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Study fashion design AND work at a fashion house. Study engineering AND work for a bridge builder. Co-op is was designed in the apprenticeship spirit. You go to school – and also work. This gives you both money (for when you’re in school) and experience (for when you graduate). There are many different co-op experiences in many different industries
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Weekly Career Profile: Ultrasound Technician
Ultrasound technicians help <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/od/occupations/p/doctor.htm">doctors</a> diagnose people's ailments by operating special equipment that uses sound waves. They are also known as diagnostic medical sonographers or, simply, sonographers. To become an ultrasound technician one must receive formal training. This training is given at colleges and universities where one can earn an associate or bachelor's degree, or at hospitals or vocational-technical schools. The future looks bright for ultrasound technicians. Job growth is expected to be above the average for all occupations through 2018 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition).<p>Are you considering becoming an ultrasound technician? Learn more about this occupation by reading <strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/od/occupations/p/ultrasound_tech.htm">Ultrasound Technician: Career Information</a></strong>. Get some basic details, including information about earnings, job outlook and advancement opportunities. To learn even more, try to arrange an <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/occupations/a/info_interviews.htm">interview</a> with an ultrasound technician. If you don't know one, perhaps someone in your <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/od/networking/a/networking.htm">network</a> does. Finally, take the <strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/od/occupations/a/ultrasoundtech_quiz_intro.htm">Should You Become an Ultrasound Technician?</a></strong> quiz to help you decide whether this career is a good fit for you.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/08/weekly-career-profile-ultrasound-technician.htm">Weekly Career Profile: Ultrasound Technician</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/">About.com Career Planning</a> on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at 13:03:49.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/08/weekly-career-profile-ultrasound-technician.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/08/weekly-career-profile-ultrasound-technician.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://careerplanning.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/08/weekly-career-profile-ultrasound-technician.htm&zItl=Weekly Career Profile: Ultrasound Technician">Email this</a></p>
Call Me Anything You Want, Just Don't Call Me Late for Dinner
I'm reading <a href="http://contemporarylit.about.com/od/mysteryreviews/fr/girl-who-kicked-hornets-nest.htm"><b>The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest</b></a>, the third and final book of the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson's Millenium Series. This book, and the first two in the series, are fantastic, but I have found the names of characters and places extremely confusing. Not only can't I pronounce many of them, but I have trouble telling the names apart. I've even mixed up names of places with names of people! I read with interest a post by Billie Sucher on the <strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.careerhubblog.com/">Career Hub Blog</a></strong>, which has nothing to do with these books, but is about the pronunciation of names, particularly in the context of job interviews (<a href="http://www.careerhubblog.com/main/2010/09/the-name-thing-and-your-job-search.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CareerHub+%28Career+Hub%29"><strong>The 'Name Thing' and Your Job Search</a></strong>).<p>I've never had a problem with people mispronouncing my name — it's pretty straightforward — but I have known several people whose names were continuously mangled. Some were offended by it and others didn't really care. When you go on a job interview, it is best to err on the side of caution when dealing with the interviewer's name. In her post, Ms. Sucher has some very good ideas for ways to discover how to correctly pronounce an interviewer's name. One of her readers also posted another idea in one of the comments, so don't forget to scroll all the way down.</p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/08/dont-call-me-late-for-dinner.htm">Call Me Anything You Want, Just Don't Call Me Late for Dinner</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/">About.com Career Planning</a> on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at 07:00:57.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/08/dont-call-me-late-for-dinner.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/08/dont-call-me-late-for-dinner.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://careerplanning.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/08/dont-call-me-late-for-dinner.htm&zItl=Call Me Anything You Want, Just Don't Call Me Late for Dinner">Email this</a></p>
Do You Need to Provide Your SS Number When You Apply for Work?
