Works Cited

Interview with Dr. Kelly Altman about becoming a pharmacist conducted on April 26, 2012

Interview with Marty Kyzer about becoming an auto mechanic conducted on April 28, 2012

Academy of Pharmacist, (2012) Shall I Study Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association, retrieved from www.pharmacist.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Shall_I_Study_Pharmacy_

Hanaie, J. (2011) How to Become a Pharmacist, retrieved from www.mahalo.com/how-to-become-a-pharmacist

Virginia College, (2011) How to Become a Pharmacist, retrieved from www.howtobecomea-pharmacist.net

Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2012) Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, retrieved from www.bls.gov/ooh/Installation-Maintenance-and-Repair/Automotive-service-technicians-and-mechanics.htm

How to Become an Auto Mechanic, (2011) retrieved from www.thebestdegrees.org/how-to-become-an-auto-mechanic

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I felt that this process of doing a research project to be interesting. It was simple to follow through all of the points on the checklist. I enjoyed doing all the research on my specific career choices and looking all of the information on them. I disliked the fact I have not be able to do as much research as possible since I was out of school for so long. I don't think I would do anything differently unless I decided to use the public library for possible books.

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I found all the sources for my project to be easily to find and very useful in the information about my chosen careers. I was able to look up some sources on the internet and I was lucky enough that my dad knew some people that did not mind helping out with interviews. The one source I found to be the most useful was the Academy of Pharmacy at www.pharmacist.com. It gave me a lot of good information about the careers associated with being a pharmacist and the educational goals as well. The sources I found to be truthful were both of the interviews I conducted. Both of these gentlemen have been in their respected businesses for many years and I felt that they gave me some really good stuff. I guess Dr. Kelly Altman showed the most bias because he told me to go to Wal-Mart to find a job as a pharmacist and he just truly loved working for them.

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To start with, for my career as a pharmacist I found that there are a lot of different position a pharmacist can have like being a part of the United States Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, being a teacher, research pharmacist and many others. The most important facts are the amount of school that I will have to go through from earning a bachelor degree all the way to earning my Pharm.D degree. After all of my research, I do not have any unanswered questions. I feel that with all of this research, I am really looking forward going to college and becoming a pharmacist.

And for my career choice as an auto mechanic, I found out there is not a lot of college that you have to go through but more of a hands-on-training job. I am surprised that mechanic make as much as they do with little to no education. The most important fact I found out is that the demand for auto mechanics is on the rise just like other careers. No unanswered questions on this career. If it all boils down to it, I guess I would be happy becoming an auto mechanic.

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I am amazed by all the information I am finding about my career choice to become a pharmacist. I am learning that this will be a career that like a doctor, will always be in demand. I am finding out that since more and more people are getting older and need health care service, that becoming a pharmacist is important part of the health care system. I am finding out also that there are a ton of careers for a pharmacist to have like working in a hospital, retail store, pharmaceutical industry, and sales. I have a lot of different avenues I can chose from once I complete my education.

 "Pharmacists use their basic educational backgrounds in a host of federal and state positions. At the federal level, pharmacists hold staff and supervisory posts in the United States Public Health Service, the Veterans Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, and in all branches of the armed services. Some of these posts provide commissioned officer status; others come under civil service.
At the state level there are agencies charged with regulating the practice of pharmacy to preserve and protect the public health. These legal boards governing pharmacy practice usually have pharmacists employed as full-time executive officers. Also, one or more inspectors, frequently pharmacists, are employed by each state pharmacy board. As more state health agencies consolidate their purchases, a pharmacist is often engaged as a purchaser of medical and pharmaceutical supplies for the entire state."


Retrieved from www.pharmacist.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Shall_I_Study_Pharmacy_

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I found the information about becoming an auto mechanic to be interesting and that it takes a whole lot on on the job training to compete for the good paying jobs. I see that the average mechanic makes about $36,000 a year or about $17.50 on the hour. The job market for a mechanic in on the increase between the next 10 years of about 17%. The job that a mechanic does is maintain, inspect and repair cars and trucks. "Most automotive service technicians and mechanics work in well-ventilated and well-lit repair shops. Although mechanical problems can often be fixed with computers, technicians perform many tasks with greasy parts and tools, while sometimes in uncomfortable positions."

retrieved from www.bls.gov/ooh/installation-maintenance-and-repair/automotive-service-technicians-and-mechanics.htm