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But

although combining a job with educationas well as family commitmentscan be a

tough balancing act, experts say that learning always pays off in the long run.

Whether your goal is to be a medical or dental assistant, Licensed Vocational

Nurse, or pursue opportunities as a pharmacy technician or optical dispenser,

with a little advance planning and wise time management, its easy to advance

your career.

Here are

some tips from LAMedicalTraining.com for managing the challenge of attending

your local career college or nursing school while still earning an incomeand

how to make the most of your current work and school experience:

Choose a job with flexible hours:

Whether you attend classes in the daytime or evening, there are plenty of

employers who are willing to offer different shifts and schedule your working

hours around your schooling. You might want to initially work a manageable

amount of hours, and then, if you feel comfortable taking on more, ask your

employer to add on additional days or work time.

Ask

about financial aid:

Money should never be an obstacle to your success. If youre unable to meet your

educational costs, ask your college financial aid office if you qualify for

funding. Often students have several options for tuition payment. Grants and

low-interest government loans are available based on financial need.

Cut

back on expenses:

Look at your budget and trim costs wherever you can, whether they be personal

care, commuting, clothing, phone bills, entertaining and dining, or other

expenditures. Remember that you will enjoy higher earnings when you finally

receive your certificate of completion, which more than pays for your current

sacrifices. This will be sooner than you realize, since many career college

programs take only eight to 10 months to complete.

Ask

for help: Dont

sweat the detailsyour career college can help you with the day-to-day issues

that can seem overwhelming. If you need public transportation information,

carpooling contacts, or child-care referrals, the schools student services

office can provide advice. Students can even receive assistance with conflict

resolution or other personal needs.

Learn

from your current job experiences:

No matter where youre currently working, take the time to observe the way the

organization operates. This will be invaluable knowledge when it comes to

looking for your next job. Use every job interview as an opportunity to practice

your skills. Then, when youre nearing completion of your certificate, talk to

your career college job placement assistance department for help finding a job

in your chosen profession. They can help with career planning and advising,

interviewing skills, and more.

Look

for work related to your schooling:

Any experience helps when entering a new industry. If youre interested in being

a dental assistant, for example, perhaps you can get your foot in the door in an

entry-level position before you even complete your course of study.

Make

a schedule and stick to it:

Set aside time to study, time to workand time to relax. Be sure youre

well-rested so youre able to concentrate on your homework assignments and lab

work. Let your friends and families know that you need uninterrupted study

time.  For more information on nursing careers, LVN to RN schools, Vocational

Nursing Schools and medical training in the Los Angeles, California area, go to



http://www.LAMedicalTraining.com

Dotty Zukoff is author of article written on nursing schools in California & VN to RN program. For more information, please visit :www.LAmedicalTraining.com

Credit Crunch - Outsourcing for Finance & IT Sectors
By john mce

 The collapse of Northern Rock, HBOS and now Bradford and Bingley spells bad news for banking and IT sectors, but the credit crunch does present new opportunities for outsourcing, as experts predict outsourcing in the banking and IT sectors is to increase during these times of financial uncertainty.

41 per cent of financial services managers questioned in a survey conducted by the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) and the British Bankers’ Association (BBA), expect to increase outsourcing because of the credit crunch.

The survey found that 90 per cent of the companies had already outsourced parts of their business, but only 54 per cent of the managers thought their organisation knew how to get good value from out sourcing.

89 per cent of those interviewed believe that there hasn’t been a significant loss of jobs as a result of outsourcing, and 58 per cent believe that out sourcing has made their businesses more competitive.

Connect, an IT support company, have revealed figures which show that IT outsourcing in particular, is increasing as a direct result of the credit crunch.

Mark MacGregor, Chief Executive of Connect said that they have experienced a 75% rise in IT support enquiries, mainly from sectors worst-hit by the credit crunch, such as Financial Services.

The trend is most prominent in middle sized companies employing between 50 and 500 people, where the costs of running their own internal IT department is seen as an unnecessary overhead.

However, it is predicted that hardware and software vendors will suffer as a result of the credit crunch, as companies hold back on hardware and software upgrades, such as dualcore PCs or updating operating systems to Windows Vista, in order to decrease immediate IT expense.

Financial concerns are expected to drive businesses away from licensed-software deals offered by companies like Microsoft and from running their own in-house IT support teams.

A move towards online software is expected, and a move towards open-source software which can be tailored to a companies’ needs without infringing on copyright regulations.

The credit crunch is predicted to produce a stream of new and renegotiated IT outsourcing deals as companies look to make extra savings on existing contracts. Outsourcers can expect tough demands from banks, but can also expect longer contracts because of such changes.

We can expect the credit crunch to erode IT jobs from high cost areas such as London and New York, to lower cost sites in the East such as Delhi, or smaller areas in the West such as Bristol or Bournemouth.

The worst hit is likely to be contract workers, recent research indicates that the long-term jobless rate among IT contractors has risen from 4.4 percent, at the end of 2007, to 5.5 percent in March 2008. Fears over job security among contract workers are growing.

Despite a predicted fall in It spending, the Economist Intelligence Unit suggest that the drop in IT spending will be below the general spending decline. It is argued that the It industry is diverse enough to weather the storm.

As companies shut offices and try to reduce overheads, more businesses are expect to adopt remote-working models. The government is currently having a consultation about new flexible working legislation due at the end of the year.

Many employees could find themselves liberated from their desks, with the growth of broadband and various secure virtual private networks aiding this development.

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