With identity theft rampant, I'm hesitant to give my Social Security number every time someone asks me for it. If you live in the U.S. you will find someone asking you for this information quite often — at the doctor's office for example or if you want to borrow money for a large purchase, open a bank account or apply for a job. I often wonder why everyone needs my number and what will happen if I fail to provide it.<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://blog.usa.gov/">GovGab</a>, a blog from the U.S. Government, answered these questions in a recent <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://blog.usa.gov/roller/govgab/entry/giving_out_your_social_security">post</a>. It includes a link to an <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/78">article</a> on the Social Security Administration web site that lists the instances in which you must legally provide your number. Since my special area of interest is careers and employment, I immediately scanned the list for any information pertaining to that. As you probably already know, employers need your number so they can report your earnings to the Internal Revenue Service. Why then, you might ask, does an employer need your Social Security number <i>before</i> they hire you? They need it in order to verify your eligibility to work in the U.S. Read the full <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://blog.usa.gov/roller/govgab/entry/giving_out_your_social_security">post</a> for more information.</p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/07/do-you-need-to-provide-your-ss-number-when-you-apply-for-work.htm">Do You Need to Provide Your SS Number When You Apply for Work?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/">About.com Career Planning</a> on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at 10:00:06.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/07/do-you-need-to-provide-your-ss-number-when-you-apply-for-work.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/07/do-you-need-to-provide-your-ss-number-when-you-apply-for-work.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://careerplanning.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/07/do-you-need-to-provide-your-ss-number-when-you-apply-for-work.htm&zItl=Do You Need to Provide Your SS Number When You Apply for Work?">Email this</a></p>
Writing Effectively
<div style="width:170px;float:left;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 20px 5px 1px;"><A HREF="http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/miscskills/a/writing_skills.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/careerplanning/1/0/C/5/hand_and_laptop.jpg" border="0" align="left"></A></div>Have you ever thought about how much writing you do everyday? No matter what your job is, there seems to be writing involved. Even in our lives outside work, we are always writing something. Whether it's composing a simple memo to a co-worker, sending an email message to a client, posting a comment on a blog, or sending a note to your child's teacher, it seems we just can't put our pens down ... or more accurately keep our hands off our keyboards. <p>Sometimes I find it hard to find the right words to express my thoughts. And this is coming from someone who writes for a living! When you are engaged in an "in person" conversation you can read someone's facial expression and respond immediately. That way, if the words leaving your mouth are misinterpreted you can quickly correct them. Not so with writing. Once you hit send, it's hard to take back your words. For that reason, you are under a lot of pressure to make sure your written correspondence conveys the message you want it to. Following are some resources you can use to help you polish your writing skills.<p><b>More About Writing</b><ul><li><b><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/miscskills/a/writing_skills.htm">Effective Writing: An Important Skill</a></b></li><li><b><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/od/communication/a/email_tips.htm">Tips for Professional Email</a></b></li><li><b><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/miscskills/ht/writing.htm">How to Write Effectively</a></b></li><li><b><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/letters/ht/Thank_Note.htm">How to Write a Thank You Note</a></b></li></ul><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/02/writing-effectively.htm">Writing Effectively</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/">About.com Career Planning</a> on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 09:56:29.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/02/writing-effectively.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/02/writing-effectively.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://careerplanning.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/02/writing-effectively.htm&zItl=Writing Effectively">Email this</a></p>
Weekly Career Profile: Registered Nurse
Registered nurses (RNs) treat patients and provide advice and emotional support to them and to their families. They also educate patients, as well as the public, about medical conditions. To become an RN, you need a bachelor's of science degree in nursing (BSN), an associate degree in nursing (ADN) or a diploma in nursing. Nursing school graduates must pass a national licensing exam called the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX-RN. Those who enter this field should have a promising future. Nurses will experience faster than average job growth through 2018.<p>Are you considering becoming a registered nurse? Learn more about this occupation by reading <strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/od/occupations/p/reg_nurse.htm">Registered Nurse: Career Information</a></strong>. Get some basic details, including information about earnings, job outlook and advancement opportunities. To learn even more, try to arrange an <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/occupations/a/info_interviews.htm">interview</a> with a registered nurse. If you don't know one, perhaps someone in your <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/od/networking/a/networking.htm">network</a> does.<p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/01/weekly-career-profile-registered-nurse.htm">Weekly Career Profile: Registered Nurse</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/">About.com Career Planning</a> on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 07:21:36.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/01/weekly-career-profile-registered-nurse.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/01/weekly-career-profile-registered-nurse.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://careerplanning.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://careerplanning.about.com/b/2010/09/01/weekly-career-profile-registered-nurse.htm&zItl=Weekly Career Profile: Registered Nurse">Email this</a></p>
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- ICE
International Cooperative Education (ICE), since 1971, has been providing
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- National Commision for Cooperative Education
The NationalCommission for Cooperative Education (NCCE) is dedicated to advancing cooperative education throughout the United States.
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