How to Become a Horse Trainer: Salary, Career & Education Info August 8, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 31456 viewson Careers It’s time to get out your cowboy or cowgirl boots and Wrangler Jeans. Why you ask? Well that’s because today we are going to giddy up and talk about how to become a horse trainer. This is an exciting and interesting field that that will allow you to work with some of the world’s coolest …
How to Become a Homicide Detective: Job Description, Salary, Education & Training August 7, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 14623 viewson Careers If you are anything like us you love to settle in and watch episode after episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. A little Detective Benson and Detective Stabler action never hurt anyone, right? Binging on our favorite show got us thinking about how to become a homicide detective, so we figured we would …
New Library Program Encourages eBook Adoption August 7, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 4945 viewson College & University News, News In July Amazon released a really cool service called Kindle Unlimited. This service allows its users to read from a selection of over 600,000 books as well as listen to thousands of audiobooks. The price for this service is only $9.99 a month and may be used with any device. Kindle Unlimited, while really cool, …
Party Lines Blurred For Bipartisan College Rape Bills August 7, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 3610 viewson College & University News It was a busy week with legislation filed that was aimed at the sexual assault of college students. Just a day after Senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) revealed their much anticipated rape package, the House revealed a sister version of its own that was submitted on Thursday afternoon. This companion package had …
KSU President Takes Pay Cut to Help Lowest Paid Employees on Campus August 6, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 3778 viewson College & University News The interim president of Kentucky State University, Raymond Burse, willingly decreased his yearly salary from $349,869 to $259,745. For those of us that need a calculator to check the decrease – that is a whopping $90,151 less a year. Burse did this to help boost the paychecks of some of the university’s lowest paid employees. …
Ample Growth in Low-Wage Health Care Jobs August 5, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 2938 viewson Career & Job News, News There has been a recent surge in jobs in the health care field. This means that there are more job opportunities for people that work in clinics, hospitals and physicians offices. Sounds great, right? A study performed recently by Brookings Institute has shown that the majority of these new jobs in the health care field …
How to Become a Bounty Hunter & How Much You Can Make August 5, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 14323 viewson Career & Job News, Careers, News When we think of bounty hunters, we think of Duane “Dog” Chapman and that awful Jennifer Aniston movie from a few years ago…Well that is until we sat down to do some research on how to become a bounty hunter. We have to admit that we never gave the profession much thought before now, but …
How to Become a Nail Technician: Training, Education Requirements & Salary August 5, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 19137 viewson Careers We hope you don’t mind the smell of nail polish, nail polish remover and possibly the smell of stinky feet. Why you ask? Well that’s what you’ll be smelling everyday if you decide to pursue the path of a nail technician. Despite the potential encounter with a stinky foot or two, this is a pretty …
3 Ways Technology Can Enhance Online Education August 4, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 6583 viewson College & University News, News There is an increasing focus on online learning and how much it is going to impact the future of education. There are many benefits to having technology in the classroom, especially knowing how it can benefit the online or virtualized learning systems. There are three main ways that technology and online learning can enhance the …
Millions of Adults Have Some College Experience, But No Degree August 4, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 6650 viewson College & University News, News There are currently 31 million adults that have some college experience but are lacking a degree. The U.S. News has noted that there are roughly four million students with some college credits and are said to have about 2 years of college under their hats. Half of these students are ages 24 to 29 while …
How to Become a Dolphin Trainer & Why It’s a Great Job August 2, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 19620 viewson Career & Job News, Careers, News It’s time to break out the sunscreen, wet suit and your whistle! Why? Well today we are going to tell you all about the wet and wild world of being a dolphin trainer. Yep, that’s right…we are going to give “swimming with the fishes” a whole new meaning. Step aside Tony Soprano and make room …
How to Become a Barista: Job Description & Training August 1, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 21433 viewson Careers Have you ever been in line at a Starbucks and heard the customer in front of you order a Grande, Quad, Nonfat, One Pump, No Whip Mocha only to wonder what the heck that meant and how to make it? If so then maybe a job as a barista is for you! Being a barista …
How To Become a Technical Writer: Education, Salary Range & Career Info July 24, 2014 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 11608 viewson Careers Have you ever tried to put together a complicated piece of equipment or used some software that seemed a bit confusing? You’ve likely had to break out the manual or watch a tutorial on how to complete the task at hand. Without technical writers, none of these helpful tools would exist. We’d all probably be lost in …
