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Comment on Career Profile: Cartoonist by Nadia

Nadia — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:45:44 +0000

Im 19, nearly 20 and I just typed into Google : Fun jobs in *my area*. This was one of the things that came up. I am unemployed and have had enough of being in jobs which are steriotyped as being normal. Everyone when they was young wanted to be something fun and exciting when they grew up, not an office worker or a cleaner. The problem im facing now is how to get into fun and exciting jobs like these. They dont really teach you that at school :/

Comment on Career Profile: Security Guard by Laura

Laura — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:30:31 +0000

What is the pay of a security guard?

Comment on Career Profile: Air Stewardess and Steward by Sanu

Sanu — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:42:11 +0000

Hello, m aim is to be a Cabin Crew in the future but m quite not sure how hard it is to get a cabin crew job. can anyone plz tell m. Thank you.

Comment on Career Profile: Airline Ticket Agent by freda kazumi

freda kazumi — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:09:37 +0000

I am looking for a job in the airline industry

Comment on Career Profile: Graphic Designer by Tom

Tom — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:05:46 +0000

I disagree that photoshop is the most important, that’s for photo manipulation. Indesign or Quark are the programs you’ll use the most for layout followed by illustrator (vector and layout) and photoshop (image manipulation)

Comment on Career Profile: Speech Therapist by jiji

jiji — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:42:51 +0000

i am a degree pharmacy student and want to do something in the lines of speech therapy.. is there any way or college wherein i can do masters in speech therapy and not do bachelors because that will waste the 4 years of mine already done in pharmacy

Comment on Career Profile: Archaeologist by SMScot

SMScot — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:42:55 +0000

Archaeology…a career in ruins!

This article fails to mention the academic requirements required to be an archaeologist; a degree is an absolute necessity, although a masters and a PhD are also expected if you are to advance in your career. After achieving those, you’re still not guaranteed event he most basic of archaeological jobs due to the severe lack of work in proportion to the number of overly-qualified archaeologists.

It makes a great hobby, but determination and a strong character are required if you wish to try to pursue this as a career.

Comment on Career Profile: Past Life Therapist or Regressionist by Justine

Justine — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:19:21 +0000

What would be the salary for a job like this? And what training would you need to do this?

Comment on Career Profile: Composer by Francine Grattan

Francine Grattan — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:32:03 +0000

Hey Zach,
I hope this isn’t too late.
I’m also a high school senior looking towards music. My plan is to go to the University of North Texas for their Music Education program, but I think their whole music department will be excellent. It is, however, the largest in the nation, with 1600 people in the music school alone. In the entire university, there are more than 35,000 people. It’s located in Denton, Texas, which is reasonably close to the Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Tuition is reasonable with in-state rates, which you can get even if you’re an out-of-state student as long as you get at least $1,000 in scholarships from UNT. As soon as you do, your tuition is automatically dropped to about half of what it would be for out-of-state students.

My sister went to Lawrence University of Appleton, Wisconsin, and she had an excellent time in the Conservatory there. It’s rather cold though, with snow on the ground for most of the year. The buildings are underground to battle the cold, and the town is small. But the environment is cozy and nice, and if you’re looking for a smaller environment, that may be a good place to look at.

In Washington State, I’ve heard the Central Washington University is a pretty good music school, though it’s in the middle of nowhere in Ellensburg, Washington. There’s also Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, which is a beautiful campus only about half an hour to 45 minutes away from the Canadian border. The PAC, or performing arts center, is multiple storys tall, with two or three of them underground. It is absoutely gorgeous in late July/early August during the Marrowstone Summer Music Festival.

I also applied to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, which has a great program; and the University of Northern Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. That last one is a nice-looking school for music, but it smelled something awful there of cow food and waste. But the people are quite nice!

If you have any more questions, please let me know. I hope I helped some!

Comment on Career Profile: Game Tester by Dk

Dk — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:23:16 +0000

lol i used to want to be a game tester, now after writing games… and knowing what work they have to do. Lets just say it’s worth paying them

Comment on Career Profile: Commercial Pilot by Actual Pilot

Actual Pilot — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:39:05 +0000

The best advise I can give you is to stay away. Go to school for something that allows you to make enough money to buy a share in a single engine piston aircraft and fly it on the weekends. Trust me

Comment on Career Profile: Commercial Pilot by Actual Pilot

Actual Pilot — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:36:25 +0000

And another thing…. don’t expect to make any money for the first 12 years.

Comment on Career Profile: Commercial Pilot by Actual Pilot

Actual Pilot — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:33:51 +0000

This information is very inaccurate. No one in Canada or the US starts their first job with an airline. It is like any other industry, just because you have the license does not at all mean you are worthy of employment. It takes most people 10 years of real world flying (no auto pilot) before any reasonable airline will even look at your resume…Getting an interview, that takes A LOT of luck and networking. And EVERYONE starts as a “Co-pilot”. Good luck!

Comment on Career Profile: Cartoonist by Maddy

Maddy — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:23:48 +0000

Hey! Im currently 14 years old and im doing the Big Six project in 8th grade this is a perfectoo career for a right brained girl (hope right brained is creative ^_^) and when i get outta high school, this is my career choice BABY!! :))

Comment on Career Profile: Cartoonist by Kestee

Kestee — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:07:39 +0000

I am an artist. I have sold arts and crafts but did not focus on making it a business before but now I want to make it a career and I don’t know how to get in and this is helpful. I’d love to draw for a strip or even have my own. I’d like tips on where to start.

Comment on Career Profile: Concierge by Damien

Damien — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:55:40 +0000

I am myself a concierge in a 5 diamond hotel in British Columbia. More than be ready to deal with difficult people, it is actually the will to deal with anything that prevail. You will have to find something, or a solution to anything, most of the time something you are not prepared for, and that that job so beautiful and unique! However when your department is running fine, the hotel can rely on you!

Comment on Career Profile: Disc Jockey by Zach Endress

Zach Endress — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:19:18 +0000

how could i become a dj??? i do love music of all types or atleast i can stand all types of music.

Comment on Career Profile: Composer by Zach Endress

Zach Endress — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:11:38 +0000

I am still in high school i graduate in may of this year and would really like to be a composer, do you have any suggestions of where i could go to colledge to learn and get a degree for it???

Comment on Career Profile: Jewelry Designer by jennifer theroux

jennifer theroux — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 03:07:55 +0000

All great info. but any ideas on possible job opportunities or ways to make a living as a jewelery designer?

Comment on Career Profile: Anthropologist by Mehak Khan

Mehak Khan — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:18:00 +0000

This is the perfect job for me I have been looking for a job on this website for hours and this feels completley right!! But what do you have to study in colledge???