Tuesday, July 3, 2018

College Majors That Pay - Best College Majors for a Career

College Majors That Pay - Best College Majors for a Career

In today's world it’s important to choose an employable degree that pays well and provides a great career.   You can complete an Associate Degree, continue on for an online Bachelor’s Degree, then move onto an online Master’s Degree, and finish your education with an online Doctoral Degree all from an accredited university.  To find out move about careers and their descriptions, goto: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/, http://www.onetonline.org/, or http://www.careeronestop.org/.

Associate (AAS) Degree Programs

These are two-year programs that equip students with high-technology skills that employers are seeking.

Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree Programs

These are four-year programs leading to a college diploma and a promising job in a high-technology field or in business.

Master’s Programs

Choose from six master's degree programs to expand your knowledge and advance in your career. Programs are accelerated, with eight-week as well as 16-week courses, offered exclusively online with a unique delivery: real-time, live streaming audio. The courses combine the convenience of online learning with the stimulation of classroom experience.

Doctorate Program

As part of the School of Business and Information Sciences, the doctor of science in Cybersecurity degree (DSc) enables you to understand and evaluate the scope and impact of systems and technology from institutional, industry and global perspectives. The program supports the development of high-level critical thinking, leadership and technical skills, and contributes innovative and practical doctoral research to the IA body of knowledge.

    • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Programs

      Capitol Technology University offers 12 graduate certificates that are useful for professionals who already hold a master's degree or who want to learn more about a topic without the commitment of completing an entire degree. The programs typically consist of four online courses.
      You can later apply your credits toward a master's degree.
      If you complete both of the certificates in either Internet Engineering (“Client/Server and Wireless Devices” and “Component Technologies and Online Collaboration”), you are just two courses away from completing the MS in Internet Engineering. Completion of three post-graduate certificates in information assurance (“Network Protection,” “Security Management” and “Information Assurance Administration”) is equivalent to earning a master’s degree in Information Assurance.
      Courses from other institutions cannot be transferred toward a graduate certificate. Certificates, all of which are 12 credits, are available in the following areas:

    Certificate in Object-Oriented Programming

    Certificate in Programming and Data Management

    Certificate in Web Programming

    Certificate in Acquisitions Management

    Certificate in Computer and Network Security

    Certificate in Project Management

    Certificate in Software Engineering

    Certificate in Space Missions and Operations Specialist

    Certificate in Website Development

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Secure Mobile Technology

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Acquisition Management

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Client/Server and Wireless Devices

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Information Assurance Administration

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Information Technology

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Network Protection

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Project Management

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Secure Cloud Computing

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Secure Software Development

    Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Security Management

    Post-Baccalaureate Digital Forensics and Incident Handling

    Post-Baccalaureate in Component Technologies and Online Collaboration

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Monday, July 2, 2018

Trainer's Tips: Responding to Behavioral Interview Questions - Capitol Technology University (Since 1927 Located Near Washington D.C.)

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I’ve been coaching students through the interview process over the past eight years. During that time, I’ve done a lot of research, spoken to many employers, and heard feedback from students who have been through interviews.

Along the way, I’ve observed some trends.

Interview questions tend to fall into one of four categories. There are general interview questions, technical interview questions, curveball questions, and behavioral questions.

Behavioral interview questions follow a pattern. The employer is asking you about your past behavior in specific scenarios to try to understand how you will act in the future.

For example, if I ask you how you reacted when you saw a colleague do something unethical, and you tell me that you ignored it because it wasn’t your problem, that can tell me a lot about your character, and whether I should trust you with sensitive information. Understand that the employer is trying to gauge your values, your creative problem-solving skills, or another skill or value.

The best way to answer this question holistically is through the STAR method. With this method, you provide a response that covers the following:

Situation/Task: Were you in a class, at work, in a club? What was the task expected of you or that you were attempting to accomplish?

Action: What steps did you take?

Result: What was the result of your action? What it resolved? What did you learn?

Let me give you an example. An interviewer asks the following question: “Tell me about a time you did not know how to fix a problem or answer a question from a client. What did you do?”

A response using the STAR method:

Once I was in a club that was having trouble finding a meeting time that worked for everyone. We tried talking about it at meeting and taking a vote, but since we were never in the same room at the same time, we couldn’t get a consensus (<Situation/Task). I decided to take some time to research the problem online, and I found a website called Doodle that allows people to select all of the times they are available, which would allow us to generate the data that we needed to make an informed decision about when the most people could be there, so we set that up (<Action). Using this tool resulted in a 200% increase in club attendance and participation. I learned that there are many tools out there to help with productivity and communication, and I also learned that using data instead of consensus to make decisions would result in a better result and would ensure people do not feel that their voices aren’t heard if they aren’t the loudest in the room (<Result). 

See what I did there? The STAR method allowed me to tell a whole story, in a succinct and brief way, while making sure that I covered all of the things that the interviewer wanted to hear from me.

I encourage job seekers to prepare two or three of these stories for each of the following scenarios: showing initiative, showing creative problem solving, showing integrity, showing leadership, and maybe a few others.

I also recommend practicing these stories aloud. You do not want them to last more than a minute or two.

If you are interested in practicing, I host free mock interviews for students and alumni, either in person; over Adobe Connect, Skype, or Google Hangouts; or over the phone.  Please email careers@captechu.edu to set up your appointment.
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By Sarah Alspaw
Director of Career Development and Student Success
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