Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the November 5, 2001 issue of QuintZine.
Want a degree or new career training but can't take time
from your career? You're far from alone. According to a
Marketing Facts Study, 70 percent of Americans have
considered taking a course of study to help further their
careers. And according to a Department of Labor study
conducted by Merrill Lynch and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (May 2000) 65 percent of jobs today require
additional skills. By 2005, that figure is expected
to increase to 85 percent. Additionally, 42 percent
of consumers indicate at least some difficulty in
locating education/training resources (International
Communications Research, Dec. 2000).
Monster.com to the rescue. Monster recently announced the
launch MonsterLearning,
an online resource for managing learning as it relates
to advancing careers. The site provides a variety of learning tools,
opportunities and information, that are, according
to Monster, "in one comprehensive location, empowering
individuals and corporations to take more control of
the career development process."
MonsterLearning's one-stop search engine provides free
access to a universe of learning opportunities,
including online and classroom courses, test preparation,
degree programs, certifications, and other instructional
materials such as books and videos, anytime -- 24/7.
The MonsterLearning search engine contains general
and enrollment information on all types of learning
opportunities from top learning providers offering
online and offline courses and other instructional
products and services.
If you're worried about choosing a major that
will lead to success, you might be surprised
by the college-major choices of some of
the folks who turned out to be CEOs of the
1,000 largest U.S. companies, reported USA Today recently.
Disney CEO Michael Eisner never took a single
business course. Only a third of the CEOs have
MBA degrees. About 18 percent majored in engineering; 15
percent in liberal arts, and 7 percent in economics. Offbeat
CEO majors include East Asian history, medieval history
and philosophy, French literature, and industrial engineering.
The percentage of young adults with at least a
bachelor's degree hit its highest level ever in 2000
-- 29 percent -- according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The gender gap tips in favor of women in college-level
educational attainment, with 61 percent of females vs.
55 percent of males having some college under their belts and
30 percent of women and 28 percent of men holding four-year degrees.
You go, girls!
Want a degree or new career training but can't take time
from your career? You're far from alone. According to a
Marketing Facts Study, 70 percent of Americans have
considered taking a course of study to help further their
careers. And according to a Department of Labor study
conducted by Merrill Lynch and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (May 2000) 65 percent of jobs today require
additional skills. By 2005, that figure is expected
to increase to 85 percent. Additionally, 42 percent
of consumers indicate at least some difficulty in
locating education/training resources (International
Communications Research, Dec. 2000).
