Great article on advice from Mike Rowe the "Dirty Jobs" guy
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/23/mike-rowe-of-dirty-jobs-speaks-about-hard-work-how-many-are-following-the-worst-advice-in-the-history-of-the-world/
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Energy jobs are a big, growing field
USA has a profile of energy jobs. Many are spatial, kinesthetic, or both. Also, it mentions that many pay solid salaries in small-town areas where your money will go far.
Want a job? Look to the energy field - USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/09/30/energy-jobs-growing/1598801/
Want a job? Look to the energy field - USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/09/30/energy-jobs-growing/1598801/
Sunday, September 14, 2014
How to go to college and new workforce training initiatives
This article discusses a new push for workforce education in colleges, sorely needed. It mentions major funding for natural gas field work, definitely a hands-on job, and cybersecurity training.
In addition, the article mentions that having a mentor and an internship in college are two of the biggest predictors of later success. It is not where you go to college, it's how you go to college.
It takes a mentor
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/opinion/thomas-friedman-it-takes-a-mentor.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=0
In addition, the article mentions that having a mentor and an internship in college are two of the biggest predictors of later success. It is not where you go to college, it's how you go to college.
It takes a mentor
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/opinion/thomas-friedman-it-takes-a-mentor.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=0
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Is college a waste of money?
In this article by economist Robert Reich he makes a good point about how a vast array of technician jobs do not require a 4-year degree and are growing in the future.
Robert Reich: College is a ludicrous waste of money
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/03/robert_reich_college_is_a_ludicrous_waste_of_money_partner/
I disagree in part; college is definitely incredibly overpriced to the point of extortion, and often not applicable to real-world jobs. However, getting a liberal arts education at a reasonable price is a great idea just for life in general.
Getting a job should not be the goal of a liberal arts education. To me, it would be great to get a job skill first, then slowly get a liberal arts education after you're already making money. This model is essentially the same as joining the military: you do service while getting paid, and then they pay you even more to go to school. Today's GI bill is worth a couple years' salary.
Robert Reich: College is a ludicrous waste of money
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/03/robert_reich_college_is_a_ludicrous_waste_of_money_partner/
I disagree in part; college is definitely incredibly overpriced to the point of extortion, and often not applicable to real-world jobs. However, getting a liberal arts education at a reasonable price is a great idea just for life in general.
Getting a job should not be the goal of a liberal arts education. To me, it would be great to get a job skill first, then slowly get a liberal arts education after you're already making money. This model is essentially the same as joining the military: you do service while getting paid, and then they pay you even more to go to school. Today's GI bill is worth a couple years' salary.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Did you think you were bad at math?
Did you think you were bad at math? Maybe it was the way you learned it.
Richard Rusczyk believes we teach math in a rote, uncreative way that does not offer practice and experience in creative problem solving.
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/blog.php?u=1163
Richard Rusczyk believes we teach math in a rote, uncreative way that does not offer practice and experience in creative problem solving.
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/blog.php?u=1163
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Feel like you "should" have chosen a great job? Not that simple
Feel like you "should" have chosen a great job from the time you were younger but missed out on the opportunity? Not that simple. You didn't necessarily "mess up."
"Economist Neil Howe says that only 5% of people pick the right job on the first try. He calls those people 'fast starters' and in general, they are less creative, less adventurous, and less innovative, which makes a conventional, common path work well for them. So it's questionable whether you should even aspire to be one of those people who picks right the first try."
Many people who really like their "job" or careers or lifestyles or whatever you want to call it stumbled into it.
Gilbert says you need to try stuff to see what will make you happy. Do that. It's scary, because it's hard to find out that what you thought would make you happy will not make you happy. But then, it's true that being a realist is not particularly useful to human evolution either.
These days we often overestimate how great other jobs are due to the hype surrounding them. We live in an age in which it is easy to create glossy marketing, put shiny pictures and a great website together about careers which often belie the true nature of the field. Colleges and training schools do this sort of glamour marketing constantly so that the tuition keeps rolling in.
Also, many jobs require schooling/training that was not offered to you or did not even exist while you were in college or 20-something trying to figure out what you wanted to be when you grew up.
For example, when I was in college in the 1990s, Earth Science or Enviornmental Science was unheard of at my school. "Green," "Eco-," "renewable," and "sustainable" were not buzzwords yet.
Also:
"Economist Neil Howe says that only 5% of people pick the right job on the first try. He calls those people "fast starters" and in general, they are less creative, less adventurous, and less innovative, which makes a conventional, common path work well for them. So it's questionable whether you should even aspire to be one of those people who picks right the first try."
Lifehacker - How to pick a career you actually like
http://lifehacker.com/5978475/how-to-pick-a-career-you-actually-like
"Economist Neil Howe says that only 5% of people pick the right job on the first try. He calls those people 'fast starters' and in general, they are less creative, less adventurous, and less innovative, which makes a conventional, common path work well for them. So it's questionable whether you should even aspire to be one of those people who picks right the first try."
Many people who really like their "job" or careers or lifestyles or whatever you want to call it stumbled into it.
Gilbert says you need to try stuff to see what will make you happy. Do that. It's scary, because it's hard to find out that what you thought would make you happy will not make you happy. But then, it's true that being a realist is not particularly useful to human evolution either.
These days we often overestimate how great other jobs are due to the hype surrounding them. We live in an age in which it is easy to create glossy marketing, put shiny pictures and a great website together about careers which often belie the true nature of the field. Colleges and training schools do this sort of glamour marketing constantly so that the tuition keeps rolling in.
Also, many jobs require schooling/training that was not offered to you or did not even exist while you were in college or 20-something trying to figure out what you wanted to be when you grew up.
For example, when I was in college in the 1990s, Earth Science or Enviornmental Science was unheard of at my school. "Green," "Eco-," "renewable," and "sustainable" were not buzzwords yet.
Also:
"Economist Neil Howe says that only 5% of people pick the right job on the first try. He calls those people "fast starters" and in general, they are less creative, less adventurous, and less innovative, which makes a conventional, common path work well for them. So it's questionable whether you should even aspire to be one of those people who picks right the first try."
Lifehacker - How to pick a career you actually like
http://lifehacker.com/5978475/how-to-pick-a-career-you-actually-like
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