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Quick Takes – How Much Do Olympians Earn?

by July 27, 2012

After a four year break, the Summer Olympics are finally here again. I admit I don’t get as excited as I used to when the Olympics rolled around – anyone remember the First Dream Team back in 1992? But it’s still a lot of fun watching athletes compete for their countries. I’m a bit disappointed [...]

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What to Look for in a Community College

by Emily Guy Birken July 26, 2012

It used to be that community college was regarded as only a place for older students needing to take classes or brush up on skills—and not as a viable alternative for a student just out of high school. However, the stigma of community college is starting to fade as more and more students (and their [...]

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Refusing a Promotion: Savvy Move or Career Suicide?

by Emily Guy Birken June 21, 2012

The Peter Principle states that individuals rise to their level of incompetence. In other words, if you are working at a job where promotions are given out for achievement, then a competent employee will continue to get promotions until he can no longer handle the job. And that’s where he’ll stay put. The classic example [...]

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4 Reasons to Update Your Resume Regularly

by June 19, 2012

Not having a job is terrifying and stressful. It can be draining to worry if you will get a return call from your most recent interview or if you will be able to keep the lights on next month. You polish your resume time and time again, targeting it toward specific jobs and writing up [...]

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Did Your Degree Influence Your Career Path?

by June 13, 2012

I was recently talking with some friends about college degrees. We all agreed that a college degree is often a necessary requirement for many people to get started in their professional careers, but we also noted that often times, our careers take us in a different direction than our degree might otherwise indicate. I am [...]

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Should Seasonal Employees Be Eligible for Unemployment Benefits?

by May 31, 2012

I read a thought provoking article in CNN Money this morning about how some states are limiting the unemployment benefits they pay to seasonal workers. Federal law already prohibits professional athletes from collecting unemployment benefits between seasons, and teachers from collecting unemployment benefits during the summer. After that, the federal law leaves most eligibility rules [...]

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Resume Fraud – Never A Good Idea

by May 16, 2012

Yahoo recently announced they would fire their CEO four months into his tenure after it was revealed that his resume had some “inconsistencies” with his academic credentials. If you haven’t read the stories, his bio at Yahoo lists his undergrad degrees as Accounting and Computer Science, but he only has an Accounting degree. There are a [...]

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