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Are introductory college classes actually meant to weed students out? Should I try to test out of them?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. I'm a little weak in Chemistry and Physics, which I know is terrible for a STEM major to be weak in. Should I take the introductory courses in these subjects when I go to college, or would I be better off studying on...
Is it ever appropriate to ask your interviewer why you were rejected for a job, so that you can improve next time?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. I've always wondered if this was ok, because when I get rejected from places, I don't know how to improve next time. #human-resources #resume #interviews
If the career you're passionate about doesn't make a lot of money for this area, should you switch careers or consider doing something else?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. One of my best friends used to want to be a certain career- until they read a list online that declared his area of choice as one of the "top 10 lowest paying jobs". He immediately changed his mind to marketing and...
I took an massive open online course, and passed. How do I put it on my resume?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. I've taken a few courses on Coursera before, but I don't know how to put them on my resume. Do I list Coursera or the university as the course provider, for example. Do I even put it in the education section? Should...
What kinds of questions are you asked in an interview for a cyber security engineering role?
I'd like to prepare for a job as an engineer at a computer security company, so I'm wondering what the interview process is like. What was your experience interviewing for an engineer role at a cyber security company? What advice do you have for an aspiring engineer (or aspiring engineer...
How can I become a professional snapchatter?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. My teacher mentioned that his roommates are professional snapchatters, and they make more money than he does. It sounds like an awesome job- how do you get there? #social-media #snapchat
Why are bioengineering majors better than biology majors at the MCAT?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. When I ask this question, I'm referring to the chart linked. In it, a lot of majors are actually better at the MCAT than biology majors. How does that make sense, when biology majors have studied the subject in...
Why do engineering majors always worry about graduating on time?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. What is it about engineering that makes it so much more difficult to graduate on time? Is it actually hard to graduate on time, or is that just rumors and exaggeration? This is important to me, because I might switch...
How important is it that I get my degree in what I want my career to be in?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. I was personally wondering how important it was that your degree was related to the job you are applying for. Do certain jobs not care what major you graduated with? Do certain jobs care a lot? #college...
What is it like working as a racial minority in technical fields? Is it harder in any way?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. It's become a bit of a running joke between my friends and I that whenever a huge, end-of-term paper comes up in high school, I will inevitably write something about the lack of women and minorities in STEM. But as...
What is it like as a woman working in a technical field? Is it harder in any way?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. It's become a bit of a running joke between my friends and I that whenever a huge, end-of-term paper comes up in high school, I will inevitably write something about the lack of women and minorities in STEM. But as...
Do you recommend taking a gap year before medical school?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. I have a few friends who are starting to finish college, and the pre-meds seem to be evenly split between those who are applying to medical school, and those who are taking a gap year before applications. What are...
Is it smart to get a business degree along with my computer science degree?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. A few people have recommended that I concentrate in Business as well as Computer Science. Others have told me that business and entrepreneurship classes don't teach you much, and that I would be better off simply...
What is the best part about being a social worker?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. I have a fellow classmate who wants to become a social worker. I've heard that it's a "thankless" job. Why would they want to do it? What makes the job worth it? #social-work
Why should I learn about machine learning?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. Because I'm interested in computer science, I always hear people telling me to learn machine learning. Why should I do that, rather than just learn to be a better programmer in general? #technology #programming...
How do you train to become a professional pianist, like the kind that play at weddings?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. It's always been my mother's dream for me to be the one playing Canon in D during a wedding. It made me wonder what the process is to becoming a wedding musician. Do you need to have any kind of certificate or...
Do you have to go to college to become a Music Producer? What do you major in if you can't play any instruments and therefore can't major in Music?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. I have a classmate who has this exact question in mind. They can't play an instrument, but they want to go into music management. I find the idea interesting. Is it possible to be a music manager and not know music...
How many different kinds of nurses are there, and which ones are the best? Which ones require the most education?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. I recently shadowed a nursing department, and learned that not every nurse was the same. I didn't really understand most of the acronyms they were using, but I got the impression that there were many different kinds...
Is modelling a good career?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. One of my friends received a modelling offer, and is considering taking it. We wondered together whether modelling was plausible as a lifetime career. When you get older, can you still find a job as a model? Do you...
What is the best programming language for a beginner to learn?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. I was wondering what the best language would be to introduce my younger brother to programming. Should I have him use a harder language like Java so that he'll find all the other languages easy, or start him off with...
How should I teach myself to code? What should I learn first? Where should I go?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. I would never call myself a professional programmer, and I was wondering how I should go about completely restarting and learning to code from the ground up. #technology #programming #software-engineering #coding
How do I get a job making virtual reality games?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. Everyone is really excited about Oculus Rift and its potential for gaming. If I wanted to, what would be the best way to get ready for a job working with virtual reality? #technology #gaming #online-gaming
What job(s) should I look into if I want to create video game concepts?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. I have a friend who wants to make storylines and plots and designs for video games, but doesn't want to deal with the actual programming part. Is there a job for this? #design #video-games #video-game-design...
What am I learning in college that is actually relevant to becoming a software engineer?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. I'm not sure yet whether I'm interested in a career in software engineering. However, I've heard around the web that colleges don't teach you how to program, and you have to do that yourself. In that case, what do...
What is the most lucrative job in technology?
Hi! My name is Anina, and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. I have quite a few friends who grew up not having a ton of money so when they get older they want to change that. What jobs within technology make the most money? Which entry level jobs make the most? #technology...
How competitive are jobs in computer science?
One of my younger siblings really wants to go into computer science in college, but he's really doesn't like the competition that he's heard about. He felt like so many of his friends wanted to do the same thing. How hard was it to get your job in computer science? Does the competition depend...
What made you want to work in computer hardware vs computer software or vice versa?
Hi! My name is Anina, and I'm a high school senior interning for Career Village. I'm really interested in both computer hardware and computer software. How did you decide which you wanted to pursue professionally? Do I have to choose, or can I pursue both? #computer-software #engineering...
Will pursing a Masters, Professional, or Doctorates degree guarantee job security? Does it matter what you get the graduate degree in?
Hi! My name is Anina and I'm a high school senior interning at CareerVillage. I've started talking to my friends and classmates about graduate school, and the costs/benefits of getting a higher degree. In your opinion, do the benefits outweigh the costs? Does having a higher degree give you...
What jobs in technology are the best to get into now?
Hi! My name is Anina, and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. My parents are talking to my siblings a lot about what jobs to think about getting after school based on the job's security and room for quick and rapid growth. One of my younger siblings seems very interested in...
What does a database administrator actually do?
Hi! My name is Anina, and I'm a high school senior interning at Career Village. I saw this job title on a company's website and wasn't exactly sure what this person does based off of the job responsibilities listed. Can you tell me more about your job as a database administrator? #databases