When I first entered school, I had narrowed my choice of a major down to 2. I either wanted a family therapy degree or a business administration degree (two completely different fields, I know.) I finally ended up choosing the business degree as it seemed to have more career choices.

So, it never fails that any time I tell someone I’m getting a business admin degree, they ask what careers I can do with it. I figured I’d answer the question once and for all. Here are just a few of the choices of careers I will have upon graduation.

• Accountant
• Admin exec
• Consultant
• Banker
• HR executive
• Store manager
• School administrator
• And more!!!

And with a business administration degree, the sources of employment are limitless. There are government jobs, private sector, retail, non-profit, and more. In short, you can work anywhere and do just about anything with this degree. That’s why it was so attractive to me.

I think this degree is going to be even more profitable now that the economy is suffering. By not limiting my choices, I give myself a better chance of landing a job in these tough times. Plus, I’ve done a few internships too, so those should come in handy.

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Once I finished my culinary training-or cooking school as my older brother so kindly referred to it-I was ready to get back to teaching.  My sister was about to graduate, and I was ready to move on from home.

Unfortunately, I had missed the boat on the English teacher shortage of two years prior, when just about everybody from my secondary English teaching program got a job exactly where he or she wanted to teach.  For instance, Jack Roberts had somehow managed to get a job in Hawaii-I would have liked to teach in Hawaii-and Nikki Dominique found a teaching job in the suburbs of New Jersey, the best public schools in the country-I would have liked that.  The only openings this year were low paying jobs in the rural south or in the inner city.

Those were not exactly my dream locations, so I did some research and found out that the next school year would probably have a lot more opportunities, so I began looking for something around home.  Unfortunately, the non-shortage had also affected home.  I needed something in teaching, though, so I put my brain to work.  What could a secondary English teacher with a culinary arts degree do for a job?

Home ec.

And so I traveled to the depths of the culinary world, hoping to emerge strong in a year.

Thanks sis.

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After 7 years in the real estate industry maybe it is time for a change. It’s not that I’m tired of being a Realtor; in fact I have really enjoyed it. It is a very rewarding feeling to help people when they make the biggest investment they will ever make. It is also a “feel good” job when you help somebody negotiate the best deal when either buying or selling a home. And you really can’t argue that the financial rewards are phenomenal if you work hard. Of course we are talking about commission sales here, so there is the potential of completely starving if you don’t find clients. The biggest problem for me in that regards currently is the economy and the (I hate to use this word) collapse of the real estate market.

Needless to say, I have had a lot of free time. That of course has meant I have had a lot of time to enjoy my favorite pastime: golf. It seems I have traded in my dress shirt and tie for a Greg Norman polo shirt! And it was in that shirt that I came up with the idea of a career change that might just work for me.

So after giving it much thought, and waffling back and forth a bit, I think I’m going to go to golf school. Now I’m not talking about a school where they teach you how to play the game, but instead one where they teach me to teach golf. Imagine that, me in a professional golf career.

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The G.I. Bill was designed to provide tuition assistance to veterans returning from World War II.  Since then, additional veteran tuition assistance programs have been developed and implemented, such as the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.  This bill is modeled after its predecessor, and grants one hundred percent tuition at a four-year university for veterans having served three or more years of active duty since 2001.  Of course, some controversy exists, mainly over the “buy-up” program designed to bridge the first and second of these bills. 

As with all legislation, there are those who are for it, and those who oppose it.  Also, as with all legislation, there are a number of stipulations that govern the implementation of this new act.  The rules and regulations set forth by the bill can be confusing, but there are a number of resources that provide a break-down of the information regarding the bill and what it entails for each veteran.  Some resources that can be found online include an F.A.Q. that provides answers to questions such as “Do the benefits expire?”  (Incidentally, the benefits are available for up to fifteen years after a veteran is discharged, or after the end of their minimum three years of active duty.)

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