Career World, a Weekly Reader publication articles from October 2007

Career World, a Weekly Reader publication archives from October 2007

Go green.(at work)(golf courses)(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 1, 2007... Keeping the greens green and neat is the job of a golf course superintendent. Whistling Straits Golf Course in Wisconsin, shown here, is designed to resemble the famous courses in Ireland and Scotland. Its superintendent brings sheep onto the...

Mom is my copilot.(career world 411)(parental involvement in college planning)(Table)(Image)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Let's face it: No teen wants his or her parents hovering around 24-7. But when it comes to preparing for college, teens don't mind having "helicopter" parents helping them plot their course. A recent studentPOLL survey asked more than 1,700...

Lights! Camera! Action!(JOB WATCH)(video resumes)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Never mind having a head for business--do you have a face for it? Video resumes may soon change the way people search for jobs. Drawing inspiration from sites such as YouTube, more and more job seekers are becoming amateur filmmakers. Video...

Passing on the test.(career world 411)(college admissions requirements exclude standardized test scores)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Want to take some of the stress out of studying for the SAT or ACT? Here's a fact you won't get from an expensive prep class: A growing number of colleges and universities--from Arizona State University to Zion Bible Institute--no longer...

Jacob's cool computer program.(Teen Close-Up)(Jacob Komar's Computers for Communities organization)
October 1, 2007... At age 5, when most kids are learning to write their names, Jacob Komar of Burlington, Conn., was writing computer programs. When he was 8, he started taking computers apart and putting them together again. A year later, in 2001, when he heard...

Web-search woes.(career world 411)
October 1, 2007... Though students today are surrounded by technology, they still have a hard time navigating through cyberspace. The Educational Testing Service (ETS) asked 6,300 high school seniors and college students to evaluate a set of five Web sites for...

The IT factor.(career world 411)(information technology careers)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... A lot of people think that all the good jobs in information technology (IT) and computer science disappeared with the end of the dot-com boom of the late 1990s--or that they've been exported overseas to India and China. But just the opposite is...

'Net working: navigate the Web to connect and communicate with people who may lead you to a job.(get the gig)
October 1, 2007... You've heard it over and over from parents, teachers, and counselors: The best way to get a job is to network. Fortunately, you have a great networking tool at your fingertips: the Internet. "I see the Internet as an endless possibility of...

Protect the digital frontier: high-tech crime-stoppers needed!(tech talk)(cyber security specialists)
October 1, 2007... For months, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cyber Division watched Jeanson James Ancheta. The 20-year-old high school dropout from Downey, Calif., worked at an Internet cafe. He was also a member of a secret society of hackers called...

Building pages: Career World explores a day in the life of a Web site producer.(career spotlight)(Alison Walsh)(Interview)
October 1, 2007... Every day, you click to your favorite Web sites to read news, keep up on celebrity gossip, and play games. But somebody has to keep those sites fresh with up-to-the-minute information and other cool content. One of those somebodies is Alison...

Remote access: working from home has become a workable option for many.(focus)
October 1, 2007... Most days, Jacqueline Colligan, 32, is on the go. She gets up early to train for the Boston Marathon, showers, dresses, and dashes out the door by 7 a.m. to beat the traffic. If she falls even a bit behind schedule, her 20-minute commute to her...

E-learning: the anytime, anywhere option: online courses offer convenient learning.(groundwork)
October 1, 2007... Randall Haney likes to earn college credits without leaving his house. A visual communications major at Georgia's Savannah College of Art and Design, he has taken several speech and computer courses online along with his regular classroom...

Working on the railroad: conductors and yardmasters have their futures on track.(school to work)
October 1, 2007... You wouldn't call Sharon Carlquist's workdays typical. She's a conductor for Metro-North Railroad, a passenger line used daily by thousands of commuters in New York and Connecticut. Some riders are regulars. Many come and go. "Wednesday is...

Setting her sites: a busy young Web entrepreneur shares the secrets of her success.(be your own boss)(Robin Liss of Reviewed.com)(Interview)
October 1, 2007... Recent college grad Robin Liss didn't have to buy a good suit, pound the pavement, and sit through interview after interview to land a job. That's because Liss, 23, already had a job--as the chief executive officer (CEO) of her own company,...

Where do I go with speech and debate?(career map)
October 1, 2007... If the question were "Where can't I go with speech and debate," these pages would be blank. Speech and debate skills--researching, giving a reasoned argument, communicating clearly--will serve you professionally and socially for the rest of...

Today, this is a microchip.(Career World [R] Looks Back)(UNIVAC computer)(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 1, 2007... The UNIVAC computing system shown here was state-of-the-art technology in 1954. Computer technology has come a long way in a relatively short period of time, and most professionals use some sort of computer in their daily work. This issue of...

National career development standards.(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... 1. Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span. 2. Students will complete school with the academic preparation that is essential to choose from a wide...

Comprehension check.(checkup)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Directions: After reading the October 2007 issue of Career World, test yourself to see how much you have learned! Circle the statement under each article name that most closely states what the article was mainly about. 1. 'Net Working...

Career words.(checkup)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Directions: After reading the October 2007 issue of Career World, complete this puzzle. Read each statement, and fill in the word from the issue that best relates to the statement. Then unscramble the circled letters to find the name of one of...

My network.(checkup)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Directions: Read the article "'Net Working" (page 9). Then complete the activity below. You may not realize it, but you probably already have a useful network that you can use to learn about careers and job opportunities. This network will...

Compute the commute.(checkup)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Directions: Read the article "Remote Access" (page 19). Then complete the activity below. Elizabeth works five days a week and drives 60 miles each way to work each day. Her car averages 30 miles per gallon. 1. Assuming her local gas...