Imagine someone near and dear to you, such as a significant other, best friend, or child, is looking for some career advice. Lets call this person John. John is looking for a good field to start a career. John heard that computers are the future and there is a shortage of people in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math). John is thinking of going to college to get a degree in Network administration because it sounded interesting.
John doesn’t know if this is a good decision or not. This is because he also read articles that says there are too many STEM graduates for the available jobs. John also read that companies have outsourced a lot of IT jobs overseas or have used something called an H-1B Visas to hire foreigners that work for next to nothing.
John watched a video on youtube called Did you know? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrJjfDUzD7M that says today’s learners will have 10 to 14 jobs by age 38. Having so many different jobs over a life time sounds intimidating to John. John wonders if it is better to learn theory or practical skills to prepare himself for the job market.
John is also confused about what he has to get hired. There are many places that offer education, training, and/or certification. He doesn’t know the difference between all the options but he understands that some routes are out of his price range. He is worried that his first job might not pay enough to cover the education/training/certification process. John is also confused about transferability of college credit.
I want you to conduct some research that can answer John’s concerns. You should submit a paper 3 to 5 pages in length that covers the following at a minimum:
