C O O L S T U F F 2 0 2 2 • A Guide to Career Opportunities in Central Mass. 3
Editor, Brad Kane,
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Staff Writers
Timothy Doyle
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higher education)
Kevin Koczwara
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(Manufacturing, energy & environment))
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Monica Benevides, Susan Shalhoub,
Livia Gershon, Katherine Hamilton
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C O N T E N T S
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A W B J P u b l i c a t i o n
COOL
STUFF
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SECTIONS
Picking a career
Taking the first steps
How should you start exploring potential career
paths? ................................................................... 4
How I went from the bottom of my high school class,
to being homeless, to running my own nonprofit
Ronald B. Waddell Jr., the executive director of
Legendary Legacies, dives into the ups and downs of
his career path ....................................................... 9
Health care
Flexibility & security
From traditional provider roles to IT and support
staff, health care provides a wide variety of career
options in a relatively stable industry .................... 12
Manufacturing
Passion for the product
Although physically demanding, the tangibility
and omnipresence of manufacturing work can be
rewarding ............................................................. 18
Human services nonprofits
Driven by purpose
In an industry not known for his high pay, workers at
human services nonprofits find they are fulfilled by
knowing their work is helping people and affecting
change ................................................................ 24
Employment & wages ..........................................30
SPONSORED PROFILES ON COMPANIES
Webster Five ........................................................ 10
AdCare Hospital .................................................... 16
Kinefac Corporation .............................................22
MassMEP .............................................................. 23
Seven Hills Foundation .........................................28
Guild of St. Agnes of Worcester, Inc. .....................29
