Job Search 2010 Set Yourself Apart

The career opportunity landscape is changing very rapidly for young men and women coming out of college with a bachelor's and/or master's degree. There are clearly traditional career areas currently available and forecasted into the future like nursing, accounting and school teaching. However, a single degree in some cases may not be enough to be considered a real player given the competitive playing field, and as a result many are moving to getting multiple degrees to be competitive in today's job market.

This is not to say single degrees don't matter because without at least one degree you will get screened out in the first round, even if you have skills and experience in your area of interest. The benefit of multiple degrees in the right disciplines is that they will improve your ability to demonstrate additional practical skills and knowledge in your area of interest.

The 10 year projections for the before mentioned career areas are good and are clearly career areas to pursue. However, it is still essential that you position yourself to stand out and bring unique skills and abilities into play by going beyond just getting a degree but working hard to compliment it with addition degrees, hands on experience and pratical knowledge in the appropriate discipline areas that will ultimately better position you for success.