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		<title>Favorite Wellness Related Career Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1) http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/occupation and 2) www.payscale.com
These websites were helpful in finding general information regarding national statistics for various careers. They give a median annual salary, educational requirements and a general description of a normal workday. They also provided information regarding the future demand of specific careers. Payscale.com was especially helpful because you can tailor your career [...]


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		<title>Favorite Medical Doctor Related Career Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Medical Related Career Resources
All these links pertain to the field of medicine. My major is Pre-Med/Psychology. I am majoring in psychology but applying to medical schools after graduation.

http://www.altabatessummit.org/physicians/physician_specialty_definitions.html
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp
http://mdsalaries.blogspot.com/
http://www.howstuffworks.com/becoming-a-doctor.htm
http://www.medhelp.org/

More About the Resources
The first link provides definitions on the branches of fields doctors have available to specialize in. The second link is an online medical dictionary [...]


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<li><a href='http://careerplanningtoday.com/2009/10/16/favorite-respiratory-therapy-related-career-resources/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Favorite Respiratory Therapy Related Career Resources'>Favorite Respiratory Therapy Related Career Resources</a></li>
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		<title>Favorite Respiratory Therapy Related Career Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[List five specific career related resources:

www.bls.gov
www.aarc.org
www.caahep.org
www.nbrc.org
www.monster.com

Which occupation, career or major each resource pertains to:

All of my resources pertain to working as a respiratory therapist.

A description for each resource:

www.bls.gov is a government resource that contains actual statistics and data collected from all over the U.S. for the actual job. I find it to be a great [...]


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<li><a href='http://careerplanningtoday.com/2009/08/18/respiratory-therapist-informational-html/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Respiratory Therapist: An Informational Interview Report'>Respiratory Therapist: An Informational Interview Report</a></li>
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		<title>Favorite Nursing Related Career Resources</title>
		<link>http://careerplanningtoday.com/2009/10/12/favorite-nursing-related-career-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm. The Occupational Outlook Handbook has a lot of information on becoming a registered nurse. This resource can be found online and gives you the basic outline of schooling, requirements, and so forth, including recommendations of schools that are known for their nursing certification.
http://www.allnursingschools.com/faqs/be_rn. This resource on becoming a registered nurse is found online and [...]


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		<title>Physical Therapist: A Career Research Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, I settled into a career that is known to be both rewarding and provide financial stability. My future felt secure and I was happy with the direction I was headed. However as I matured, my lifestyle and values changed to the point where my career no longer provided me with the fulfillment. [...]


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		<title>Neurosurgeon: A Career Research Report</title>
		<link>http://careerplanningtoday.com/2009/09/21/neurosurgeon-career-research-report-html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my career research report I decided to dig into my interests of becoming a doctor and what it takes as far as my major and beyond graduating college. I’ve always wanted to help people. I find it fascinating, the ability to be able to make or break someone’s life. For me, this is really [...]


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		<title>Respiratory Therapist: A Career Research Report</title>
		<link>http://careerplanningtoday.com/2009/09/18/respiratory-therapist-career-research-html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Fall I was in a rut. I was sitting at a desk bored out of my mind and needed a change. I had been doing accounting for the last five years and was good at it, but I felt as if it was too routine for me and no longer a challenge. Knowing that [...]


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		<title>Registered Nurse: A Career Research Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nursing is an occupation that I feel would really fit the person that I am. I love helping other people and making them feel better. I am a big people person and would love to either save a life or simply just make someone feel better when they are ill.
I would say my interest level [...]


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		<title>Registered Nurse: A Career Research Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The career I have chosen to research is a registered nurse. I became interested in nursing probably since I was about 14 years old. I have a health condition that can consist of me being in the emergency room quiet often. So I just came to fall in love with the work the nurses did.
I [...]


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		<title>Respiratory Therapist: An Informational Interview Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Thanks to Taryn for sharing the informational interview report on how to become a respiratory therapist and related career information.]
For the Informational Interview I decided to interview one of my friend’s mom from school. He had told me that she is a Respiratory Therapist and I automatically knew she was someone that I would like [...]


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