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Are you considering a desktop publishing career? Well to begin with, make sure you know what desktop publishers do. Desktop publishers use computer software, format and combine text, numerical data, photographs, charts, and other visual graphic elements to produce publication ready material. This material can range from books to business cards, calendars, magazines, newsletters and newspapers, packaging, slides, and tickets.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statics, there were about 32,000 people employed as desktop publishers in 2006 in the United States. Most of these worked in the printing and publishing industries. You can pursue a desktop publishing career nationwide from home, however many jobs are located in major cities.

You do not need a college degree to start a desktop publishing career, but the BLS strongly recommends it. Those with either certificates or an associates or bachelors degree will have more, and better, job opportunities available to them. Many people working in this field learn on the job, but many others learn by taking classes and specialized desktop publishing programs.

It is strongly recommended that anyone considering a desktop publishing career have all or most of the following: good communication skills, basic computer skills, a strong work ethic, the ability to compute ratios to estimate job costs, good manual dexterity, the ability to pay attention to detail and work independently, good eyesight (including visual acuity, depth perception, field of view, color vision, and the ability to focus quickly), and artistic ability.

Though the BLS does not predict any serious growth in the desktop publishing industry through 2016, jobs will be available due to natural attrition in the workforce, which will need to be replaced. The BLS also states that the median earnings for someone in a desktop publishing career were $34,130 in 2006.

Those entering a desktop publishing career with limited training and experience may start as helpers receiving instruction from experienced desktop publishers. As one masters more skills and learns how to use new software, he or she can advance to positions with greater responsibility. This may include supervisory or management positions. Some desktop publishers may start their own companies or work as independent contractors, many of these publishers work at home. Those who are more artistic talent and can further their education may find opportunities in graphic design or commercial art. These are often higher paying careers, that can also be done from home or in a major city.

If you’re searching for a career in forensic ballistics you’re obviously interested in forensics itself and firearms. This exciting division of forensics was probably first employed in Court to steer towards a conviction in London in 1835. Since then, this science has certainly become considerably more challenging.

Forensic ballistics involves the collection, identification, classification and analysis of evidence in relation to firearms in criminal investigations. This may involve identifying tool marks (or breech marks) that can be transferred from the weapon to a fired bullet and bullet fragments as well as the trajectory of the bullets fired. Other areas include gun powder residue analysis, fingerprints, fibres and blood associated with the weapon or bullets. As with many areas of forensic science, ballistics works closely with other departments including the law enforcement agencies.

The firearm itself does not need to be located to obtain a match, and indeed, this match doesn’t always require a lot of effort on the part of the forensic ballistics expert. The FBI and the specialist Firearms-Toolmarks Unit, keep a fully integrated national database referred to as Drugfire. When facts are put into the database, it will seek a match with other information and flag this up to the user.

If you’re considering a career in forensic ballistics and expecting a top salary, forget it! Once you leave college, and depending on any past experience you may have, you may expect an average of between 22000 to 35000 dollars in the United States. Increments are typically paid every six months or so depending on how you advance. The income is low as you continue to be in training for a minimum of a couple of years after you start, so dont expect to be heavily associated with anything too serious to begin with.

Your on-going training will involve a considerable amount of further reading on all relevant areas of law such as identifying firearms, wound analysis, different ammunition etc. You will also need to attend seminars and courses to make sure you understand how to handle evidence, the best way to safety assemble and disassemble firearms and microscope techniques. You will end up amply trained in how guns and ammunition are manufactured, how to give expert testimony in court and also attend many more lectures and seminars – much like being back in college! As with any forensics career, learning is dynamic as new approaches and machinery is constantly evolving.

A career in forensic ballistics is just that, a career for life. If you’re a bit uncertain, think hard before going down this road as it is a long one. It will be your job to thoroughly investigate the evidence and try and keep a pace ahead, and when required, to give clear and explicate evidence in court.

Receiving the right medical career training can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to choosing the right school. In this article, we’ll look at the best ways to go about receiving your medical career training, and picking the right schools.

First, it starts with choosing the right program that you would be interested in getting career training from. For example, the traditional categories are medical technician, alternative medicine and natural healing, nursing, general training, medical records and administration.

A medical technician is a challenging yet rewarding role. For example, emergency medical technicians, also known as EMTs, are the first people to arrive on the scene when there is a medical emergency. They literally can be the difference between life and death in many cases.

Alternative medicine and natural healing is becoming less alternative and more mainstream in this era of information. It is arguably one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. There are many different fields in alternative medicine which you can choose to make a career out of, such as herbal medicine, homeopathy and massage therapy.

Nursing will always have a demand, especially as the life expectancy of the average citizen of the United States continues to rise. Also, considering that many doctors are becoming more and more specialized, it requires more nurses for direct and general health care than ever before.

Medical career training dealing with medical records is also on the rise. The fact is health care facilities in the United States are growing, and each facility needs somebody who has a financial understanding of the industry. It also offers you the ability to work independently as a biller, or even as an insurance specialist to help patients with their insurance bills.

Administration training is important because it is essential to have the right equipment, staff and resources available in any health care facility. Equally as important is avoiding excessive waste in the facility, so operations can run smoothly and best inexpensively as possible.

If you’re still unsure what kind of career training you would like to get in a medical field, you can always enroll in a general medical training school. This will help you get the basic knowledge on the different roles related to the field of medicine and health, which can make you highly employable for many opportunities.

In conclusion, I have given you some different programs and schools to choose from when considering your medical career training.

Melbourne, Florida, February 06, 2014 – For the tenth consecutive year, Career Directors International (CDI) is able to again offer complimentary booth space at job fairs, speaking engagement opportunities at industry conferences, and paid resume critiques to the career industry’s resume writers and career coaches.

As a popular method for connecting job seekers with employers both large and small, an industry has been built to host job fairs to meet these needs. CDI began partnering with National Career Fairs in 2009 as one of the first of its kind to offer fairs in major cities across the U.S. A few years later CDI built a relationship with Coast to Coast Career Fairs with the same premise. For 2014, CDI is excited to announce a new alliance with CloudHire, an organization that hosts virtual job fairs for cities located throughout the United States.

The process for resume writers and career coaches is simple – members of CDI can occupy complimentary booth space, valued at $1200+ at any of over 300 events annually on a first-come-first-serve basis. In exchange for this face-time and visibility with job seekers, the participants will provide free resume critiques and impart job search advice.

CDI President, Laura DeCarlo, who built her initial private practice with job fair participation states, “If a resume writer or career coach is looking to meet a high volume of prospects face-to-face, there is no better opportunity than at a job fair. The fact that it is at no cost to CDI members makes it a can’t-miss opportunity.”

DeCarlo also added that there are techniques to making job fairs work for the individual and that CDI offers this instruction to members at no cost via on-demand teleclass to ensure their members understand how to use job fairs effectively as a business-building technique.

Currently, CDI has posted links to the schedules for opportunities with partners National Career Fairs, Coast to Coast Career Fairs, and CloudHire within their membership section. Additional opportunities at conferences and major newspaper events will be posted as they come available.

About CDI: Career Directors International – CDI is a global membership-based organization of career coaches, resume writers, and other career professionals who seek to position themselves as industry leaders who make a difference while making an exceptional living. CDI fosters a rich, dynamic, and empowering environment for growth, professional development, career satisfaction, and industry credibility for its members.

Press Contact:
Laura DeCarlo
Career Directors International
Melbourne, Florida
+1 (321) 752-0442