Up & Coming Careers

1. Physician Assistant

Physician assistant is one of the nation's fastest growing professions,

A two-year physician assistant degree is the first step toward a career in this growing field. Since this is a graduate level course, you'll also need a bachelor's degree with course work in science.

Physician assistants can expect a bright career future, thanks to their role in streamlining an over-burdened medical system. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 49.6 percent job growth through 2014.

2. Marketing

Today's marketers are developing business strategies in a rapidly changing media environment. Marketing will appeal to anyone who enjoys charting business tactics in a rapidly evolving high-tech environment.

Demand for Internet and technology-savvy marketers should be strong in 2007. Sean Bisceglia, president of Aquent Marketing Staffing, comments: "There's a lot of pressure to find experience in Internet marketing," as companies recruit the next generation of marketers.

3. Video Game Design

Video game development has evolved into a $9.9 billion industry and rivals Hollywood for blockbuster budgets and long production schedules. The video game industry expects to double employment over the next few years. The industry reported 144,000 jobs in 2004; that number should reach 265,000 by 2009.

4. Network Systems Analyst

This rapidly-evolving career tops the Department of Labor's list of fastest-growing careers, with 54.6 percent job growth predicted through 2014.

5. Data Analyst

Systems analysts are big-picture consultants; if you're more apt to focus on the details, you may be better suited to a career as a data analyst.

Data analysts may design methods of collecting and analyzing data, or they may develop strategies for keeping data secure.

6. Higher Education Administration

Higher education administration offers a unique mix of policy-making, financial and business strategy, and program development. Higher education administration is a promising career for those who enjoy collaborative problem-solving and community service.

Education requirements are high, but so are the returns in this promising field, ranked among U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Careers 2007.

7. Occupational Therapist

Occupational therapy has received a great deal of publicity since the Bureau of Labor Statistics included occupational therapist on its list of 'fastest growing occupations. Occupational therapists help people with physical or mental challenges achieve independence in their daily lives.

An associate's degree is all it takes to launch a career as an occupational therapy assistant or aide. Aspiring occupational therapists prepare for greater responsibility by continuing on to a master's degree.

10 Things They Don’t Teach In College

Inspired by Michael McDonough's The Top 10 Things They Never Taught Me in Design School

1. Do not rely on talent alone

Talent is only one-third of success. While talent is important in any profession, it is not a guarantee of success. Only a combination of hard work, talent and luck (in that order) will create success. Hard work means self-discipline and sacrifice. Luck means, networking, working hard, social contacts and timing.

2. Be willing to start at the bottom and earn your way to the top

“95 percent of any creative profession is shit work.” Michael McDonough

College will teach you the creative aspects, the legal expectations and summary of what to expect. However, most of the career opportunities boring grunt work, drafting, research, negotiating, sales and collecting and stupid parts of your profession and perform them with diligence, you will never succeed.

3. Not everything is equally important

You must decide what is important. Everything is important, yes but not everything is equally important.

4. Don’t over-think a problem.

Give yourself 20 minutes on something completely different and than return to the problem with a fresh look. If you can improve upon it, make it a “pet” project.

5. Separate the known from the unknown.

Begin at the beginning. Make a list comparing what you do know or think you know compared to what you don’t know. Then work on each unknown, solving and removing them one at a time. In Zen it is expressed as “Be where you are.”

6. Remind yourself of what your goals are

Never forget why you are working on a specific project. Keep your goals near by so you an always read them at a glance.

7. Don’t be overconfident

Some people have said that overconfidence is no confidence. Be humble in approaching problems. Realize others who are older or younger may have a fresh look that you never thought of. Accept your moments of ignorance and work diligently to educate yourself out of it. Ask questions.

8. No good deed goes unpunished.

Good deeds and brilliant ideas go against the grain of the social contract almost by definition. They will be challenged and will require enormous effort to smile beyond other’s ignorance and selfishness. Through self confidence is where you will succeed. Work hard, expect to fail a few times, and expect to be rejected.

9. It all comes down marketing

Get out in the world and show people what you have. This is the time to be a bit egoistical, because no matter how fabulous your creation is, if you don’t get it out there for people to see (and buy), it doesn’t exist.

10. The rest of the world counts.

A suit and a ivy league education doesn’t make you a genius nor does it make you an instant success. No matter how good you are, somebody has to construct or manufacture it. Somebody has to buy it. Respect people and you will succeed.

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