Consider Your Values When Choosing a Career
 Do you think earning a high salary would make you love your job? You may be thinking, "well, it wouldn't hurt." Making a lot of money may make an unsatisfying job a bit more palatable, but it won't make as big a difference as you think. If you don't like your job, it doesn't matter much how much you get paid.
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Weekly Career Profile: Registered Nurse
 When I was about four years old I wanted to be a nurse. My grandmother made me a white uniform that I would wear while examining my dolls with a little toy stethoscope. I quickly changed my mind when I realized that nurses had to give shots ... to children ... children like me. I couldn't imagine doing that! Nope, not the career for squeamish me. Even as an adult, it's not a career I can see myself in. Thank goodness there are people for whom this is a good career choice,
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Weekly Career Profile: Social Worker
 Social workers help people deal with barriers—physical or mental illness, poverty, and drug and alcohol addiction to name just a few—that are preventing them from functioning well in their environments. They work in hospitals, schools, colleges, community agencies, nursing homes and prisons.
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Could You Work for a Liar?
You apply for a job knowing the advertised salary range is somewhat below what you previously earned. The market is very different now, so even though you are well-qualified for this job, you aren't opposed to taking a pay cut. Then you get a job offer and aren't you surprised to find out that the employer is offering a salary below what was advertised? This is what happened to one of our readers.
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Career Planning Jargon: An Explanation
Every trade and profession has a vocabulary that is specific to it. This is known as jargon. People who aren't in that field might have difficulty understanding some of the language. When I was very little, my mom stopped taking me to the pediatrician we had been seeing because she couldn't understand the "medicalese" he used. After all, she wasn't a doctor or nurse.
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