Vocational vs Traditional degrees

Getting extra training and education after high school is becoming more important in today`s current job market. Employers are looking for someone that can come right in and get the job done without the added expense of extra training or education. While vocational and traditional degrees have their differences, both are valuable for today`s potential employees.

Receiving a vocational degree shows that you are proficient at a certain skill. Sometimes called technical education, you have several different options to choose from. Some students choose vocational school to learn skills that match up to a specific trade so they can enter a certain industry. Dental technicians, office managers and even clinical assistants earn a vocational degree. There are different types of schooling and lengths of time required to earn the vocational degree.

Someone wanting to become a vehicle technician would choose this type of degree. They would learn all of the ins and outs of vehicles including maintenance tasks, computer testing and general repairs. With this knowledge they can then apply to different shops or dealerships in their area. They are more likely to be hired than someone that comes in with no knowledge or experience.

On the other hand, a traditional degree typically comes with a four-year requirement. In the same way a person chooses a specific area of study for vocational degrees, students choose an area of education in which they want to be proficient. It is possible to study anything from anthropology to zoology and everything in between.

While earning a traditional degree has a specific focus, the first two years are spent working through prerequisites. These are classes on writing, math, science, history and more. During this time critical thinking skills are taught and classes at this level must be passed in order to continue. People assume that a college graduate should walk away with specific knowledge as well as basic skills used in the workplace.

Both vocational degree holders and traditional degree holders have the potential to find promising and rewarding careers. Because vocational jobs require specialized skills and learning it isn`t as easy to move around to different types of positions. For example, the car technician will stay within the car industry to get the most out of their degree. They won`t be crossing over to another industry just because they have a vocational degree.

On the other hand, many traditional degree holders find that they have flexibility in their job selection. Even if an individual went to college and left with a history degree, they still have the opportunity to take on other jobs. For example, with a little extra training, they could become a teacher.

There are some positions in a variety of industries that just require a traditional degree, despite what the major emphasis on education was. While these positions may not be what you went to school for or what you dreamed of doing, they are an opportunity to work.

Whether you choose a vocational degree or a traditional degree, you are setting yourself up to be more successful and more valuable in the workplace. Choose a college that is best suited to your needs and what you want to do with the rest of your life. Both degrees offer you the chance to learn and experience job related issues and situations.

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Accountants…

A business owner tells her friend that she is desperately searching for an accountant.

Her friend asks, “Didn’t your company hire an accountant a short while ago?”

The business owner replies, “That’s the accountant I’ve been searching for.”

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How to Get a Day off From Work.

Woman: I can make the boss give me the day off.
Man: And how would you do that?
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Never say it at work

Never say it at work.

TWELVE THINGS YOU’LL NEVER HEAR AN EMPLOYEE TELL HIS/HER BOSS

1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 5:00 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is always refreshing.
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Want a day off work?

So you want a day off. Let’s take a look at what you are asking for. There are 365 days per year available for work….
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Who doesn’t know the Murphy’s laws? Now: Murphy’s Laws on Work.

  • A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the pants.
  • Don’t be irreplaceable, if you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.
  • The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get.
  • You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard.

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Play the Office Game

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Writing Resume Artistry

When I just started my second job search I was thinking like this:

“I’m smart enough to build a winning resume. No need to pay or even to ask somebody for help. There is plenty of resources in the Internet. So I will not pay to those smart *sses advertising their resume writing miraculous skills. I’m a smart*ss myself”.

…It took me 4 long months to realize that the resume I’m sending each day in bulk is a peace of garbage. Nobody reads it more than a second line. How I have learned it? I finally gave up and hired the professional to review and fix my resume. At the beginning I was very suspicious: “How can this work if she had changed just few very small things in my original resume?”.

The result was miraculous: I’ve got a call on the second day. I went for an interview on the forth day.

And I’ve got hired on the 5th day. It was October 9 2001, just one month after the 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks. When it looked as nobody was hiring anymore.

Here is few links for the resume writing services which might be helpful:

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Pick a starting salary

Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked the young MBA fresh out of MIT, “And what starting salary were you looking for?”

The candidate said, “In the neighborhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.”

The HR Person said, “Well, what would you say to a package of 5-weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every 2 years – say, a red Corvette?”

The Engineer sat up straight and said, “Wow!!! Are you kidding?”

And the HR Person said, “Certainly, …but you started it.”

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Have a life after death

“Do you believe in life after death?” the boss asked one of his employees.

“Yes, Sir.” the new recruit replied.

“Well, then, that makes everything just fine,” the boss went on. “After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral, she stopped in to see you

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