| Spiking Unemployment Got You Down? | | | | do not need a medical degree to enter this growing |
| I just read the news and saw that the good news is | | | | field. CNA courses last six to twelve weeks. CNAs |
| that unemployment rates are at 10%. Of course, this is | | | | are front line health care workers, and they are |
| the official rate. Most experts believe that the real | | | | commonly employed in hospitals and home health care. |
| number is closer to twice that when people are | | | | In addition, CNA certificates are a common stepping |
| counted who have given up their job search or settled | | | | stone for RNs. A CNA may expect to start in the |
| for underemployment. It is always tough to change | | | | mid-twenties. If you can use this certificate to move up |
| careers in middle age, but it is especially challenging | | | | to a RN degree, you can command twice that, or |
| when unemployment is very high. | | | | more. |
| At our age, we have family responsibilities and bills to | | | | Bookkeeping - Courses to train bookkeepers in the |
| pay. Most middle aged people just do not have years | | | | basic of accounting and popular software can be |
| to spend in school in order to enter a new job market. | | | | completed i weeks. I have known people who |
| Besides, it has been years since most of us took a | | | | managed to use this skill to gather clients, in addition to |
| basic high school math class. It would probably be | | | | an entry level job, and brought home over $60,000 |
| tough to compete in a college without refreshing our | | | | their first year! Businesses still need bookkeepers, even |
| basic skills first. | | | | in tight times, and this skill is in demand. |
| Fast Track Job Training and Certification | | | | Truck Drivers - Have you ever heard the call of the |
| But there is an answer. You can find several jobs that | | | | open road? You can actually find local and regional |
| are in demand right now, and that only require | | | | routes, in addition to long haul routes. Truck drivers can |
| vocational certification classes. These jobs can also | | | | make a good salary, women are being recruited, and |
| lead to advancement. Once you have completed the | | | | husband and wife teams are becoming more popular. |
| certification and gotten a job, you can find many | | | | A commercial license can be earned in a few weeks. |
| employers who are willing to pay for further training.I | | | | Truck driving is not a good choice for everybody, but I |
| have actually known some people who took this fast | | | | have known people who left stifling office jobs for this |
| track to a career change and ended up better off | | | | career. They hit the road, and they never looked back. |
| than they were at their old jobs. | | | | Over 50 Career Changes are Not Impossible |
| A college degree always gives us more options. But | | | | I have just given you a few examples in a diverse |
| you do not need one for any of the certification | | | | range of career tracks to consider. With a little |
| programs that I am going to suggest. In fact, you can | | | | research you can find many more. Nobody enjoys |
| enter some without even a high school degree. | | | | losing a job, but it may be time to make that career |
| Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - You must have | | | | change you always dreamed about. |
| heard that their are plenty of jobs in medicine. Well, you | | | | |