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Major corporations like to give their executives a business credit card that they can use for their expenses incurred on behalf of the business. The major reason for these major corporations to give their executives their own card is because the accountants can keep up with expenditures very easily and the executive does not have to ask on a constant basis for reimbursements.

Many credit companies like to provide the major corporations an accounting on the expenditures that each executive makes on a monthly basis. This is great for the accounting department to keep track of each executive and how much they spend. In this way they can make sure that no one is abusing their spending allowance and that they are working on their assigned projects.

Many business executives like having a business credit card because the rewards are free perks that the company will give them during the year.

Many times the business executive can get free frequent flyer miles. Sometimes overnight stays for free hotel rooms and some rewards even allotted the user cash money. All these free things are great perks to any business executive and it also helps the corporation to give their employee’s rewards for their service to them.

The business card is a great way for a business executive to get a credit card in their name because they are backed by the corporation that is allotting them with the service. When the executive pays the bill on time and does not over spend then this helps them to gain a good credit score. Some corporations pay the bill for the executive while others give them an allowance that will cover the credit card bill. Every executive likes using the business credit card no matter how the bill is paid because of the rewards and convenience.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has listed a number of Industries as up and coming, and a current major growth trend.  There are differing information and statistics on the various online job boards, and most certainly there are opportunities worth looking at in many sectors.

I’ll be breaking things out based on the status of the industry and future growth trends.

Telecommunications and Information Technology

Always had an interest in the technical side of things? Well, according to an article from a major news source, due to the heavy reliance on mobile devices, the airwaves seem to be experiencing a traffic jam. Hence the high bandwidth networking Industry is on a growth trend.  That means those individuals with the proper technical know-how can drive a career in this field. Further, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics actually says Computer Software and Programming is a growth industry and word on the street from some sales professionals that the high bandwidth networking industry is on the grow due to the use of cell phones and requirements for wireless internet as well as streamed media.  There will also be a need for Networking Professionals as well.

Hence: Look at the Information Technology and Telecommunications Industry for career choice ideas.

Ecological, Sustainability and Evergreen

In this particular sector, Environmental Engineering and support staff will be a career of choice and perhaps for the distant future.  According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, this Sector of Industry is also in a position for potential future growth.  Yes, there are skeptics out there who doubt that anything needs to be done to stem the tide of overuse of the planet’s resources.

However, regardless of the naysayers the growing trend in all things sustainable means those jobs in this and related fields will be here for decades to come.  There is an obvious need to protect and conserve our planets resources so this is why career fields in this sector may very well be in the grow phase with the price of oil still unchecked, green house effect concerns with the Ozone Layer, land fills and toxicity on our planets natural resources such as water and the ground in various regions.

Healthcare

The Healthcare Industry, covering a number of areas: Professional Medical, Healthcare in General, Home Healthcare and other related services from the small Doctors offices to the Hospitals will have a growth trend as the population ages.  There will be a number of positions required to support the overall growth of the Healthcare industry from administration, building maintenance, accounting, management and other related jobs.

Government Safety and Security

It should come as no surprise that the world isn’t as safe a place as it once was. Sure there were always conflicts, throughout our recent history up to the current war on terror. Unfortunately violence isn’t between countries, it’s between people. And as the world population grows (expected to be over seven billion this year) and there continues to be a struggle over resources and ideologies, there will continue to be a need for people to work in the fields of safety and security.

While many of these positions will be in some type of law enforcement, there is also a continuing need in areas such as systems security, intelligence analysis, digital forensics, international relations, foreign affairs, and security administration.  These careers would find more security of employment than others, though the government is also need of cash flow, these careers can be a good place to find a place in.

Again, in closing, a number of statics both in job and these fields such as: Hospitality, Accounting and Retail have some interesting employment postings and job search numbers, however the basic services will always find a place in an economy, I wanted to focus on the major trends

The U.S. Department of Education’s gainful employment regulations have been making national headlines for several months. The regulations, set to go into effect in early 2011, will require colleges and universities, many of which are predominantly for-profit, to “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation” or lose federal financial aid funding. The regulations were conceived by the U.S.D.E in an attempt to create a clear financial picture for students. More specifically, the gainful employment regulations, when implemented, aim to more adequately educate students about the financials of their degree programs.

