Career World, a Weekly Reader publication articles from October 2008

Career World, a Weekly Reader publication archives from October 2008

The horror!(at work)(Jonah Levy)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Special effects makeup artist Jonah Levy transforms actor James Keaton's mouth. Or is that "mouths"? The actor portrayed Eel Mouth at Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, Fla. Halloween is a busy...

Early birds get the acceptance.(career world 411)(college admissions)(Table)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Come February, college admissions officers will be deluged with a sea of applications. However, you don't have to wait until crunch time to make an impression on your dream school. Most colleges and universities have...

Scary work.(career world 411)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Job opportunities creep in with the seasons. In October you can put major emphasis on creep. That's when haunted houses open their doors to aspiring artists and performers ready to scare people. "We're looking for people who don't mind...

Two sites, many career ideas.(career world 411)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... In 2006, Willy Franzen graduated from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Like many fleshly minted college graduates, he then embarked on a job search without an exact idea of what he wanted to do. "I used the...

Um, what's my boss saying?(career world 411)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Say what? Starting out in a career is hard enough without coworkers speaking another language. Studies have found that even today's most experienced workers can feel lost when their boss starts spouting management...

Commercials, careers, and guys.(career world 411)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Can the Maytag Man affect your career choice? He just might. University of New Hampshire sociology student Valerie Hooper studied college students, who watched several television commercials and then discussed their life goals. Guys who watched...

Hitting a high note: Ja-Nae Duane isn't your typical opera diva. She also brings entrepreneurs together.(be your own boss)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ja-Nae Duane credits her career as an opera singer to some unusual advice she got in school. "My voice teacher, who was also my music teacher in junior high and high school, told me, 'You know Ja-Nae, you really have...

Unlocking the secrets of locksmithing: do you love games? You can solve puzzles every day as a locksmith.(school to work)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Los Angeles Police Department knew that Jack Flare could open anything. So they invited the veteran locksmith to help them figure out how burglars were getting into a high-security condominium. The case had...

Fly high: got your eye on the sky? A career in aviation awaits.(career spotlight)(Cover story)
October 1, 2008... When Price Gillenwater first started flying in the U.S. Navy, he was 23 years old and loved the sensation of speed, g-forces, and aerobatics. He was amazed that someone would pay him to fly fast and upside down in a military jet. Happily...

Lights, camera, internet hookup: interested in a production career? The Web is the new frontier.(focus)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Doug Cheney shot his first film at the age of 8. It starred his action figures and premiered to an audience of about 20 people, including his parents and school friends. That movie was eight minutes long. It was an...

Picture power: capture your dreams with a Goals Collage.(groundwork)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Have you ever imagined yourself living in another country, discovering a cure for cancer, or winning an Oscar? If so, you're well on your way to putting the power of visualization to work for you. When you...

Future fibers: textile engineers make advanced materials for clothing and much more.(tech talk)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What do stain-resistant shirts and air bags for space landings have in common? More than you might think. Both are examples of technical textiles, high-tech materials that are showing up in all kinds of products. ...

Mind your manners: being a class act at the table could help get you a job. Bad manners could blow it.(get the gig)
October 1, 2008... The new graduate was at his first business dinner. Everything was going well until he began text messaging one of his friends. Although he thought he was being discreet, keeping his hands and cell phone hidden under the table, the company's...

Destination: FBI.(career map)(Biography)
October 1, 2008... Here's how Michelle Ann Jupina became the lead agent in the Washington, D.C., branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [START] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] College and Graduate School Jupina attended Virginia Tech,...

Screen gem.(Career World[R] Looks Back)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The years 1949 to 1961 are sometimes referred to as "The Golden Age of Television." This scene showing comics Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin mugging for the cameras is just one of innumerable moments that made...

National career development standards.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... 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.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Directions: After reading the October 2008 issue of Career World, test yourself to see how much you have learned. Under each article name, two statements reflect facts given in the article. One does not. Circle the statement that does not...