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03-09-2009, 12:15 PM
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Recession Proof Degrees for Women
Anyone got any ideas? I have a general associate's degree, so I don't have to start from the beginning, but am open to almost any idea.
Thanks!
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03-09-2009, 12:16 PM
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Why the specification 'for women?' What does that have to do with it?
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03-09-2009, 12:26 PM
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accounting
finance
sales
applications programmer
teacher
legal secretary
All solid bets for an AA...
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03-09-2009, 12:36 PM
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I specified for women because I don't think I want to build wind turbines, or anything along those lines.  I want to go on to earn a bachelor's, maybe even a master's. |
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03-09-2009, 12:36 PM
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Nursing
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03-09-2009, 02:17 PM
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If ignorance is bliss why aren't more people happy
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Dentistry and pharmacy are great for women. Flexible hours if you have a family and good money.
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03-09-2009, 02:32 PM
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Nursing is an absolute recession- proof. Look at the current nurse shortages, look at the wave of greying people coming up. Some health centers and nursing homes -already- are offering bursaries, in return for some years of work commitment there.
One has to have some basic desire for caregiving though. And that's why I will never be a nurse. My land is much more appealing to me. Some things never change, like having a certain desire for a certain field, and that could be considered recession-proof, too. As long as you are happy doing what you are doing, you will be poor and still happy. Beats being rich and unhappy.
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03-09-2009, 02:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nuala
Nursing is an absolute recession- proof. .
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 ain't necessarily so |
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03-09-2009, 08:37 PM
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Environmental engineering. Oops, that might mean building wind turbines.  As a women who grew up on the tail end of the womens movement, I find it somewhat offensive to still think of jobs as being classified as being for women or for men...
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03-09-2009, 11:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mm_mary73
ain't necessarily so |
I was going to say the same. I'm not positive, but I thought I heard that there was a greater shortage of experienced nurses, but that there was actually an overabundance of new nurses? IDK, this sounds like that "teacher shortage" thing where the shortage is only in certain fields, yet everyone jumped on the bandwagon anyways and it took them months to find a job
nevertheless, if you feel like you'd be good at it and won't get burned out, I'd say it doesn't hurt at all to become a nurse |
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