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What It Takes To Be A Nurse

by Marc Luber

What It Takes To Be A Nurse

If you’re wondering “should I become a nurse,” you’re going to want to make sure you like science, have good communication skills, are detail-oriented and can problem solve, multitask and handle stressful situations. In today’s episode, Kim McAllister, an emergency room nurse with over 30 years of experience, tells us that it takes a lot more than caring about people to be a good nurse. Kim shares great career advice and all kinds of information about nursing careers.

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Explore Accounting Career Paths With the CPA Exam Guru

Accounting Career Paths To find out if accounting is the right career for you, we’re going to look at a variety of accounting career paths in today’s episode. Our guest is a really cool CPA who left his day job after creating a successful online business focused on helping you pass the CPA exam. He […]

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Want To Go To Law School?

What Is Law School If you think you want to go to law school, you should check out this video about law school where I interviewed the dean of my law school, Dean Harold Krent of the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. He helps answer the question of “what is law school” so that you […]

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Want To Be An Economist?

Want To Be An Economist? If you’re wondering “should I be an economist,” you’d better like math and puzzles and excel at both! In fact, today’s guest says that if you enjoy solving puzzles like Sudoku, careers in economics might be for you! It doesn’t matter whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert because economists […]

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Bioengineering Careers – Becoming a Biomedical Engineer

Becoming a Biomedical Engineer Biomedical engineering is a cutting-edge career path that applies engineering principles to medicine, the human body and the way that biology works to create life. Bioengineering careers are “inspirational” according to today’s guest, because “you can really feel like you’re making a difference in the world.” As a young biomedical engineer […]

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Being A Paramedic – Life As a Superhero On Wheels

Being A Paramedic If you’re wondering “should I be a paramedic,” you should make sure that you like science, have problem-solving skills, leadership skills, and can be flexible enough to deal with the swings that will have you alternating between the need to handle stressful situations and tedious calm within each work day. In today’s […]

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Consumer Products Marketing Careers – Creative Business Jobs

Careers in Consumer Product Marketing If you’re looking for a career where you can use the creative and business sides of your brain, consumer product marketing jobs might be for you! From product development and brand management to designing packaging and understanding your consumers, this career path provides a great mix of work. Today’s career […]

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An Entrepreneur You Should Know – Bill Graham (1931-1991)

Bill Graham 1931-1991 One of my favorite career stories and entrepreneur stories is that of the late Bill Graham, the concert industry mogul who died in a helicopter crash 20 years ago today. Although I never got to meet him, he’s the reason I moved to California from Chicago. I’ll tell you a brief version […]

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Math & Science Careers – Becoming a Chemical Engineer

Becoming a Chemical Engineer If you like math and science, have a curious mind, enjoy doing puzzles and flexing your problem-solving skills, then you might want to consider becoming a chemical engineer – especially if chemistry interests you. Our guest today is a chemical engineer in the pharmaceutical industry who explains careers for chemical engineers, […]

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Environmental Health Jobs – Workplace Health Consulting

Environmental Health Careers Today’s guest is an industrial hygienist with an environmental health degree. Wondering what that means? I was too! Industrial hygienist careers are focused on protecting people in the workplace from potential hazards like exposure to dangerous chemicals. Industrial hygienists are environmental scientists who can come from a variety of backgrounds. Our guest […]

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How To Find the Career For You with Lisa Nicole Bell

How to find the career for you is the focus of Careers Out There. Today we have a special guest speaking about this topic. Thanks to working on this site, I get to meet lots of inspirational people who are also helping others find their way. Today’s guest is one of those people I’d like […]

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Real Estate Careers – Mortgage Banker vs Mortgage Broker

Mortgage Lending Careers Mortgage lending careers can be a rewarding way to earn a living since you’re helping people to buy homes and save money by refinancing their homes. Today’s guest is a mortgage banker who has been one of the top 10 mortgage originators in St. Louis for the past 13 years. He tells […]

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