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Demographics is the study ofpopulations. In the United States,populationgrowthtendstoriseandfallunevenly.Inthe20yearsfollow-ing World War II, for instance, ba-bies were born in record numbers.Thiswascalledthebabyboom,and

its echo is still being heard. Thegeneration before the baby boomwas much smaller, so as the boom-ers grew up, their sheer numbersoverwhelmedjustabouteverythingin their path. Schools held classesinnearbycivicbuildingsordividedthestudentsinhalfandheldschooltwiceadaybecausetheyjustdidn’thave the facilities for students.When the baby boomers began tograduate, theyfloodedthejobmar-ketinthesameway.Thereweretoomanyofthemvyingforthejobs,andthe competition was intense.

Nowthebabyboomersareolder,

and your own generation will soonbeenteringthejobmarket.Foryouthismeansthatfindinganentry-lev-el jobmightbeeasy,sincethebabyboomers have moved on in theircareers. But because they are stillworking,youwillbecompetingwiththem for higher-level jobs.

Demographicsinfluencesthejobmarketinotherways,too.That’sbe-causepeople’swantsandneedsde-termine the demand for goods andservices – and when a product orservice is in high demand, jobs aregenerally plentiful. Baby boomerscome into play here, too.

By AMI SHAWContributing writer

Name: Aldina SabicPlace of employment: Fortis-ErieOccupation: Department Chair of

Beauty & Health ProgramsTypical work day: I provide leader-

ship and direction for the Cosmetol-ogy,BarberingandMassageProgramat Fortis-Erie. I teach cosmetologycourses, so my days are face-pacedand amazingly varied. Each day is

alwaysfocusedonstudents.Providingeachstudentwith a quality learning experience so they becomeawellskilledandemployedgraduateofFortis-Erieis my main job. And I love it!Favorite part of job:Seeinganewstudentgaincom-

petence and confidence in their quest to becomea cosmetologist, barber or massage therapist issomething I never tire of. Seeing that same studentgraduate,attainthatwell-earnedLicense,andopentheir own salon or barber shop is also somethingspecial for me.Education: Cosmetology Education & Salon Man-

agement-AssociateDegree:SpecializedTechnologyWhy Fortis-Erie? I was drawn to Fortis-Erie from

word-of-mouth praise about their cosmetology pro-gram to include their quality instructors and facili-ties. Needless to say, I was not disappointed and Iam proud to say that I graduated from Fortis-Erieand eventually work for the very same institutionthat changed my life.How Fortis prepared you to be successful: Iwasborn

in Bosnia and immigrated to the United States in2001. My family settled in the Erie area and I ea-gerlybegantheprocessoflearningtospeakEnglishand beginning a new life in my new country. Upongraduation from East High School in 2005 I beganmylearningexperiencewithFortis-Erie,anditwasjust what I needed to become who I wanted to be.

For consumer information please visit www.fortis.edu. The photo was contributed by Acacia Studios.

Look through the employment section of today’sErie Times-News, or find the GoErie Jobs section.Is thereaspecialsectionforskilled-tradescareers,suchasweldingandmetal fabrication?Whatkindsof jobs are available?

Please send written responses and artwork to:

Erie Times-News in Education205 W. 12th St., Erie, PA 16534E-mail: NIE@timesnews.comResponsescanbesubmittedinelectronicorhand-

writtenformat.Besuretoincludeyourname,school,grade and teacher’s name with your submission.

Career Corner

Activity: Careers in the skilled-trades field

My name is Jesse Mc-Intosh, and I serve as thedepartment chair of theSkilled Trades Programshere at the Erie Campus ofFortis Institute. I am alsoproud to say that I am analumnusofFortis-Eriehav-ing graduated from whatwas then called Tri-StateBusiness Institute beforeit was rebranded FortisInstitute. While I love allof the programs within theSkilled Trades I must saythat I have a special placeinmyheartforweldingandfabrication. In addition tothe excitement of learning21st Century welding tech-niques, becoming a weld-er is an excellent careerchoice for many reasons.

