NEW YORK (MainStreet) – For-profit colleges expressed their disappointment with new rules handed down by the Obama administration on Thursday that dictate whether such institutions would continue to receive federal student aid.
The finalized rules, a revision of guidelines originally proposed in July 2010, target for-profit schools that don’t prepare their
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Job interviews usually close with the same five words: “Do you have any questions?” It may sound benign, but for a job applicant, it can feel like the moment of truth.
By this point, the employer has read your cover letter and resume, corresponded with you by e-mail
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Q. You have heard that it’s important for your career development to have a mentor. What, exactly, is mentoring and how can it help you?
Chris Reed
A. Traditionally, a mentor has been someone senior to you who helps you build skills and make connections. Although that definition generally still holds, the
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THIS spring, college seniors are entering a better job market than the class of 2009 faced. Unfortunately, that is not saying much because 2009 was one of the worst years in the history of hiring.
Sean Kelly
Still, hiring of this year’s crop of graduates is up 5 percent over the
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IT’S tempting to think of a résumé as a low-maintenance aspect of your job search. Just list where you worked, what you did and where you went to school, attach that to each application and press the button.
Sean Kelly
In fact, though, you have considerable flexibility in how you structure your
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If your company is planning to turn to enterprise resource planning (ERP), it’s important to invest in the right ERP consultants for the job. However, if you’ve never had to choose ERP pros before, it may be a challenge to determine which are going to be the best for your
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Whether looking for your first job, or moving up into top level management, few things speak better of you than your resume. Here are ten things to consider when creating a resume for yourself:
1) What is a resume and what goes in it?
A resume is nothing more than a verbal
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Payslips are funny things. We yearn for them, count the days until their arrival enables our bank accounts to emerge from red into black, then celebrate with lunches and after-work drinks. Yet when we have them in our hands, we don’t know quite what to do with them. We puzzle
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This article is aimed at helping those of us who struggle constantly with writing that winning resume. First of all, it is not the resume that gets you that dream job; that is down to YOU, the winning resume will only get you to the interview stage. In all my
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If you’ve always wanted to bring light to where there was darkness, then you have a need to become an electrician. This job isn’t for the faint-hearted, however. It is a very difficult job with its own rewards and sacrifices. While it is very hands-on, it is definitely not a
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