When it comes to ag careers, you may have heard of “farmer,” “rancher” and “grower.” But have you ever heard of a viticulturist? That’s a grape-growing expert. Duties of the viticulturist include controlling pests and diseases, fertilizing, irrigation, canopy management, monitoring fruit development and characteristics, deciding when to harvest and vine pruning during winter. How
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BOERNE — One ordinary evening, Jerry McKenna came home from his job as an Air Force officer specializing in communications intelligence and announced to his wife what he wanted to be when he retired from the military. A sculptor. His wife, Gail, responded with raised brows. So McKenna, then 42 years old, explained what had
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As Weigel, a West Medford resident, met with Robinson, she was trying to get a handle on her next step. She explained that she has always followed her heart, but sometimes felt as if her actions weren’t big resume builders. When she was younger, she “had a lot of fun in her career,’’ running a
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The U.S. Department of Labor reports that in the month of January, around 243,000 jobs were created, as well as a drop of 0.2 percent in the unemployment rate. The economy is on the mend and more companies are looking to hire qualified individuals. My Colleges and Careers, as an online resource for those seeking
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McKinsey Global Institute’s report on big data predicts that by 2018, there will be a shortage of 1.5 million business analytics professionals/managers who can make data driven decisions, and that prediction is just for the United States. In addition to McKinsey’s report, technologists today are blogging about the “the worsening dearth of qualified talent in
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