Exciting Career Options for the 21st Century

Posted by in Careers Employment on January 25, 2012

By Andrea M. Da Silva

Want to start a new career but don’t know which direction to go into? There are limitless possibilities but knowing what you want to do with your life isn’t always as simple as it may seem. If you like traveling, here are just a few careers you might be interested in.

A chef on luxury boats and yachts, travel the world with the rich and the famous for months, cooking their meals and receiving a nice pay check each month. The requirements would include chef training, experience and a passport. If you love food, the sea and traveling, this could be the perfect career for you. Most boat chefs are recruited through agencies, so once you get your training and experience, send your C.V. through and network with other people in the industry and it won’t be very difficult to get in there.

Private or Commercial Pilots get to travel the world, meet new people and they get quite a nice pay check every month. There is a certain respect that you get as a pilot because it’s quite an accomplishment being able to fly an aircraft around the world. To become a pilot you must attend a flight school and complete your pilot training and you will go through the ranks with the more flight hours and experience you get. Pilots travel the world, stay in the nicest hotels and get special treatment wherever they go. So whether you want to be a pilot or an instructor at an aviation school, this is a very exciting career to go into.

If chef school or a flight school is a bit much for you then maybe being a “fun supervisor” at a casino is more up your alley. Many casinos today, especially in Las Vegas, employ people to have fun with their guests and ensure they have a good time. Yes, they actually pay you to have fun in their casino and hotels. “Fun supervisors” ensure that guests keep coming back to their casino or hotel by making sure that there’s always laughter in the air, drinks in their hands and excitement all around them. Getting that very sought-after job title might be a little tricky because you have to be lively, likable and most important of all, fun even when you don’t really feel up to it. Sending just your C.V won’t work; you will need to show the Casino why it will be very profitable to pay you to be there and prove to them that players will spend more time and money while you are around.

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Graphic Designer Salary and Career Information

Posted by in Careers Employment on January 25, 2012

By Jacob Greenly

If you are a creative individual who has a keen eye for the aesthetics of design and you pay great attention to detail, then graphic design might just be the right career for you. Many of those employed in the field will tell you how much they love making a living doing what they do best and are passionate about.

The job market for graphic designers is growing steadily and is expected to do so until at least around 2018. This growth has been brought about primarily by the ever-increasing popularity of the internet and online forms of media. However, due to the fact that there are already around 192,000 graphic designers employed in the United States, there is considerable competition for every position available. New graduates of a Bachelor’s degree in graphic design soon find out that there are many people who possess the same set of basic skills and that getting contracts and being hired depends on things like having several years experience in the field, a large and impressive portfolio and a network of influential contacts. As a potential future graphic designer, it is important to start building your portfolio early on by doing all design work you can get your hands on. If you are having trouble finding work, you can offer your services for free or complete some projects of your own.

The average salary for a graphic designer working in the United States is slightly higher than $48,000. If you compare the amount of education, and degree of expertise required to those of other careers that require a degree, it may seem that the salary of a graphic designer is quite low. This low average salary is due to the large supply of graphic designers that want work and the relatively small number of jobs available for them to fill. When there are so many qualified people to choose from, employers find that some will accept a smaller salary in order to get a job. However, this is not always the case. Some designers earn around $75,000 a year and a few of the most well-respected and experienced graphic designers make over $100,000 per year. Despite the relatively low salary, designers generally have a higher level of job satisfaction compared to other careers because they genuinely enjoy the work they do every day.

The option of being self-employed or doing freelance work provides the career with a degree of freedom that few other careers benefit from. Freelance workers are often paid by the project, which enables them to schedule their own working hours and only work the number of hours necessary to complete a project properly. Taking this into consideration, making $40,000 a year for only 20 hours of work per week on average doesn’t sound that bad. This way you can make a decent living and have plenty of time to spend doing things you wouldn’t have time for working the standard 40 hour work week.

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How International Delivery Companies Work

Posted by in International Business on January 25, 2012

By Patrick Cumiskey

An international delivery company is an essential component of the supply chain process. They move cargo across borders, handle international customs authorities and transports goods to the recipient. All this helps turn the wheels of commerce. The company is much more than a mere transport company – it works more like a partner to the seller.

Such delivery companies are connected with a network to different companies. Let’s understand the logistics of an international delivery company with the help of an example: Company A in Country X wants to dispatch goods to Company B in Country Y. These are the steps that will be involved:

1. Pickup of goods from Company A’s warehouse, packing and loading.

2. Transport of goods to airport/port.

3. Necessary export formalities.

4. Receipt of goods in Country Y.

5. Attending to customs

6. Transport of goods to Company B.

Now, here’s how an the various delivery companies tackle this consignment:

1. It will use its own fleet or hire fleet from a trucking firm to pick up the goods from Company A’s warehouse. Now, the goods may need to be packed in one or more containers. So, the delivery will have to handle this by sending packing and loading experts to the customer’s warehouse. The containers can be owned by the delivery company or these can be hired.

2. Its employees will receive the goods at the airport or port.

3. These employees will then attend to export formalities and ensure that the goods are loaded correctly. Big companies like DHL and FedEx even have their own feet of airplanes so that they can offer uninterrupted or convenient service to their clients.

4. When the goods reach Country Y, the company’s or its associate’s employees receive the goods and check their condition. If the goods are visibly damaged, they prepare reports for filing an insurance claim.

5. They then attend to customs formalities.

6. After completion of customs formalities, the next step is to safely transport the goods to Company B. Big delivery companies are spread over all over the world and will have own a fleet of trucks in all global branches. Small delivery companies will already be networked with trucking firms in many countries. Either way, the goods are delivered and appropriate documentation is executed.

7. If for some reason the goods cannot be transported, the delivery company will park these in their own or at a rented warehouse.

So, as you will observe from the example, an international delivery is networked with many suppliers – airlines, ocean cargo movers, container companies, trucking firms, warehouses, legal experts, other international delivery companies, and more – both at the national and the international level. It is also staffed with legal professionals who can handle customs formalities and prepare insurance reports.

Most companies can handle any type of cargo no matter how fragile or valuable it may be. These companies either own or hire the equipment and manpower that is required to carry all types of cargo from one country to another. The world of international trade is very complex and both buyers and sellers need someone who can ship the goods and take their headaches away so that they can focus on their core business. This is where an international delivery company helps out by acting as a bridge across continents and enabling commerce.

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