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    Default going back to school....

    not to sure on what to take. i have been through once for auto collision repair and paint refinishing but i want more. i'm thinking a business degree in marketing. or maybe something in the technology industry.

    any ideas?

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    Medicala nd Education have the most job availability right now. nurses are in highg demand. i take the RN program at GPC.

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    ^i thought about going medical. still unsure of it.

    i know 2 things will always need help, technology and medical. i'm better with tech. but prob easier getting in with the med. field.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Master Shake View Post
    i know 2 things will always need help, technology and medical..

    both couldn't exist without business people

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    Quote Originally Posted by plv View Post
    both couldn't exist without business people
    and people with business had some form of advertising or whatever to expand. which is where i'm thinking of getting in at.

    maybe a marketing and advertising degree. then try to get in at computer or cellphone place or something. but if i decide medical, i'd start out by becoming an EMT, and see about working my way up to something higher. maybe be a RN? not sure.

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    I have a degree in marketing from one of the best business schools in the country and I am having a helluva time finding a job.

    Get into IT...even a shitty economy needs IT to run.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GAtegs View Post
    I have a degree in marketing from one of the best business schools in the country and I am having a helluva time finding a job.

    Get into IT...even a shitty economy needs IT to run.
    that just gave me a new perspective of what i probably would be going through if i went into school for marketing. i was unsure of what to expect after graduation. maybe the IT field is where its at. looks like i will be looking at what the schools around here have for the IT field.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GAtegs View Post
    I have a degree in marketing from one of the best business schools in the country and I am having a helluva time finding a job.

    Get into IT...even a shitty economy needs IT to run.
    where'd you go? because honestly no where in ga really excels in marketing. for the most part (they do well, just none are in the top of the nation). in business school rank (graduate atleast), we generally see it established as Emory>UGA~GSU>GaTech (with exception to CIS, which tech specializes at). and even then the first 3 are up there for acct/finance programs... not marketing.

    Honestly as a business major myself, the business majors to get into that are most valuable are the specialized fields (obviously). Marketing/Human Resources/Hospitality, etc majors are very generic and offer no specialization compared to other majors such as acct and finance (can pursue series exams, CPA, CFA/financial planning, analyst positions), actuarial science, real estate, and cis (although its more of a crossbreed of tech and business).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Master Shake View Post
    ^i thought about going medical. still unsure of it.

    i know 2 things will always need help, technology and medical. i'm better with tech. but prob easier getting in with the med. field.
    LOL medical is a great field to go in. They will always need medical personel regardless how the economy is. Very good people to work w/ also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Verik View Post
    where'd you go? because honestly no where in ga really excels in marketing. for the most part (they do well, just none are in the top of the nation). in business school rank (graduate atleast), we generally see it established as Emory>UGA~GSU>GaTech (with exception to CIS, which tech specializes at). and even then the first 3 are up there for acct/finance programs... not marketing.

    Honestly as a business major myself, the business majors to get into that are most valuable are the specialized fields (obviously). Marketing/Human Resources/Hospitality, etc majors are very generic and offer no specialization compared to other majors such as acct and finance (can pursue series exams, CPA, CFA/financial planning, analyst positions), actuarial science, real estate, and cis (although its more of a crossbreed of tech and business).
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    Quote Originally Posted by PSINXS View Post
    Medicala nd Education have the most job availability right now. nurses are in highg demand. i take the RN program at GPC.
    Half of this is not true. Education is one of the most competitive fields out there right now. A few years ago teachers were in such high demand, EVERYONE knew that there was a shortage of teachers, so they went to school for this. Now that there are TONS of people graduating with degrees in Education, mixed with low low budgets, makes it hard. My girl graduated with her Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and had to settle for a Pre-K job this year. She applied to 13 different school systems and nothing. I told her its a blessing in disguise though, because come this time next year she will have her Masters from Brenau, and a year of teaching under her belt, so a job in a county school system should be easier to come by.

    I am going to school for Sports Management/Marketing which I though would be great (and was before the economy went down), but now with things the way they are I am thinking of going to IT. I took a Cisco class in high school, and although it was very hard, it was also very interesting.
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    Ga State, Computer Information Systems, Ranked Top 10 in the Nation, pwns Ga Tech in that department.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AirMax95 View Post
    Ga State, Computer Information Systems, Ranked Top 10 in the Nation, pwns Ga Tech in that department.
    i take that back.... seems GSU is ranked even higher on the undergraduate level too (7th in CIS).

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