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Need career advice? Looking to make a professional leap? Got questions about your education options? Our Guidance Counselor and network of career professionals are available to help you navigate your way through your education and to break into a promising career. Here's how it works: send us your questions about schools, careers, or professional life and one of our counselors will answer them here, on this blog.


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Is home health nursing the job for you?

Question:
I've worked in hospital nursing for the past decade.  Do you think I can make a change to home health nursing? I know our inpatients have shorter stays than ever, and I'd like to try home health in the future.

Answer:
You have identified one of the big trends in health care and in nursing.   Shorter acute care stays are resulting in increased demands for home health car [...]

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6 Top Tips to Maximizing Your Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits

Question:
Are there some tips I can use to maximize my Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits? -- Ellen A.

Answer:
Good question! There are several scholarship, grants and loans that can provide extra money for your education, but if you are using the GI Bill and use the wrong funding sources, many of them can reduce the amount you receive from the Department of Veterans Affairs [...]

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What’s new in the GED?

Question:
Dear Guidance Counselor,

I work with high school drop outs (young adults) in a special job program. Some of these people want to take the GED and I want to help them in their goals. I heard some changes are coming in the GED? What are these changes? Will my group members be able to take the GED online?

Sincerely, Rafael

Answer:
Dear Rafael,

What great work you are d [...]

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How can I become a librarian?

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Dear Guidance Counselor,

Do you need a college degree to become a librarian? Would it be the same degree necessary to become a teacher since the jobs are similar? I think this would be a good occupation for me and am trying to figure out where to start. Also, please let me know if I have an online educ [...]

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What can I do with a human services degree?

Question:
Dear Psychologist,

What is the difference between earning a degree in human services and earning a degree in social work? Are these two degree programs the same? Will they allow me to do therapy like becoming a psychologist? I am sorting out what path I want to take. Thank you, Alicia

Answer:
Dear Alicia,

If you are asking about the difference in a bachelor's degree, t [...]

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Is an MBA worth it?

Question:
Dear Judy:

I have a decade's worth of mid-level managerial experience. I am thinking about getting an MBA. Do you think it's worth it at this point in my career?

Sincerely,
Future MBA

Answer:
Dear Future MBA:

Thanks for your message. In general, additional education is always a plus. Every HR professional can tell you that an MBA is a coveted, solid degree that can [...]

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5 ways to celebrate Nurses Week

Question:
I know Nurses Week is coming up, but I'm unsure about what that means. Will there be special events at the hospital or in the community? I just started nursing school this year at a community college. Will the school be doing anything?

Answer:
National Nurses Week 2012 is from May 6-12.  May 12 is the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who many people feel was the found [...]

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