[nabs-l] my career interests

[Steve Jacobson]

Josh,

I went to the site and listened to the presentation, and I am extremely skeptical.  You simply can't get an instant degree that is worth anything unless they 
are able to take credits you have earned and get them applied toward a degree somehow.  A Google search turned up an article that says 
instantdegrees.com gets its degrees from Buxton University which is located outside the United states and is said not to be accredited in the United States.  
You can look at

http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2007/apr/05/diploma-mills-deserve-their-own-rankings/

if you are curious.  There is also a Wikipedia entry at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton_University

which fills in the picture.  These are both on the first page returned from a Google search,.  If something sounds too good to be true, it almost always is, so 
always do research.  Besides, how do you think you would do a job if you didn't have the knowledge your degree says you have?  Sure, not all jobs use all 
of one's degree, but you would certainly use some of the training applied in a degree.

On another subject in your note, it is good to have an idea of what you want to do, but there are only so many help desk jobs to help blind persons.  I would 
probably want to think more broadly if I were you as you get your training.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:43:15 -0500, Josh Kennedy wrote:

>Hi

>I did some job searching. My main career goal is to be a helpdesk or 
>helpdesk/tech support person making $35000 to $40000 per year. Either 
>that or training blind people in assistive technology. I already have 
>lots of experience in tech support and training due to having mostly 
>friends who are blind. Here where I live most my friends are either 
>blind. I do have sighted friends but they are older retired people mid 
>60s 70s and 80s. I'm only 28. Also guys what do you think of the website 
>www.instantdegrees.com ? upon reading the faq and other info there do 
>you think it is legitimate? could I get a job after purchasing from that 
>website www.instantdegrees.com ? take a look at it and let me know what 
>your thoughts are.

>Josh

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