How to Leave a Job Gracefully

September 6, 2009 by  
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Hold your head high, with dignity and grace. Know you’ve done your level best. Tell co-workers what you have learned from all of them. Let them know you will miss them, and ask them to stay in touch. This helps the leaving process feel better. Write a card of appreciation to ... Continue Reading

10 Tough Job Interview Questions and How to Answer them

September 5, 2009 by  
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You attend a job interview and already nervous as it is. On top of that you are stumped by common but tough interview questions. How do you prepare yourself for such interviews? How do you make sure that you have all the right answers the interviewer wants to hear? Check out ... Continue Reading

How to Be a Roadie

September 4, 2009 by  
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Ever dream of going on tour with a national music act? Well even if you can’t be onstage performing, you can still be part of the act. Behind the scenes of any big concert are dozens of people who are vital to putting on the show. There ... Continue Reading

How to teach in a digital world

September 4, 2009 by  
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Teachers these days need to be able to adapt to the changing circumstances of the modern world of teaching. By being able to teach to class pupils only is not the sole requirement these days in teaching. So much of the teaching preparation has to be done through preparing documents ... Continue Reading

Survival Guide to Surviving Your Dead End Job

September 3, 2009 by  
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In today’s recession there are quite a few people who are unhappy with their jobs. There are not many opportunities to find something better. Many of the “working wounded” go through the week lifeless, just waiting for the weekend. I,  unfortunately, have to count myself within this population. ... Continue Reading

How to Be a Promotional Model

September 3, 2009 by  
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The Easy Step-by-Step Easy to Getting in the Promotional Door & Snagging the Best Agencies Promotional modeling has become a very popular job avenue for many people looking to earn some money. Promo models, also known as brand ambassadors, are offered great financial incentives. They give BA’s and promo models the ... Continue Reading

Working at a for-profit company or at a nonproft?

September 2, 2009 by  
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The non-profit world is about relationships. It can sometimes be hard to come up with enough paper to send out the solicitation mailing, and people are too kind to fire other people (most of the time). The for-profit world is about profit. So here’s how to think about your new world ... Continue Reading

Notes from Art School: The College Newspaper Doesn’t Have to Be a Snoozefest

August 31, 2009 by  
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[This piece is scheduled to appear in The Reality Check Girl Magazine in October 2009, the first publication to run "Notes from Art School" in the series' history.] This advice probably appears in some Type A-driven career preparation handbook somewhere: “A natural extracurricular activity for English and arts majors unsure of ... Continue Reading

How to work smarter and not harder

August 31, 2009 by  
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If you want to work smarter, you need to either earn as much money as possible, or achieve as much as possible using minimum time and effort. Read on if you want to learn more. PRIORITIZE: Prioritize time spent on the things that will make you the most money. This may ... Continue Reading

Expert nursing tips: How to deal with a fearful patient

August 31, 2009 by  
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Understanding and Dealing With Patient’s Fears Patients can become fearful at any time, for many different reasons. Dealing with a frightened patient often takes compassion, care and concern on the part of registered nurses, as well as other medical personnel and family members. Sometimes fear is not easy to deal with. A ... Continue Reading