Thursday, July 25, 2013

Do you know what a Informatics Nurse Specialist does?

O*NET just comprehensively updated 105 occupations on their website. Here is a link in case you want to check it out. http://www.onetcenter.org/listings/18.0/updated.html

Having a strong interest in What Do People Do All Day? http://amzn.to/ammpVg, I could spend all day exploring all these different jobs. Some occupations stuck out as jobs that were relatively new. Do you or your parents, teachers, etc. know much about the following jobs?

Chief Sustainability Officers

Distance Learning Coordinators

Informatics Nurse Specialists

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Because all of these occupations are relatively new, they might not have been on your radar in your career exploration.  The world changes and so should your knowledge of what people could do to make a living. You might find a great occupational fit...

Monday, July 8, 2013

The Last Samurai or why professional development is important



I watched The Last Samurai last week. You know that movie with Tom Cruise where he plays a civil war-era American soldier and winds up in Japan fighting with/against the samurai?

I thought it was a great movie and piqued my curiosity. I looked at the wikipedia page for Samurai and read up a little. At the end of the article there was this link (http://bit.ly/1574yW3) for a list of obselete occupations.

The risk of your profession becoming obsolete is low, but not keeping up with professional trends is much higher.

Do you know the latest technology? The newest theories? Best practices?

Professional Development is important for many reasons including making sure you are relevant in the world of work. Becoming the next alchemist is an extreme example, but it is a good point. By not keeping up with the trends in your field, you risk becoming less of an attractive worker.