This document discusses career options in communications and factors to consider when choosing a career path. It outlines the importance of communications in everyday life and for any job field. It describes different tracks in communications including information and communication technologies, communication in communities, and media arts. It provides examples of possible careers in various fields like internal/external roles, sales, human services, education, research/information management, management, and consulting. It emphasizes the importance of choosing a job that matches one's skills and qualifications, and advises not basing a decision solely on money or influence from others.

1. Your COM future:

2. What is the importance of
Communications?
 “we live, work, and play in complex
communication environments”
 Communications is the way we send each
other information and messages.
 Communications is important for everyone,
in any job field you choose.

3. Employment matching
 Choosing a job that
matches your level
of qualification.
 Matching based on
skills needed for a
future employer.

4. COM Tracks
 ICT & Policy
 Info and Com technologies and how they shape
and influence society
 Communication in Communities
 Organizations and professional communities
ranging from small groups working together.
 Media Arts
 Digital Cinema combines learning of single
camera production such as documentaries

5. The possible careers in
different fields of COM
 Internal (Human resource specialist,
Training and development, speech write,
internal consultant, org. development
specialist)
 External (Ad. Specialist, PR
coordinator, Gov. relations, film, social
media coordinator, marketing)
 Sales (Accounting rep., Retail,
marketing media, Real estate, sale
person)
 Human services (Fundraiser,
Counselor, career development
specialist, program specialist)
 Education (teacher, prof., admin,
curriculum designer, online ed.
Specialist)
 Research/information
management (Associate,
Content researcher, Market
Research, Soc. Sci, Instructional web
design)
 Management (Trainee,
section/branch manager, personnel
director, media manager, Ad. Manager,
human resource dev. Manager)
 Consultant (Organizational
development specialist, Human resource
specialist, trainer, analyst)

6. When choosing a career…
 Money does not, or should not matter
 Make sure you do not make a decision
based on the influence of others
 Employment matching is important