Medical Assistants
Maybe this recession will cost you your job, or maybe you're thinking of moving on anyway. Either way, it's a good time to retrain.When you are picking a new career for yourself there are a few things you should keep in mind. Like, does the new career have good prospects? You have to be sure your new job will lead somewhere.Will there be a good demand for you? For example, if you look at medical assistants, the United States Department of Labor was quoted as saying: "Medical Assistant employment is projected to grow much faster than average, ranking medical assisting among the fastest growing occupations over the next decade." So that puts you in safer hands.How can you get the training? If we stick with our example, places like St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants run online courses that take you about 6 to 8 weeks to get qualified.Is the training going to be worth it? That's a good one, because if it takes years and you don't have a widely accepted qualification at the end of it you're wasting your time. In the example, St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants courses are accredited, affordable and at 6-8 weeks, it's a good time scale.If you like the example so much you want to find out more about Medical Assistant Schools have a look at www.medassistant.org.