Patrice Hayes has been a teacher assistant for 14 years, but the task of helping young children “figure out life skills” never gets old. Why did you get into this line of work? And did
Being a deputy sheriff is challenging work, but what makes it worthwhile is the opportunity to bring a smile to someone's face, says Javier Arteaga of the Merced County Sheriff's Office in California.
Since 2018, Michal Cohen has been a volunteer firefighter at the Belltown Fire Department in Stamford, Connecticut. "I never thought about becoming a firefighter, but while I was trying to figure out what career I
Meredith Lipman has only been teaching full-time since the end of 2019, but it's clear her creativity and energy are already having an impact on her students. The 25-year-old works at Atlanta Area School for
Criminal investigative work is nothing like what you see on TV. Donald Martin, who served as a criminal investigator and now teaches investigators, says there's a lot more attention to detail involved in solving cases
Ryan Hollingsworth isn't a punch-the-clock kind of guy. The 28-year-old is a paramedic and training officer at Oglethorpe County EMS, a job that constantly puts him in new situations. Why did you get into this
Mia Luchins is a training and development specialist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. “This has been my career for the past 12 years,” explains the 41-year-old. “While the majority of those years have been in the
After eight years in the business, Mary Brown has worked her way up to being a senior litigation paralegal at Brown & Barron, a law firm in Baltimore, Maryland. She credits her climb in the
Julio Dejesus knew he’d found the right job when he became an environmental field technician. After working in an unfulfilling job for years, the 33-year-old discovered the satisfaction of problem solving — and making customers
Jeffrey Kaplan started his career as a volunteer firefighter when he was just 16 years old, and is now the full-time captain of the Englewood Fire Department in New Jersey. In addition, the 43-year-old also
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