Career 100 Podcast With Felicia Gopaul

Workplace safety affects the health, safety and welfare of the workforce.  Occupational safety specialists investigate the workplace environment, analyze the workplace procedures and environmental hazards, and design protocols to create a safe work environment.  Their goal is to prevent diseases and injuries by adhering to government safety regulations.    Professionals in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) as …

An executive assistant does more than keeping a calendar and transcribing meeting minutes.  Professional executive assistants are the eyes, ears, hands, and sometimes even feet of an executive.  They conduct research, organize data, prepare reports, draft documents, and often speak and act on behalf of the executives . Bonnie Low-Kramen is one of the most respected leaders in the administrative …

Machines bring convenience and efficiency in our daily activities.  Mechanical engineers are people who specialize in designing either a small part of a machine or a large system to meet our needs and improve our lives.  Their work is to design a product to make an idea of resolving a problem into a reality. Our guest for this week’s edition …

Judges are the decision-makers in a courtroom.  They interpret the law, referee the feuding parties, and arrive at a decision based on facts presented.  A good judge must remain impartial to ensure the fair application of laws.  In essence, judges function as the assurance to the legal system to make sure everyone gets their proverbial “day in court.”  In today’s …

Biomedical engineering is the applied science of combining engineering and biomedicine.  Its purpose is to advance health care treatment by using engineering in biology and medicine.  Biomedical engineers design devices and equipment used for diagnosis, monitoring, and therapies for health care. In this week’s edition of the Top Career 100 interview series, Felicia Gopaul, founder and president of the College …

Software engineers are professionals trained to offer a solution to a need.  They differ from computer programmers or code writers in the scope of their job duties.  Software engineers start with the research and development of the software, to the design and encoding, and finally to its testing and tech support.  They work alongside stakeholders, other engineers, programmers, and end-users.  …

Veterinary technicians provide general assistance to veterinarians at clinic, hospitals, shelters or zoos.  They observe the animals for illness, prepare them for exams or collect specimens, treat injuries, and administer shots and medicine.  In other words, they are the nurses to animals.  In today’s edition of Top Career 100 interview series, we are graced by a veterinary technician guest—Shannon Bernaden.  …

Teachers’ instructions involve lots of preparation outside of class, and much discussion during lessons.  Teacher assistants are therefore necessary to help facilitate small group discussion, provide pre-lesson preparation, and tutor students who need extra attention.   In this week’s edition of the Top Career 100 interview series, we’re graced by a teacher assistant guest—Debbie Potts. Debbie is often described by her …

Raw footage of film requires editing to convey a coherent story in video.  People working in the field of video production need to be creative, meticulous, and keen to details in order to produce seamless videos. Today’s guest for the Top 100 Career is Video Editor–Jesse Barnett. Barnett is in his last year of his Digital Cinematography courses at Full …

A person’s wealth can no longer be built on work wages alone; making your money work for you has become essential in today’s economy.  One must enlist the help of a professional financial planner to become knowledgeable in investing and money management, .  Financial planners are professionals who make plans in retirement, investment, insurance, tax, estate plans, cash flow and …

Today’s episode is special as we have finally reached the 100th episode. Unlike our regular weekly release, this time, we will go back to some of the episodes favored by our most faithful listeners and followers. Over the past year or two, we’ve been developing this Top Career 100 list in an effort to guide parents and students alike in …

Museums are a great resource for people to learn about science, history, art, and culture.  The collections of artifacts and objects exhibited serve as educational tools.  Museum educators, different from curators, focus on the development and design of learning programs that utilize these items on display to reach the general public through participation.   For the 99th episode of the Top …

Pharmacists are trained in the field of health care science with emphasis on the importance of proper use of medications in curing patients with varying health conditions.  Nowadays, pharmacists also provide advice on healthy lifestyle, perform health screenings, administer immunizations, and explain to patients drug safety and side effects. In today’s edition of the Top Career 100 Podcast, our guest …

A business must be fiscally healthy and have intelligent financial strategies to stay profitable.  The chief financial officer takes the leading role in planning business strategies, providing financial projections and accounting, and overseeing the operation’s budget and implementation.  Together with the other executives of a corporation, the CFO helps develop business programs by analyzing the financial terms and data. In …

Individual workers are as much an assets to a company as any other property.  They offer talents that make up the human capital to generate profits for a business.  Therefore, human resource is the backbone of every company.  Today’s human resource executives must be able to work in conjunction with the other executives to maximize the use of the human …

Our mental health is as important as our physical well being.  Clinical psychologists focus on diagnosing and treating any mental, emotional or behavioral issues we may have.  Maintaining a healthy mind certainly will help us maintain a healthy body.  Today, our guest is Mark Sharp, a licensed clinical psychologist with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Houston. …

For as long as humans have been fascinated by any natural phenomenon in the sky, astronomy has been around to explain it. Astronomers are scientifically trained to study celestial bodies beyond earth and to explain the impact of any of their activities to earth. Today’s guest, Emily Rice, has been teaching and researching in the field of astronomy on a …

In investigations and litigation, issues involving money very often arise under suspicious circumstances.  Forensic accounting is a specialized area where data are collected, prepared, analyzed and reported to be used as evidence.  Forensic accountants need not only knowledge in accounting, but knowledge in law to assist law enforcement, insurance companies, banks or government agencies. Lori Horton is a seasoned CPA …

People with mental, physical or cognitive disabilities need occupational therapies to help them with daily activities. Occupational therapists (OT) provide their client-centered service by suggesting changes in the environment, modifying behaviors and teaching skills to help patients integrate in everyday routines. In today’s edition of the Top Career 100 Podcast, Felicia Gopaul, founder and president of the College Funding Resource …

Growing cities usually face the issues stemming from the ever increasing population over time.  It is vital that plans on proper land use and optimization of infrastructure projects be in place.  Urban planning has become a very useful profession in the 21st century, during a time of the drastic increase in urban population as rural migrants added to the congestion …