If you have ever wondered just what it takes to be President of the United States, here is your chance to find out. Just in time for the election, Ferguson's Career Guidance Center -- one of the exclusive online resources available to JCPL patrons -- has added this job description to their database of thousands of career options.
The quick facts for this job paint a less than hopeful picture for most candidates, however. Consider the following: there are no formal education requirements, but you do have to be a natural-born U.S. citizen, at least 35 years of age, having lived in the United States for at least 14 years. The salary is $400,000 per year, but the competition is fierce for this position, since it can only be held by one person at a time.
Advancement prospects are also poor, because the president is the top political office in the country. After you have been president, you can pretty much expect to retire from politics.
To learn more about this career option -- or to look at resume and interviewing skills, college options and career planning -- you can access Ferguson's Career Guidance Center at any computer at your local library through our Research Resources collection. You can also access it at home from our website using your JCPL library card number and the same four-digit PIN you use to check your account from home. Don't have a PIN? Call your local library and we can set one up for you.
These resources can be reached from the main page of our website at http://www.myjcpl.org. In the Main Menu on the left side, look for the option to Search our Electronic Databases.
Tuesday, Nov. 4 is Election Day. We also hope you get out to vote for your candidates. The library will be open regular hours for this day.
For information about where to vote, and for a list of candidates in your area, check out the following links provided by the Indiana State Library:
Indiana Statewide Voter Registration System, part of the office of the Indiana Secretary of State.
National Voter Guide, hosted by e.thePeople, featuring candidate questionnaires sponsored by CBS television and the Indianapolis Star.
