Imagine that a close friend or relative has come to you seeking advice. The person is trying to make a choice among the following careers: a cybersecurity analyst (i.e., information security analyst), a social worker, or a statistician. The person has an aptitude and interest in all three areas. They currently live in the rural Midwest, but they are open to living anywhere in the United States.
Note: You may substitute a different career for one of those listed if there’s a different career that you would like to explore in this discussion.
There are three parts to this discussion:
Part 1. Based on your study of this week’s learning resources (UMGC, n.d.), briefly discuss one key factor in education, work, or the economy that is likely to have an impact (positive or negative) on the person’s choice.
Part 2. Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d.). Search the website and discuss what you find that is relevant to your friend/relative’s possible career choices.
Part 3. Based on what you learned, which career would you suggest to your friend/relative, and why?
References and Citations
Here are the references you should cite in your main post:
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (n.d.). Homepage. https://www.bls.gov/
University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Week 6. Education, work, and the economy. Document posted in UMGC SOCY 100 online classroom, archived at https://learn.umgc.edu.
Make sure to include the complete reference information at the end of your post. If you refer to any additional sources, please be sure to include them in your reference list as well.
When referring to the different topics of the material in the Learning Resources within your posts, use the following citation format: (UMGC, n.d., name of topic).
For example: (UMGC, n.d., Sociological Perspectives on Education) or (UMGC, n.d., Work and Poverty in the United States).
If you use any additional sources in your posts, be sure to cite them in the post and include the full reference information at the end of the post. To learn more about how to cite in APA style, visit the UMGC Library at APA 7th Edition Citation Examples: General Rules.
Provide your initial post by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length, excluding the discussion prompt and the references. Please use in-text APA citations within your post as well as full APA references at the end of your post.