Tag: Career

Careers Are Idiosyncratic

Posted on by Thompson Jarr

I’ve only recently learned of Temple Grandin from hearing her being interviewed recently on NPR. That piece made me stop and ask out loud, “Who is that?” She clearly has a message and delivery style that is out of the mainstream. However beyond her unique and unconventional look and enunciation is a powerful exposition about individualism and the priority we should all place on honoring people’s differences when assisting in career decision making.

Temple Grandin has become a renowned spokesperson for the humane treatment of animals and also for encouraging tolerance and civil behavior directed toward individuals impacted by autism-a reality she has lived with for 65 years. Her advice for the mainstream of society goes far beyond telling us to be respectful and kind to people who act, speak, and think differently from the norm. Dr. Grandin is putting us on notice that the talent diversity necessary to fuel … Read the rest

Careers in the Construction Industry

Posted on by Thompson Jarr

Finding employment that gives you job satisfaction, a good wage and a decent level of security is not easy. For many people who are looking at improving their career, a job within the building industry is a good choice. Whether you have formal qualifications, or you just have some experience, there are always opportunities to find work within the building industry. While some roles, like architects, engineers and surveyors, are all roles which require university degrees and formal qualifications, not all roles within the industry do. For example roles for labourers do not require qualifications, although experience can be very helpful. A job in a trade like building, scaffolding, welding, plumbing or working as an electrician all require the individual to have served their time, training as an apprentice.

Apprenticeships are extremely worthwhile, and many young people who are struggling to find work in the job market choose to

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Careers in Banking and Finance

Posted on by Thompson Jarr

Large investment banks are usually divided into two main areas: corporate finance or investment banking and sales & marketing with trading. Careers in banking and finance in an investment bank usually involves capital raising, debt and equity, mergers and acquisitions, services involving financial advisories and in some areas activities concerning merchant banking. Within the sales and trading division an employee might be engaged in analysis and research, distribution and brokerage of trading securities amongst other such activities. It is important to know the difference between the numerous functionalities within an investment bank during your quest for the right career path in banking and finance.

If you are a young graduate who has just passed out from a management school or college, you might want to enroll in a specific training program or banking internship that will provide you the valuable opportunity of gaining an understanding of what a financial institution … Read the rest

Start To Be A Programmer

Posted on by Thompson Jarr

There are many different languages used in this field and people very often get confused about which one to start on. The language(s) you learn will determine what type of software development you will eventually do. Even so, it makes a lot of sense to start with a simple language before attempting something as complex as Java right at the outset.

Web development is a very good field to work in because there will always be demand for your services. You’ll need to start by learning how to use HTML in order to make web pages (HTML5 is currently very popular). This is not really a programming language but it is nevertheless something that you need to know. Similarly, you’ll need to learn CSS which is necessary for making web pages look attractive. Only when you have got these basics under control should you start to learn languages such as

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