Industrial psychologist: An industrial what…?! The industrial psychologist practices in a business or industrial setting. Their tasks are to benefit the direct economic well-being of the employing organisation. Check out FirstStep.me’s Get educated section for places to study Industrial psychology. Cool websites to check out: Wikipedia provides a crisp breakdown of the industry! IT Specialist: Computers are everywhere these days and have changed our lives forever. Living in the information age means that tons of jobs revolve around computers and other related communication systems. As an IT Specialist you can do anything from computer programming to network administration. IT also provides the perfect opportunity to start your own business. Most Universities offer courses in Information Technology through their Science Faculties. Check out FirstStep.me’s Get educated section for places to study Information technology. Cool websites to check out: Wikipedia’s take on the industry.
Interior designer: An individual who is skilled in the decoration and design of a room or building. Cool websites to check out: Allartschools.com, a brilliant website that covers art education and careers! Check out their brief on Interior designers. Interpreter: From one language to another! An individual who has the ability to translate from language to another. Most individuals study a specified language and become experts according to the language they have focused on. Check out FirstStep.me’s Get educated section for places to study various languages. Cool websites to check out: Spanish-translation-help.com is a cool website and provides a good overview on the career path of an interpreter/translator. FirstStep.me’s example: Nicole Kidman as Silvia Broome in the Interpreter. Heavy investigative movie but a good cast and script make for a superb movie! Check out what IMDB.com’s profile on the movie. Jeweler: An individual who makes and or sells jewels or jewelry. Cool websites to check out: Jewelers of America has a really cool PDF about a career in the jewelry industry, a must read! Journalist: Real life storytellers! As a Journalist you will be expected to write interesting and topical stories that will educate and inform your audience. Journalists need to be professional in their approach to reporting and must operate within a strict set of rules and ethics. You will be able to choose between working in broadcasting (television and radio) or print journalism (magazines and newspapers.) Online newspapers and magazines are also creating many cool opportunities for young up and coming reporters. Journalists may progress onto or focus on other responsibilities such as editing, copywriting and feature writing. Check out FirstStep.me’s Get educated section for places to study journalism. Cool websites to check out: JournalismJobs.com provides a complete overview of the industry. FirstStep.me’s example: Russell Crowe playing Cal McAffrey in State of Play, great movie showing what it takes to get a solid story for a newspaper. Kindergarten Teacher: Arnold Schwarzenegger played one as an under cover cop! An individual who deals with children at the age before the enter Grade 1. These are the educators of young minds and have the awesome task of interacting on a daily basis with the future minds of the world. Check out FirstStep.me’s Get educated section for places to study teaching/education. Cool websites to check out: Job Profiles has a cool breakdown of a kindergarten teacher career. FirstStep.me’s example: Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop, here is a funny clip on Youtube.com from the movie. Kineticist / Biokineticist: As a Kineticist you will focus on the movement of the human body. As you can imagine, such knowledge will often be used in the sports’ world. Biokineticists help sportspeople recover from injuries by ensuring that they gym properly and focus on important muscle groups. You can often study these courses during a Sports Science degree. Check out FirstStep.me’s Get educated section for places to study sports science. Lawyer: As a Lawyer you will be expected to uphold the law of the land and strive to see that justice is served. You will stand up for the legal rights of companies, individuals and organisations in the courtroom before a judge. There are a truckload of fields you can enter into such as Family Law, Corporate Law and Maritime Law, to name but a few. Most universities offer courses in Law through the LLB degree. Make sure you are prepared for lots of hard work and a lot of reading. You will have to study previous cases and know their outcomes like the back of your hand! Check out FirstStep.me’s Get educated section for places to study law. Cool websites to check out: Wikipedia gives the lowdown on the industry. FirstStep.me’s example: Our Favourite legal example, Youtube.com’s clip from a Few Good Men! Lecturer: Lecturers provide a valuable service to the academic community and yes, they do have lives outside of the lecture venue. Although this may seem as a shock to most, being a lecturer is as normal a job as any other! Lecturers help in the teaching process by passing on their knowledge and understanding of various theories and practical skills to students. You will need to specialise in one particular field of study and, more often than not, have completed an extensive amount of post-graduate research. Despite having all this knowledge and understanding the meaning of life, lecturers still need to successfully pass on their knowledge to their students. You will need to be a good communicator and have enough patience to deal with those very ‘naughty’ people who disrupt class! Cool websites to check out: Jobs.ac.uk has an article written by Dr. Catherine Armstrong on “How to become a lecturer”, makes for an interesting read. |