new career path???

[scottpA_GS]

I would go w/ a degreee that interests you. If you are into computers now go co0mputer. You have 18 mo machine? why not get an accociates from a local community college for Shop Sciences or leadership? something that an take you to the next level within the feild you already know? Forestry, Ice Cream making... Yea Ice Cream BS.. (Go Penn State!). It doesent matter much come job time what kind of BS you have, just so you have one... an easy to obtain and widely used is criminology... That degree can be applied to most any job market...

I have a BS in Computer Science and have been hired for jobs that have nothing to do w/ computers.. But required a different degree..

[jserio]

spoke to a guy from university of phoenix. he recommended the associates course first, said it would help get my foot in the door with companies in that field. then can continue on to get bachelors. he said as long as i've got windows xp i should be fine. i would need the microsoft office but they give you a free trial and once you're student he said i could get it for $59. i dunno. not sure what exactly to do at this point. i'm at a cross roads i think. 

[jserio]

i just took a career assessment profile test for an insurance company. they are looking for sales reps.  would be different. i've never sold insurance or had any type of commissioned position before. my wife thinks i'd make a good salesman.  guess we'll see what happens.

[Toogoofy317]

Be very careful with the on-line degrees and local "universities" many of them do not transfer credits to accredited colleges. We had a big problem here with Florida Metropolitan University they were not disclosing this and people got their "associates" to find out they could not transfer to UCF so it was worthless. Now FMU is Everest University they must disclose this information to you! I believ ITT tec, Devry also have very "limited" aka "no transferability" of credits.

Try a community college. I went to Valencia Community College and they have tons of on-line and telecourses in case you are working full-time!

Mary

[scottpA_GS]

And places like University of Phoenix are EXPENSIVE!!! A friend just got an associates from there and landed a State Job before graduation... So Univ of Phx is a good school.

+1 to comunity college.. Also check your state college for Online courses... Here in PA you can get a Penn State degree 100% ONLINE!

[jserio]

i've not committed myself to a specific college or degree. apparently since i've been laid off the state is willing to help me go back to school. their theory is the better money i make, the more i pay in taxes. so that being said, i've got an orientation/skills assessment test on the 9th. they want to know what i do well in and that will narrow down some career/college choices for me. and the lady at jobs and family services said if i'm attending college for a state approved program, i am not required to actively search for employment. not sure how that will help my bills seeing as my unemployment is only schedualed for a couple months i thnk. but i'll keep you all posted on any new developements.


have not heard back yet from the insurance guy. i suppose he'll get with me monday if my employment assessment test went in a positive manner for them. 

[Toogoofy317]

I don't know about UoP check this out.

http://www.ripoffreport.com/searchresults.asp?q5=University%20Of%20Phoenix,%20Online&q1=ALL&q4=&q6=&q3=&q2=&q7=&searchtype=0&submit2=Search%21&Search=Search

Mary

[yamahonkawazuki]

Im loking at an interior design school. i searched teh accreditation of those. and one was an online school. tbh not many recognised are within teh state of tn atm, so online atm is my only option

[ohgood]

i just took a career assessment profile test for an insurance company. they are looking for sales reps.  would be different. i've never sold insurance or had any type of commissioned position before. my wife thinks i'd make a good salesman.  guess we'll see what happens.

the wife is supportive, cool. the insurance racket will run you like a dog. looooong days, lots of hoops to jump through, etc

do the degree thinger. bigger and better payoff.

[jserio]

oh, i still plan to get a degree. i'm just trying to stay "active" in my employment search ya know. i just wish the 9th would hurry up and get here. i'm anxious to see what kind of options are available. it may sound lazy to say this but i want a degree that will allow me to make the most money possible with the least work required.  oh, i'm not afraid to work, i just really, really want to get off the shop floor. my hearing is bad enough. i can't afford to go completely deaf because of they type of work i do. and i want a secure feeling with my job. i mean, really secure. even the shop type jobs i've seen open in my area want a degree. of course, they're all engineer type jobs. there is a benefit to me waiting and doing this test for the state on the 9th. they'll send me to a local college. i'm going to be looking at each of them closely and see who offers what types of courses/degree programs.


anyone else used that ripoffreport.com website mary posted? how reliable would you guys say that info is?

[yamahonkawazuki]

Ive known those who have used u of phoenix. and yes tehy area   bit pricey. but have gotten good jobs  with it. granted many of these schools are not transferrable ( credits). but afaik tehy are required to tell you this. so ask MANY questions

[spc]

BYU is a fully accredited University, has a huge selection of online courses and is comparable in pricing to UoP.

[yamahonkawazuki]

yeah they are a great school. maybe for jserio. it wont work for me though. teh courses/major i seek are not available

[spc]

It's a good place to get your core classes out of the way.  I got 12 hours of boring shaZam! classes done through them in a month and a half so I could focus on major specific classes at my University.

[yamahonkawazuki]

im quite sure of that. but as im sayin maybe for jserio. but the classes i need to take are available elsewhere all in one place. but not byu unfortunately