Anyone can get a job if they try hard enough, but it simply is not the same thing as having a career. A career is something you work towards knowing you want to do it for the large majority of your life. It has nothing to do with your salary, commissions, health care or vacation days. Whereas a job is simply a place to go everyday so that you can pay the bills, take care of your family and make ends meet. Society tells us that to have a career we need to excel in high school, enroll in a college or university and then either go to a post graduate university or begin or steady climb up the career ladder. There are plenty of people that work for large corporations like Bank of America or IBM that started out making a low wage, pushing papers and earning their keep that are now chief executive officers or presidents. When you are with the right employer in the career field you love a long and prosperous career journey lies ahead. Our directory on careers is a collection of links and resources that were compiled to help you figure out the right career path. You may find information on how to enroll in college, apply for post graduate education and even prepare for job interviews. You may also find information on salaries you can expect based on your career of choice and how long you will have to wait until retirement.