Insider Interview: Education

→  July 2nd, 2009  →  Blog career planning education interview

A career in education has obvious advantages: teachers are highly respected and it is a recession resistant field. Why, then, do so many teachers leave the profession within a few years?  Probably because teaching proves more stressful than they thought.  Teaching isn’t right for everyone and you should research a career before making a decision.  [...]

Insider Interview: Nursing

→  April 27th, 2009  →  Blog career planning healthcare interview

It’s no surprise that many people consider nursing when choosing a career path, since nurses are in such high demand and health-care  is one of the most recession resistant industries.  However, nursing is a mentally, emotionally and physically demanding occupation.  Students and career-changers should think carefully before deciding to enter the field.  To help those [...]

Insider Interview: Sociology

→  April 22nd, 2009  →  academic Blog career planning interview liberal arts majors

In a new series of posts I’ll be conducting interviews with people in different fields. These interviews are intended to help students and career changers with career-planning decisions by providing insight into different occupations. Derrick Shapley is a graduate student who is working on his Ph.D. in sociology while teaching and doing research. I asked [...]