Recently added articles from Occupational Outlook Quarterly:
Career planning the second time around.
Jun 22, 2009; Mullins, John ... Do you dream about what you want to be--even though you're all grown up? If so, embarking on a second career may be for you. People change careers for a number of reasons. Some want to do work that they find more meaningful or that makes better use of their skills than their ...
Info about construction careers.(Grab bag)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2009 ... Want to build a career? Consider construction. ConstructMyFuture.com is a Web site with details about occupations, training, and other information on working in the construction industry. The site addresses three audiences: students, teachers, and parents. Some of the ...
Women more likely to enroll--and stay--in college.(Grab bag)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2009 ... Women have outnumbered men on college campuses for years. Not only are women more likely than men to enroll, they're inclined to stay in school, too. According to a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women born between 1980 and 1984 were more likely ...
Revising the way high school classes are grouped.(Grab bag)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2009 ... Simply stated, categorization is the placing of similar objects into similar groups. And the National Center for Education Statistics has updated its way of categorizing high school career/technical education (formerly called vocational education) classes. The center's secondary ...
College: how to choose.(Grab bag)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2009 ... Students have a lot to think about when choosing a college. Now, there's a checklist that may help in the decision-making process. ACT, maker of the college entrance exam by the same name, suggests 11 factors for students to consider when selecting a school. The factors are ...
Job loss: health and retirement benefits.(Grab bag)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2009 ... For workers facing job loss, uncertainty about the impact of unemployment on their benefits is a source of stress. To help these workers understand their options, the U.S. Department of Labor has created an online guide. Workers who lose their jobs need to know how to protect ...
Resumes, applications, and cover letters.
Jun 22, 2009; Crosby, Olivia ... You have skills that employers want. But those skills won't get you a job if no one knows you have them. Good resumes, applications, and cover letters broadcast your abilities. They tell employers how your qualifications match a job's responsibilities. If these critical ...
You're a what? Voice actor: from ads to animation, Tony Oliver speaks for his supper.
Jun 22, 2009; Liming, Drew ... When Tony Oliver was in high school, he and a friend enjoyed muting the television and making funny voices to accompany the onscreen action. One afternoon, his friend's morn told them to stop goofing around, asking, "Do you think anyone will ever pay you for this?" Little did she know that ...
Occupational employment of workers without disabilities and workers with disabilities, April 2009.(OOCharvgu)
Jun 22, 2009 ... About 5.4 million people with disabilities were employed in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. These workers represent about 4 percent of total employment. As the charts show, workers with disabilities were distributed across occupational groups in a way ...
