Career Lift Off Report

              The walk-in center provides a free computer program called Career Lift Off. This program is an interest inventory that also measures values and abilities. This program gives the student a print-out of results, and is the first step in exploring personal awareness for possibilities of future majors. Within this computer program a student can do research on careers and find job descriptions and information in different career areas. Peer assistants and graduate assistants are available for further assistance and to help look at the results from the Career Lift Off program and to do more exploring about career paths.
             When I completed the Career Lift Off program it told me one thing I'm already doing and that is majoring in Communication. When researched careers and job descriptions I found the perfect job opening right hear in Grand Forks, ND at WDAZ. The job is reporting sports for WDAZ. This is my dream job, but I doubt it will still be available after I graduate in the spring. The 5:00pm news producer and 6:00pm news anchor Milo Smith was my television production class professor, so that might help when I try to get a job at WDAZ.
             The Career Lift Off program also suggested other jobs I am qualified for, such as Camera operator/photographer, news reporter, news story editor, news program editor, and radio announcer. I would happily accept any of these jobs too, or any other job at WDAZ that would start me at the bottom of the totum pole so I can work my way up. The Career lift Off program also let me research other jobs in the Communication career field. I found out about public relations, computer technical assistant, graphic design, and being a secret buyer (shopping at different places while secretly evaluating there customer service, store efficiency, and cleanliness.
              I found out that I had a communication job in the past when I worked for Amazon. I helped customers with there technical difficulties while they were trying to buy things from the Target website which is owned by Amazon. Most of the time I took control of their account to purchase their items for them and I usually entered a promotional code to give them a discount or free shipping. Most of the people I helped were very friendly, but some people were extremely rude and uncooperative, in these cases I had to pass them on to Amazon personnel who dealt mainly with the angriest customers only.
             The Career Lift Off program suggested that I try to acquire a masters in Communication as well. Since I receive the G.I. bill that would not be a bad idea, but I think I will be ready to stop attending college after spring graduation. I know every career requires continuing education, but getting a Masters seems crazy for me personally, when I've struggled so much for a Bachelors degree.