| Whether you like it or not, a new generation of | | | | technology, and medical assistantships have been |
| ambitious professionals is gradually replacing the | | | | made available by schools. |
| baby boomer generation. Generation Y , or also | | | | And because more and more young people keep |
| called Nexters , are described as confident, | | | | themselves logged in to the web, online courses |
| sociable, diverse and optimistic. Thanks to | | | | are already being offered to the thousands of |
| advance in technology and education, the Nexters' | | | | Nexters . Whether the courses are in the field of |
| are perceived as having more knowledge and skills | | | | Information Technology, legal service, or teaching, |
| that are vital in emerging industries. These skills | | | | well-tailored programs can be accessed with just |
| include computer proficiency, good communication | | | | a touch of a button. These career profiles were |
| skills, and most importantly, adaptability. If you | | | | identified by the Federal Bureau of Labor and |
| think of it, the list of careers available to Nexters | | | | Statistics as having the largest job growth until |
| seems to grow more and more as the years go | | | | 2012. In the IT industry alone, 402,000 employees |
| by! | | | | joined its workforce in 2006; with a 53.4 percent |
| In the last decade, thousands of academic | | | | employment growth is expected in the coming |
| institutions have invested in the creation and | | | | years. |
| development of new programs, all of which have | | | | Take advantage of the perks of your generation. |
| opened up a new line of careers and jobs for | | | | You already have the liberty to choose a degree |
| millions of fresh graduates. For instance, the | | | | that's perfectly suited to your chosen career, so |
| medical course industry used to focus mostly on | | | | what are you waiting for? Companies are in dire |
| training nurses, therapists, doctors. Today, | | | | need of young, versatile and technologically |
| however, the health care industry has given rise | | | | sophisticated workers , and you could be just |
| to a sizable number concentrations and careers, | | | | what they're looking for. |
| such as medical transcription, laboratory | | | | |