Career Search Cosmetologist Graphic Designer & Psychologist

1. Career SearchCosmetologist Graphic Designer& Psychologist Lily Yefremova Ms. Mapes 09/05/12

2. Cosmetologist • $17,770-$27,990/year • $8.54-$13.46 hourly • be at least 16 years of age; • have a 10th grade education or the equivalent; • Obtain a high school diploma or GED; • Enroll 1,500 training hours at a accredited cosmetology or vocational school • Pass a written, oral, and skills exam. • Get awarded your cosmetology Licenses • You will still be required to do Continued Education to keep your license • Outlook: 17.2%

3. Typical workday • Standing on your feet all day long, fixing hair and washing hair, doing manicures and pedicures. • Cosmetologists are trained to treat hair, skin and nails, offering the client a thorough consultation, accessing any significant problems or conditions and implementing a desired service. Duties: Cutting, styling, coloring, perming, straightening and highlighting.

4. Skills and experience • Know how to cut hair, dye hair, do make up, everything dealing with nails, facials. • Got to have patience when people don’t like the cut. • Be able to stay on your feet on your usual workday. • Communicate • Be friendly

5. Graphic Designer • $32,050-$53,650 per year • $15.41-$25.79 hourly • High School Diploma or GED; • Bachelor’s degree in art or design • Many graphic designers get a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) Degree in the area of design they prefer • Graphic designers create effective visual designs for letterheads, posters, billboards, vehicles, presentations, television, movies and other marketing materials. • Outlook: 13% increase in job opportunities 2008 -2018

6. Typical workday • Being creative • Use your talents • Deal with printers/clients on a daily basis • Communicating with suppliers and representatives • Going through emails • Reviewing proofs • Drawing out concepts • Use computers

7. What I like about designing “It’s fun how different designs can be interpreted in different ways also how the outcome of the project comes about from a simple idea in your head. I like designing something with cool technology that has come a long way.”

8. Skills and Experience • Must be able to use your talents, educating and training to create eye-catching advertising materials, publications, and websites. • Responsible for creating visual masterpieces that concur with the ideas and expectations of their clients • Always provide your clients with the best services by using software that is the most current on the market • Understanding the all technological components of graphic design is most important • Assembling story boards • Taking direction • Helping clients express ideas in a concrete way • Multi-tasking • Turning abstract concepts into physical artwork • A knowledge of the commercial printing process

9. Difficulties about this job? • New graphic designers face the most criticism • Perfectionism: Allows a graphic designer to do her best work but can also hold a designer back by forcing the designer to take excessive time to complete a project and making the designer more hesitant to take risks. • Expectations: Clients do not always explain their desires clearly, and making corrections afterward takes more effort and time than getting the project accepted the first time • Deadlines often run tight. • Producing quality work takes time. • Rushing a project will likely be returned for corrections.

10. Psychologist • $60,280-$90,040 per year • $28.98-$43.29 hourly • Have a high school diploma or GED; • Obtain a bachelor’s degree in psychology • Complete an internship if you do counseling • Pass a licensing exam • Ph.D. is required/master’s degree • Outlook: increasing 12 % from 2008-2018

11. Typical workday • Psychologists counsel people who have life or emotional problems. They also study human behavior and mental processes. • Have a high level of job required social interaction. • Work closely with clients. • Communicate on a daily basis by telephone, face-to-face discussions, and emails. • Sometimes deal with angry and rude people who may not agree on suggested changes.

12. Skills and experience • Listen to others, understand, and ask questions. • Read and understand work-related materials . • Express ideas clearly when speaking or writing. Difficulties: • Regular pressure of dealing with sometimes severe imbalances of other people’s lives can become burden, and start to affect the satisfaction and happiness of yourself.

13. Favorite career Psychologist • You get to learn how to affect people mentally. • To understand yourself • To get to know people on a deeper level • Give support to them and help them understand their feelings and cope with their problems