Government career choices

TV shows, movies and even the news that have appeared and pierced our ears come and go; but one thing remains - becoming a public servant in one of the government agencies such as the FBI, NSA, or CIA and the rest is always something trendy. Having a profession in any of these “shrouded in mystery” places has always provided some nice “hip & hot” profession suggestions for youngsters all over the country.

Many of us have heard any of the thousands of “urban legends” that these government agencies track down, capture and “offer them a job” to all those teenage hackers who manage to mingle and mangle their websites. Despite the notion that this could actually be true, any student who is considering applying to the corresponding school to attend and turn into a government official needs to understand that all the characters that have been portrayed in the mass media expose show are far too sugar coated.

For students and their families there must be first and foremost awareness that becoming a government agent is not a sexy profession and there is no “rebirth”, injuries are serious and consequences can indeed be fatal. Certainly it is a great choice for those who are willing to take the risk and adhere to a strict moral and ethical code, but if you (the student) are not sure, then it is best that you look elsewhere.

The future of “hip & hot” professional choices

The constant appearances of TV shows that entice and charm audiences all over the globe have become one of the most efficient exhibition places for almost unknown careers. Sadly, this has also turned to be a sad situation, since each time more and more youngsters want to emulate their favorite TV stars by becoming whatever it is that their character practices as a profession, with the logical result of career overcrowding.

When any particular career has too many students in it, what happens is that there is a constant and normal reduction of the professional possibilities and the working chances of that particular profession. Of course, “traditional” careers will have a very much-needed break of all the crowding that they have come to experience in the past; however, this will not be enough to provide a safe haven for those students who realize that “modern and popular” careers will overcrowd quickly and will look back to the “traditional” ones.

However, for both parents and the students, there is still hope. Since careers that were “hip” in the past and went into the shadows for more than three generations have passed the overcrowding experience are now able to take on new students without being overcrowded.

Food sampling

Cooking is one of the most wonderful experiences, not only when one is the actual person invited to eat; but also as the chef. However, other career choices will allow a student to become more than a chef. These are the tasters.

• Wine taster
• Coffee taster
• Beer taster
• Chocolate taster
• Cuisine critic

Each one of these professions has the unique responsibility to taste and rate the products that are related to their unique expertise. Obviously, there is little to no point having a Coffee taster to sample and review a new beer; that is the job of the Beer taster.

However, becoming a taster requires not only a wide knowledge of cuisine, but also of chemistry, as well as great communicative skills. Most of the tasters work in the particular brand or company that produces the product, especially those who are gourmet quality; their reviews generally set up the consumer cost of a gourmet product or they can destroy completely the factory or the chef.

If the student decides to become a taster, then both the parents as well as the student will require to search for the best cuisine school possible that has not only the corresponding classes that will allow him or her to become a chef, but also chemical assignments that will allow him or her to become the taster. They should also consider the possibility for their child to study abroad at any of the world-renowned high cuisine schools.

Fighting crime “H&H” careers

CSI TV shows have created a social phenomenon; both students, as well as the general population, are beginning to see science as much more than something that requires long and complicated mathematical or chemical procedures. The cast of any of these shows has presented a realm where scientists are not only efficient and savvy in what they do, but also savvy in common culture issues as well as maintaining a sexy look.

This has caused students all over the globe to look around and apply to any of these careers.

• Medical Examiner
• Forensic Lab Technician
• Forensic analyst

Any of these careers will offer the student that takes them on a wide variety of possibilities, since the characters on the TV series portray, each one of the lab technicians has a specialty, a “degree” so to speak that will allow him or her to participate and excel at this particular forensic activity.

Therefore, Forensic Lab technicians and Forensic Analysts have sub specialties; however, it is important for the student to realize that such specialties will require additional time for them to study, making these long career choices. It is important also to mention that these careers require the recently graduated student to work his or her way up and there is no easy way to do that but to work several years under a colleague.