20 July 2009 - 9:25Featured Website: The American Academy of Forensic Sciences

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http://www.aafs.org/

Did you ever watch CSI, Navy NCIS, or Bones and say, ‘Wow those are cool jobs, I would love to do that!” Even though Hollywood likes to add or subtract aspects of the job, careers in forensic science are real. The link posted is for the American Academy of Forensics Sciences (AAFS) which is a professional society whose members are from all disciplines of forensics science. People might not realize that there are many fields within forensics including toxicology, anthropology, pathology/biology, jurisprudence, engineering sciences, criminalistics, and more. This website offers information about careers in the different fields, as well as, lists and contact information of colleges and universities with degrees in forensics within the United States and countries around the world. A feature of this society is The Young Forensic Scientist Forum. This is an area which allows college students or newcomers to the field, to interact with established professionals to learn and keep up with new current topics in forensics.

Website Reviewer- Kayleigh Delfino, Keystone College student   

  

 

 

 

 

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20 July 2009 - 9:18Book Review: Careers For Travel Buffs and Other Restless Types

Careers for Travel Buffs & Other Restless Types

Traveling can be a part of living whether for leisure or job related; however, to some people traveling is a passion. How can travel enthusiasts make a career out of their passion? The book entitled, Careers for Travel Buffs and Other Restless Types provides some answers to that question. This book breaks down travel jobs into different categories: from travel agents to business travelers to travel writers and journalists to my personal favorite, rock stars and movie stars. Each travel profession is broken down by aspects of the job, how to find jobs in these positions, estimated salary and wages, as well as, contact information within that field. Careers in this book include a variety of majors including criminal justice, communications, business, theatre and arts, hospitality, etc. This is a good way to spark ideas for careers in a field that some people might overlook. While we all cannot be famous rock stars and movie stars like some may dream about, you can still have take your passion, turn it into a career, and have fun!!  Book Reviewer- Kayleigh Delfino, Keystone College student ���

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