Skilled welders are re-quiredinavarietyofindus-tries including automobilemanufacturing and repair,aerospace applications,shipbuilding and thou-sands of more industrialand manufacturing appli-cations. Welding is alsoused in the construction

of buildings, bridges, andotherstructures.Weldingisused to join pipes in pipe-lines,powerplants,boilers,breweries and refineries.One of the more excitingapplications for welding isin car racing. Regardlessof the application, it takestraining and discipline tobecome a skilled welder.

Learningproperweldingtechniques and receivingcertification is a great wayto ensure that you have an

edge on the competition ifyouarelookingtoenterthemanufacturing, construc-tion or industrial marketplace. At Fortis-Erie youcan earn either a diplomaor an Associate Degree inSpecialized Technologyin Welding & Fabrication.Gaining such credentialsand acquiring the skillssetsprovestopotentialem-ployersthatyouarewillingto put in the work and takethetimetoperfectthecraft.

These types of employeesare the ones that more em-ployers want to hire.

Overall prospects forwelders will vary by skilllevel. According to theBureau of Labor Statistics(BLS), job opportunitiesshould be good for skilledwelders trained in the lat-est technologies. Weldingschools report that manywelding employers reportdifficulty finding properlyskilled welders. However,welders who do not haveup-to-date training willface competition for jobs.For all welders, job pros-pects are often even betterfor those willing to relo-cate.

If you think I am “firedup” about welding you arecorrect. It is a super fieldwith a bright future. Any-one wishing to ask furtherquestions about a weldingcareer in general and per-hapshowFortis-Eriemightbe a good fit for you futureplans are encouraged tocontact Keaton@fortisin-stitutue.edu For consumerinformation please visit:www.fortis.edu.

How about a career in welding?By JESSE McINTOSHFortis-Erie

JAMES MALLORY/Contributed photo

Jesse McIntosh, department chair of the skilled trades,examines student work within the welding and fabricationprogram at Fortis-Erie.

AldinaSabic

ENTERTAINMENT

Jon Stewart was on hiswaytointroducethefourthsellout screening of hismovie “Rosewater” at theTelluride Film Festivalwhen a fan popped out ofthe concession line to in-troduce herself.

“I hate to jump in, but Iloved your piece on Fer-guson,” she said, grabbinghis arm. Stewart, casuallydressedinT-shirtandkha-kis, smiled and thankedher before heading back-stage at the screening’shomespun venue, a mid-dle-school gym.

“Rosewater,” like Stew-art’s 10-minute “DailyShow” segment on the po-lice and media responseto the shooting of an un-armed black young manin Ferguson, Mo., tacklesadeadlyserioustopicwithhumor and empathy.

Momentum built overthe course of the LaborDay weekend as word gotout that “Rosewater” wasnot only good but alsofunny, boasting, in its ad-aptation of journalist Ma-ziar Bahari’s 2011 memoir“ThenTheyCameforMe,”no fewer than three jokes

about New Jersey.“That’s the way I roll,”

Stewart said with a shrugwhenaskedabouthismov-ie’s humor. “But it’s also inthe book. One of the thingsthathelpedMaziarmakeitthrough was recognizingthe absurdity and beingable to entertain himself.That had to be part of himreclaiminghishumanityinhis imprisonment.”

Laughs helped the mov-ie stand out at the serious-minded festival, as audi-ences leaving intense orgrim films tipped off oneanother that “Rosewater”was a mood booster.

Variety critic ScottFoundas called “Rosewa-ter”“adarklyfunnydramathat may occupy the samegeographic terrain as‘Argo,’” a reference to thecrowd-pleasing politicalthriller that emerged outof the 2012 Telluride FilmFestival to win the Acade-myAwardforbestpicture.

Stewart’s movie seemsunlikely to travel as far onthe Oscars trail as “Argo”did — as a first-time direc-tor, he kept his filmmak-ing simple and straight-forward — but Mexicanactor Gael Garcia Bernal,who plays Bahari, may

emerge in the lead actorrace for his vulnerableperformance, particularlya scene where he dancescathartically to a LeonardCohen song in his jail cell.

“I needed an actor whowasabletosurviveterribleconditions but still retainlight in his eyes,” Stewartsaid of Garcia Bernal.

Bahari’s book covershis arrest and interroga-tion over 118 days in con-nection with reporting heconductedonIranianelec-tion protests in 2009.

