steps to take to go from college to career?
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You have to start with a resume that says what you really want to do not something vague. Example: To find a job as a sales trainee where I can use my strong interpersonal skills. Lots of people put down something like I want a position that will afford me personal growth. That goes into the wastebasket. \nAnother mistake people make is to just look at help wanted ads. Only 10% of all jobs are filled through ads. Get out the yellow pages and look up companies that have the job you want. Call up and ask if you can fax over the resume and to who's attention. Follow up in a week with a phone call.
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My mother started college when she was 45 and finished with a graduate degree 4 years later.  She waited until we were all out of the house and then got out and took care of it.\n\nIf you go to a community college for the first couple of years you can ease back in, and even get credit for life experience.  You can take CLEP exams and almost get two years credit if you are an avid reader and have a good degree of general knowledge.  Go and see an admissions director at the local community college and see.  It isn't all that hard.  After you get your start and feel confident, you can transfer to a four year- accredited college as a sophomore or junior and finish up.  There are plenty of student loan programs you can qualify for if money is the issue.  Most in-state schools are affordable and accessible.  Since programs vary, pick the closest school to you and go in and talk to them.  You can do it!
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www.fastweb.com\n\nIt is a subsidiary of monster.com\nIt is FREE.\nIt includes a college and scholarship search, and descriptions of majors.\n\nIt might be helpful to do what I did. Copy the list of majors in a word processor. Go down the list and erase everything that you don't want. By the end you should you 5-10 things that would be good at/want to do. Keep this list, but choose off of it one of two fields that you feel you could really love. \n\nI did this in choosing a major for college in my Junior year of high school. I had Political Science, Civil Engineering, Architecture, and a couple others and I settled with the one about which I knew I could feel passionate: Architecture.\n\nKeep in mind that you don't need to know what you want to do to go to college. The average college student changes her/his major 2-3 times in her/his undergraduate career. An "Undecided" major can allow you a lot of flexibility and allow you to take classes in different areas and see what you like.\n\nYou can also double major, or get a major and minor(s), if you really love two or more fields. Best of luck.
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Go to the local college and ask them what you can do to get the training you need
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Go to college. Get good grades. Do an internship. Start applying for jobs in the early winter or early spring. Have a professional reader (should be able to find one free on campus) review your resume before you post it to the top job-hunting sites. (Yahoo Hotjobs and Monster) Dress-up for the interview in appropriate business wear. Reasearch the company before you go to the interview so you know as much about them as possible.
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Obtain a college degree!
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you're doing it now.\nAsk questions, read books, learn a variety of topics.\ntalk to the smartest folks you know, about what they know, pick bits and pieces up. take classes, learn about things through a variety of occupations. Focus on what you are most interested in and become an expert.
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Find your passion & DO it.\nPreferrably, get paid for doing it. Make it your career.
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I suggest you go to college and talk to a career counselor. Good luck!
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work and go to college
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1. Go to a university that awards Bachelor of Science in Engineering and/or Bachelor of Engineering. Make sure the school is ABET accredited.\n2. Earn an Engineering degree.\n3. Take and pass the Engineer In Training (EIT) exam.\n4. Get at least 4 years experience.\n5. Take and pass the Profesional Engineer exam.\n\nThen, and only then, can you truly call yourself an Engineer.
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Not sure what you are looking for here.  Although if you are trying to figure out what Career you should be in or what you need to get into a specific career.  I found that the local College resource center is excellent.  You can make an appointment with a Career councilor or you can look through their books.  The book I found interesting was a list of all the programs available and the average starting salary and how many graduates got a job after graduating.  This helped me to decide what to go into.  It was important to me to get into a field that was hiring and had a good starting salary.  I also found my own little niche where my personality and skills I enjoyed would fit into it as a career.\nI found going to a career councilor helped a lot because she was experienced in dealing with people and knew all the various careers available (some I hadn't even thought of).  Some places even have a test they do that tells you what Career would best suit you.  \nThe Employment Insurance website has some Career development sections as well.\nHope this helps and good - luck
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You have two options that I can see.\n\nYou can pick up a bachelors degree in business in management or a related field and then use that to get you some interviews for entry level positions.\n\n-OR-\n\nJump right into the job market and excel.  Many of the business managers I’ve spoken too actually started in sales and were promoted into managerial positions after proving themselves. That being said many of them advised me to stick it out in school because it makes everything easier for you down the road.\n\nRegards,\nArmus
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Start attending school/college.
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You've got it all wrong.  \n\n1 Get a good background in lots of stuff.\n2 See which one(s) interest you.\n3 See which has the best career choices.\n4 Specialize.
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Start working.\n\nOr \n\nGo for full graduate degree. B.A., then M.A. and then Ph.D.
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Instead of taking a fifth year of high school, you can probably find a community (2-year) college or technical school that would admit you.\n\nIf you can do really well at the community college you could then transfer to a four-year institution. If you have a talent for something taught in a technical school, you could go there and prepare for a good career.\n\nGood luck!\n\ns