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Career College Central - December 2017

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Subscribe at careercollegecentral.com 10 Solitary/intrapersonal learners: is type learns best alone, with the time and space to self-direct their projects and reflect on their successes and opportunities for improvement. ese students are generally good at recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses, so don't be afraid to ask them (or to trust their answers). If le to set their own goals, teachers may find them to be much loier than those that would have been set for them. However, they may experience stronger feelings of self-doubt as creative individuals. Don't be afraid to compliment them on a job well done or remind them that in the worlds of academia and employment, art doesn't need to be perfect … it just needs to be finished. Students in artistic majors may also appreciate lessons designed around musical intelligence. Living to work: Business and arts career options Whatever success means to someone, there is a way they can achieve it in the information technology field. Career colleges and technical schools offer many degree programs that help meet the demand for qualified programmers, analysts, and developers, and help students begin on the path to fulfilling IT careers where they can work days, nights, weekends, full-time, or part-time in any number of environments. Here is just a sampling of the career options available: Accountants Entry-level education: Bachelor's degree Median pay (2016): $68,150 annually Job outlook, 2014-2024: Growing faster than average (11 percent projected growth) On-the-job training: No Working environment: Most accountants work in offices, completing much of their work alone. e work is usually fast-paced and can be stressful. Bookkeepers Entry-level education: No degree Median pay (2016): $38,390 annually Job outlook, 2014-2024: Declining (8 percent projected decline) On-the-job training: Moderate Working environment: Many bookkeepers work in offices, and those who contract out their services may work for multiple firms at once and visit their clients' offices. Bookkeeping is an example of a profession that does not require a degree and is not growing like those that do. Human Resources Specialists Entry-level education: Bachelor's degree Median pay (2016): $59,180 annually On-the-job training: No Job outlook, 2014-2024: Declining (8 percent projected decline) Working environment: Most human resources specialists work on staff at a corporation, and may travel to attend job fairs, visit college campuses, and meet with applicants. Others may be employed on a contract basis, since organizations' hiring needs vary throughout the year.

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