Recently added articles from Career World, a Weekly Reader publication:
Job fail.(CAREER WORLD 411)(a would be employee use Twitter to say how he hates the job)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Being fired for blogging? That's so 2007. Getting canned for a Facebook post? That screams 2008. In 2009, losing a ob via Twitter seems to be the new tech FAIL when t comes to putting a job on the line. Last spring, a tweet came from a would-be employee at Cisco, a network ...
The candy man can.(CAREER WORLD 411)(Candy industry)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The recession has hit many businesses and entrepreneurs hard. But there's at least one field that seems to be turning a pretty sweet profit, even in tough economic times. Candy stores, according to The New York Times, are weathering the storm ...
What's that job?(CAREER WORLD 411)(list of different jobs and what they do)(Brief article)(List)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Cake Shipper: operates a machine clsed in cottonseed oil production Camp lender: supervises and coordinates the work of sheep farm employees [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Comb Capper: releases honey from commercial honeycombs Dolly Pusher: moves camera equipment around the ...
A master of social networking.(CAREER WORLD 411)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fans of online social networking, take note: Birmingham City University in England now offers a master's degree in social media. "During the course we will consider what people can do on Facebook and Twitter, and how they can be used for ...
Blossoming stems.(CAREER WORLD 411)(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Teens are loving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The 2009 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index showed that 85 percent of students are interested in those subjects. More than half those teens said they were motivated by a desire to protect the environment and help society ....
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.(CAREER WORLD 411)(clowns auditioned at Barnum & Bailey Clown College and Ringling Bros.)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THEY CAME from New York, Chicago, Tennessee, and even as far away as France and Japan. They all had one thing in common: a dream of being a clown. In April, two dozen clown hopefuls arrived under the "big top" at Madison Square Garden in New ...
Ready to launch: ever heard of bungee boarding? Kevin Veon's goal is to turn it into The next big sport.(BE YOUR OWN BOSS)(Banshee Bungee)
Oct 01, 2009; Magid, Jennifer ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Are you a boarder with a need for speed? Then Kevin Veon is your man. Veon, 33, is chief executive officer of Banshee Bungee, based in Boise, Idaho. Veon's company created a system that uses a bungee cord to propel boarders and skiers up to 30 miles per ...
Admissions officers tell all: what really happens once your college application is out of your hands? Career World finds out.(CW MEETS)
Oct 01, 2009; O'Donovan, Betsy ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You've filled out the college applications, written the essays, and taken the SATs. Now what? Career World wondered, too, so we asked college admissions officers from Ohio State University in Columbus, Rice University in Houston, and the University of ...
Dig, hoist, push, pull: do you love working with your hands and being outdoors? A career in heavy equipment operation may be right for you!(CAREER SPOTLIGHT)
Oct 01, 2009; Middlekauff, Tracey ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Terell Marcos and Jeff Enslin (at left) are stooped over, concentrating hard on the task at hand. The two 18-year-old students from Loch Raven High School in Baltimore County, Md., are smoothing concrete. In construction terminology, they're "placing and ...
A feel-good field: careers in the health-care industry fit almost any interest.(BIG PICTURE)
Oct 01, 2009; Maldonado, Natalia ... It's hard to predict an industry's growth in a shaky economy, but in the health-care field, one thing's for sure: People need good medical care, whether they are getting routine checkups or seeing specialists to treat illnesses. And today's population has a growing number of older people ...
7 computer skills you'll need for success: don't leave high school without these skills under your belt.(GROUNDWORK)
Oct 01, 2009; Reece, Tamekia ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Even if your plans aren't to go into a computer-related field, it's crucial to brush up on computer skills. Most fields today require basic computer knowledge. Here are the top seven computer skills you need to know to get a leg up on success in the ...
Get creative: content brings the Internet to life.(JOB OF THE FUTURE)(content creator on the internet)
Oct 01, 2009; Hayhurst, Chris ... For many of those who saw it, the 2009 presidential inauguration was an unforgettable experience. For Jessica Garcia, the interactive media developer at The Keene Sentinel newspaper in Keene, N.H., it was also a ton of work. Along with several of her design team coworkers, Garcia is ...
The ideal internship: internships have the potential to be the springboard to your career. How can you find the best one?(GET THE GIG)
Oct 01, 2009; McGalliard, Gina ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a senior at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), I took my aspiring journalist self to the internship center and applied to a local newspaper. It turned out to be the smartest career move I could have made: I loved being an apprentice ...
Making it big in small business: Lisa Anne Pineiro went from styling hair to staffing construction sites, all on her own terms.(STEPS TO SUCCESS)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Starting out Lisa Anne Pineiro set her sights on her future career early on. "I've always wanted to be a hairstylist. I'm a very artsy person," the North Carolina native explains. She even transferred to a vocational high school to ...
Lifted.(AT WORK)(offshore oil rig technicians)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... This looks like a lonely job, but in fact, about 100 people can be employed on a large offshore oil rig. Here, a remote access technician hangs on a rope on ...
National career development standards.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... 1. Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span. 2. Students will complete school with the academic preparation that is essential to choose from a wide variety of substantial post secondary ...
