Writing your college essay
• Essays allow the admissions office to see you as you really are beyond the stats of your application.
- Purpose of Essay:
1. College cans evaluate communication skills.
2. Allows Admissions office to learn more about you beyond SAT’s and grades.
- Choosing a Topic:
1. Narrow your topic – be specific.
2. Write about yourself. Don’t be shy, but don’t exaggerate.
3. Don’t be afraid to write about a unique topic.
4. Develop a framework & outline.
Dos and Don’ts of writing an essay
- Do’s:
1. Do think “small” and write something you know about.
2. Do reveal yourself in writing.
3. Do show rather than tell.
4. Do write in your own voice and style.
- Don’ts:
1. Don’t write what you think others want to read.
2. Don’t exaggerate or write to impress.
3. Don’t ignore grammar, spelling, or sentence structure. Have 2 English teachers proofread.
4. Don’t ramble. Be concise.
What do colleges look for?
• Level 1 – Grammar, spelling, punctuation.
• Level 2 – Content, substance, depth of insight.
• Level 3 – Creativity & originality.
Showing posts with label careers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label careers. Show all posts
4.29.2010
business careers
• Business Intelligence Analysts
o Produce financial and market intelligence by querying date & repositories and generating periodic reports.
o Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools.
o Identify or monitor current and potential customers using business intelligence tools.
o Communicate with customers, competitors, suppliers, professional organizations, or others to stay abreast of industry or business trends.
o High school education
o $50,000 and up
o National - $76,000
o State - $92,020.57
• Information technology project managers
o Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff.
o Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
o Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
o Establish and execute a project communication plan.
o High school education
o $50,000 and up.
o National - $76,000
o State - $92,020.57
• Web developers
o Develop and design web applications and website. Create and specify architectural and technical parameters.
o Design, build, or maintain websites, using authoring or scripting language, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
o Perform or direct web site updates.
o Write, design, or edit web page content, or direct others producing content.
o Bachelor’s degree.
o $50,000 and up.
o National - $76,000
o State - $92,020.57
• Graphic designers
o Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs such as packaging, displays, or logos.
o Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
o Use computer software to generate new images.
o Review final layouts and suggest improvements as needed.
o Bachelor’s degree.
o $36,000 through $49,999
o National - $46,750
o State - $50,106.87
• Web administrators
o Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities.
o Back up or modify applications and related date to provide for disaster recovery.
o Determine sources of web page or server problems and take action to correct such problems.
o Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
o Bachelor’s degree.
o $50,000 and up.
o National - $76,000
o State - $92,020.57
o Produce financial and market intelligence by querying date & repositories and generating periodic reports.
o Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools.
o Identify or monitor current and potential customers using business intelligence tools.
o Communicate with customers, competitors, suppliers, professional organizations, or others to stay abreast of industry or business trends.
o High school education
o $50,000 and up
o National - $76,000
o State - $92,020.57
• Information technology project managers
o Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff.
o Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
o Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
o Establish and execute a project communication plan.
o High school education
o $50,000 and up.
o National - $76,000
o State - $92,020.57
• Web developers
o Develop and design web applications and website. Create and specify architectural and technical parameters.
o Design, build, or maintain websites, using authoring or scripting language, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
o Perform or direct web site updates.
o Write, design, or edit web page content, or direct others producing content.
o Bachelor’s degree.
o $50,000 and up.
o National - $76,000
o State - $92,020.57
• Graphic designers
o Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs such as packaging, displays, or logos.
o Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
o Use computer software to generate new images.
o Review final layouts and suggest improvements as needed.
o Bachelor’s degree.
o $36,000 through $49,999
o National - $46,750
o State - $50,106.87
• Web administrators
o Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities.
o Back up or modify applications and related date to provide for disaster recovery.
o Determine sources of web page or server problems and take action to correct such problems.
o Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
o Bachelor’s degree.
o $50,000 and up.
o National - $76,000
o State - $92,020.57
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