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,

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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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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 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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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 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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