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Air Quality SpecialistU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Van Meter, IA) Minnesota State University, Mankato - B.S. "Air quality is one of those programs that swings like a pendulum. It’s a good time to join the industry because the job is more stable than in the past." |
Views: 857 Date: 01/04/08 |
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DiplomatDepartment of State (Los Angeles, CA) "As a Diplomat representing the United States of America, you not only get to watch history unfold itself, but you also get to affect it." |
Views: 1,527 Date: 01/13/08 |
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FirefighterSeattle Fire Department (Seattle, WA) University of Washington - B.A. "It’s a great feeling to know that I am helping people every day that I work." |
Views: 1,751 Date: 01/23/08 |
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Firefighter EngineerPacifica Fire Department (San Bruno, CA) University of California, Santa Barbara - B.A. "One of the basic premises of the fire department that I have always liked is that we’re here to help people." |
Views: 2,784 Date: 12/22/07 |
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Legislative Services Agency DirectorVan Meter, IA Drakes Unversity - B.A. "To work with the legislature, you should like to work with people and technology. Be aware of politics, but don’t be involved in them." |
Views: 873 Date: 01/03/08 |
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Letter CarrierU.S. Postal Service (Staten Island, NY) "I enjoy being my own boss, without being in charge of other people or having to deal with other people. Basically, your route is your own domain." |
Views: 1,404 Date: 01/26/08 |
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Letter CarrierU.S. Postal Service (Tinley Park, IL) "People think you just go into the post office, get the mail and deliver it, but there is really a lot more to the job than that." |
Views: 1,350 Date: 02/02/08 |
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MayorCity of Champaign (Champaign, IL) "I love working on problems, and I love meeting with a variety of people. Being mayor has given me an opportunity to do that." |
Views: 812 Date: 01/21/08 |
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Park RangerIda County Conservation Board (Atlantic, IA) "The most satisfying part of my job is that I truly, truly believe in this stuff. I think it is good for people to get close to nature. You can learn a lot of lessons in the great outdoors." |
Views: 879 Date: 12/20/07 |
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Resource ConservationistU.S. Department of Agriculture (Hayes, NE) University of Nebraska - Lincoln - B.A. "We promote the best use of our country’s land." |
Views: 899 Date: 12/03/07 |
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Social Security AdministrationSocial Security Administration (Westminster, CA) "I enjoy helping those who need extra assistance with governmental benefits." |
Views: 895 Date: 12/22/07 |
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Social WorkerIllinois Department of Children and Family Services (Darien, IL) "The single best thing is the perspective that comes with the job. You realize all of the things that go on in the world and you’re all that much more compassionate or able to empathize with people." |
Views: 965 Date: 01/18/08 |
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Village ManagerVillage of Tinley Park (Tinley Park, IL) Augustana College, Rock Island "I feel as if I’m making important decisions and having an impact on people’s quality of life." |
Views: 847 Date: 01/04/08 |