One Huge Step Toward Success

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One Huge Step Towards Success Losing my job might have been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. At my age, the job market is tough, and if I want to get ahead, I have to further my education. By doing this, I will become more desirable as a candidate in the workforce. Taking a chance at life and pursuing an education will be one of the biggest challenges I have ever undertaken. I was in my fourth year at 3-D Technical Services, working as an administrative secretary, when I was told by the end of the week I would be laid off. My heart stopped beating and I felt sick. I went home and tossed around the idea of going back to school. I had gone to Miami Jacobs in 1986 and received an associate degree, but now I wanted to do something different. I grabbed the classifieds and discovered no employer was looking for a secretary. This is when I considered changing careers. Since the job market was shouting employment opportunities in the medical field, I decided to take the challenge and go with the flow of the market. I did some research and discovered there was a corresponding need for health care facilities and trained personnel; therefore, the medical field was the answer. My heart was racing and my head was spinning. I was being laid off at the end of the week, and I didn’t care. I saw an opportunity to do better. Nothing was going to stop me from doing just that. I enrolled in a 12 month course titled Medical Billing and Coding Diploma at Miami Jacobs Career College. My first day was exciting as I walked through the doors at the school. I saw I was not the only person, in my age group, going back to school. This made me feel a little more at ease knowing I was not going to be surrounded by teenagers and young adults; I might not have been able to connect with. I received my books, met my teachers, and made a few new friends. The day went fine, just as

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