
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Read w/caution re: top 10 college majors: not correlated with top jobs: http://ping.fm/c6rAK Info@whatsyourmajor.net
Monday, August 03, 2009
Cleveland Institute of Art: Information Design program for stem cell research: http://ping.fm/iomP4 Visit www.whatsyourmajor.net & http://ping.fm/qJrVF
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Scholarship at Case Western Reserve University helps science & math majors become hs teachers. Info@whatsyourmajor.net & http://ping.fm/oOuW3
Saturday, August 01, 2009
New Ohio State Agriculture BS includes AS in Vet Tech (for natl cert) & animal sciences minor: http://ping.fm/9QtA5
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