Pathways+Week+16

=Hope everyone had a great weekend!!! =

**If you have any outstanding assignments I need them by the end of school on Monday 5/9 **
Due - Monday 5/9 - Rational Decision Making worksheet

This week we will be discussing social media and watching the film "The Social Network"



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===**[|Degrees That Employers Want] **===

**Degrees That Employers Want ** Trying to decide what to major in during college? In 2010, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a large consulting firm, asked 100 human resource professionals which degrees have the best chance of helping students find employment. Here are the six degrees that rank highest in terms of employment.

Graduates with recession-proof degrees in health care could find great success. More than one in four (26.3 percent) human resource professionals picked health care as the best bet for job security. Nurses are receiving the most employment offers in this category.
 * No. 1 - Health Care Degree **
 * Desirable Degrees: Nursing, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Medical Technician **
 * Average Starting Pay: ** Nursing: $52,178, Health & Related Sciences: $35,869

A business degree is the most popular bachelor's degree in the country. Graduating with a degree in business administration puts job seekers in the second strongest position overall, just behind health care, according to the Challenger survey.
 * No. 2 - Business Administration Degree **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Desirable Degrees: Business, Business Administration, Business Administrative Support **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Average Starting Pay: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Business Administration: $44,171

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Graduates who study computer science are indispensable, so computer science ranks as the third most valuable degree in today's employment market.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">No. 3 - Computer Science Degree **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Desirable Degrees: Computer Science, Technology Support, Information Technology and Systems **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Average Starting Pay: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Computer Science: $61,783, Information Sciences & Systems: $49,318

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Finance and accounting graduates can expect more jobs to be available as the economy improves. Graduates with this degree have a bright future.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">No. 4 - Accounting/Finance Degree **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Desirable Degrees: Accounting, Finance **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Average Starting Pay: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Economics: $53,453, Finance: $50,535, Accounting: $49,022

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Eight of the top 10 best-paid majors are in engineering according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. In terms of employment, engineering is ranked fifth in number of jobs.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">No. 5 - Engineering Degree **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Desirable Degrees: Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Average Starting Pay: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Petroleum Engineering: $90,000,  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Computer Engineering: $59,298  ,  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Mechanical Engineering: $60,598

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Demand remains strong for marketing graduates in the business world. A more general business administration degree, ranked number two overall, gets the edge in today's tight job market because of its broader application.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">No. 6 - Marketing Degree **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Desirable Degree: Marketing **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Average Starting Pay: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Marketing: $41,948

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">All salary information from the National Association of Colleges and Employers' Winter 2011 Salary Survey, which looked at starting salary offers for new Class of 2011 college graduates. //

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Adapted from a //<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Yahoo! Education // article by Chris Kyle <span style="color: #0b175f; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">

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