In the days leadingto his confinement, theTehran-born reporter hadparticipated in a satiricalinterview with comedianJason Jones on “TheDailyShow,” which his captorsultimately presented asevidence that he was incommunication with anAmerican spy.

“He was trying to get hisAFTRA card,” Stewartjoked, of Bahari’s appear-ance on his show.

The rest of the inter-national cast includesIranian actress ShohrehAghdashloo as Bahari’smother and Danish actorKim Bodnia as his some-times comically inept in-terrogator, Rosewater.

Chancesareyouhaven’theardtheseJohnnyMathisalbums — but that willchange.

The 78-year-old singeris dropping a 13-CD boxset of unsuccessful com-mercial albums releasedfrom 1963 to 1967, whenMathis left his longtimelabel, Columbia Records,for Mercury Records andGlobal Records, his ownproduction company.

“The Complete GlobalAlbums Collection” willbe released on Nov. 17. Itincludes 10 albums thathave been digitally mas-tered. It also featuresan unreleased album ofBroadway show tunes andtwo albums that containother unreleased songsand non-album singles.

Mathis recently chattedwith reporters.

QWhat was it like whenyou left Columbia for

your own label in the ’60s?

AI didn’t have the luxuryof a producer and it

kind of shows on a lot ofthe stuff, but it was a goodadventure for me. I did geta chance to meet QuincyJones and become reallygood friends with him be-cause he was at a high-level position at MercuryRecords.

QDid you enjoy the re-sponsibility?

AI found some good stuffat Mercury, but I was

kind of lonely and didn’thave the checks and bal-ances that I had at Colum-bia, so after about twoyears I kind of exhaustedall my energies. But I’mhappythatIdidsomethingearlier on in my careerthat made me realize that

nobody, and I mean no-body, does anything in thisworld by themselves. Youneed a lot of help.

QAreyouworkingonnewmusic?

AI justrecordedacoupleofChristmassongs.One

with David Koz, a wonder-fulfriendofmineandgreatsaxophone player, and Isang with the Count BasieOrchestra.

QBecause you’ve had along career, would you

ever consider mentoringyoungtalentonashowlike“American Idol”?

AI’m a little ambiguousabout shows like that.

Giving advice to someoneon such a short notice. Ithink it’s kind of good pub-licity for the celebrity whois sitting there, but youcan’t be really too sure ofyourself when you’re see-ingsomeonesingonesong.I cringe when these so-called celebrities tellthese people what theyshould do.

QHow has life been out-side of music?

AI’m trying to figure outhow much exercise I

need. Someone said,“Have you ever triedyoga?” I’m torn betweenstarting a whole new rou-tine of exercises or stick-ing with the exercises Ihave. That’s the thing thathappens I think with per-formers who get a littleolder and wonder howthey can keep their ap-pearance up.

QHow’s the yoga going?

AThis is my third day. Ineed a little bit more

time.I’veseenitandIknowpeople who do it and Ithought: “Let’s try it. Let’ssee.”

QWhat are your goals?

AWell, I went out yester-day and had an epiph-

any about my golf game,and it really, really helpedme. Golfing is very addic-tive and I’m able to do itbecause I put aside a lot oftime to do it. I also didsomething the other daythatwaskindof fun. Iwentand recorded dialogue fora show called “The Simp-sons.”

QThat’s so cool.

AYeah, I thought it wasthe coolest thing I’ve

done in a long time. I wentto the studio, and the guywho does Homer Simpsonwasrecordingalotofstuff.I sat there fascinated, lis-tening to him go over andover certain lines. Then Idid my little part. I’m play-ing an English gardenerwho is beset by a lot ofgophers and I sing a littlebit of “Chances Are.” Itwas great fun.

Stewart’s film a hit

Johnny Mathis ready torerelease 10 old albums

By REBECCA KEEGANLos Angeles Times

By MESFIN FEKADUAssociated Press

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Johnny Mathis will releasea 13-CD box set ofunsuccessful commercialalbums released from 1963to 1967.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jon Stewart poses with fans at the premiere of the film “Rosewater” during the 2014Toronto International Film Festival.

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