The regulation will “apply a formula to programs in career-oriented majors, like healthcare, business and education to decide which ones lead to gainful employment” or employment that provides graduates with the income they need to successfully repay their education debts. Programs that don’t lead to gainful employment will be eliminated. Other parts of the regulations include: concrete information for students about graduation rates, employment rates, potential salary and past loan-repayment rates.

Gainful employment, at its surface, appears to be a good idea. And, accountability and oversight, the proposed results of the regulations are also good ideas. But, when we peer below the surface, we see that the theoretical benefits of gainful employment are outweighed by the enormous harm these regulations will ultimately do to for-profit online schools and career colleges across the nation. As it is envisioned now, the gainful employment regulations will only apply to for-profit education institutions and a minute percentage of students in non-degree programs at ground schools.

So, why are for-profits at the forefront of these regulations and why are non-profits largely uninvolved? It’s no secret that some for-profit colleges have recently been at the center of controversy due to questionable recruiting tactics, exceedingly low student-loan repayment rates and poor job placement statistics. However, the controversy has centered on a handful of for-profit schools and is no way indicative of the larger for-profit education sector. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan agrees and has called online schools and career colleges a “vital part” of the higher education sector. Duncan, however, has labeled the handful of “bad actors” as detrimental to the overall success that for-profit online colleges and career schools have had. Most would agree, including many of the scrutinized for-profit administrators, that the often fraudulent recruiting tactics and non-transparency that have been namesakes of some for-profit schools, is wrong. While wrongdoings on the part of some for-profits can’t be debated, the implementation of gainful employment regulations in the for-profit sector can, will, and should.

What gainful employment will do, once implemented, is limit access to education, especially among under-represented and non-traditional students. The for-profit education sector, one of the fastest growing and most popular throughout higher education, caters to non-traditional (working parents, first generation college-goers), minority and low-income students. Where public and private universities have failed, for-profit education has succeeded by offering flexible courses, 24/7 access and enhanced accessibility. Further, “traditional” students are now enrolling in for-profit programs in droves due to the number of benefits these degree programs offers and compared to what their non-profit counterparts do not. Once implemented, gainful employment will only aid in doing a tremendous disservice to qualified and able students who choose these programs because of their “consumer-responsive schedules and courses.” Gainful employment will disproportionately affect and “shut out” students, both traditional and non-traditional who have “the most to gain through their access to the programs offered by career colleges.”

What’s, perhaps, most striking about these regulations is the “progressive” administration they come from. While President Obama and his U.S.D.E. officials have passed a great deal of legislation benefiting education in their two-year tenure, critics of the gainful employment regulations have questioned the motives behind the new rules. Additionally, on the heels of President Obama’s call for more graduates nationwide by 2012, it seems bizarre, at best, that one of the nation’s leading producers of college graduates (for-profit colleges) would be curtailed and so harshly regulated.

Voicing some of the harshest criticism has been the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an organization which helps represent national businesses and retain and create our jobs. Chamber President Thomas Donohue recently wrote that “this ill-conceived regulation will work against job creation, only resulting in jobs lost and fewer Americans getting the post-secondary education and training they need to secure work in today’s economy.” President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Harry C. Alford, reiterated Donohue’s statement saying “student debt is a national problem, one that must be addressed, but imposing regulations on schools that are effectively educating students is unnecessary.”

What has critics most “up-in-arms,” is the blatant disparities and unequal playing field which these new regulations have helped to proliferate in the higher education sector even more. In a nation where benefits and opportunities are still not always equal, education, of all things, should be and for the most part, is.

Fraudulent recruiting practices, poor job placement and high loan default rates shouldn’t be acceptable practices at any college or university in the higher education sector, regardless of for-or non-profit standing. And, improper actions on the part of a handful of schools shouldn’t be allowed to determine whether qualified, capable and deserving students have the chance to earn their college degree. Allcolleges and universities, collectively, should be tasked with ensuring that they are offering their student’s not only a quality education, but also a quality degree. Students of all colors, classes, ages and backgrounds should be able to receive an education and gain the knowledge and experience necessary to enter an increasingly learned workforce.