Major news media have recently been reporting that there are some signs of improvement or at least they look promising with respect to the economy. 2009 has been a hard year and it is only May, so any good news is always appreciated. In fact according to CNN’s website some economists are saying the job market may be heading for a turnaround. Plus with recent comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that “the economy is stabilizing and will begin to rebound later this year” things may indeed be looking up. Of course he says it will be slow and many others predict we have not yet hit the bottom, so there are no guarantees.

However even if we have not yet hit bottom, many believe we will within a year or so. Now if you think about it, you can get educated or retrained in a new career anywhere from a few months to a few years, generally speaking. So that means if the economy turns either in 2009, 2010, or 2011, now is the perfect time to start training for a new career. If you wait until there are tons of job offers you will be behind the curve.

To get started you should contact several schools or colleges now to learn which career path may be right for you. If you are not sure but want to go where the demand is, health care jobs are likely to be in demand for years to come. Others are technically related jobs and green jobs.

With the auto industry in limbo who knows what that holds. But one thing is for sure, with auto sales at all time lows that may mean older cars are gong to need to be repaired. Which means auto mechanic and repair type jobs may also be in demand.

So to answer the initial question: Yes – now is a great time to go back to school to earn a degree or to get come career training.

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