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What is LinkedIn, and How Do I Use It?
By Fran Hoepfner LinkedIn is a social networking site for professionals. Job seekers use LinkedIn to network with hiring managers and to score jobs. While many high school and college students have profiles on sites like Facebook, there are fewer students on LinkedIn. Compared to the other social networking sites, what makes LinkedIn different? Why [...]
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School after High School – Examining the Options
Choosing a type of school after high school can seem impossible. There are so many options! There are colleges, universities, training programs, and more. And once you know what you want to do, you have to start thinking about where you want to do it! Know Your Options As a student looking into these options, [...]
Job Openings Still Out There
Even when 15 million Americans were looking for work during the darkest hours of the recession, thousands of job openings were left unfilled. Why? Unemployed people may simply lack the skills required for the open jobs, especially as job positions evolve with new technology and consumer needs. With a few short years of education at [...]
I Have Something To Say
A Conversation with Dr. Jim Shirey I asked Dr. Shirey, “What is the key to future success for students today?” Well, I can sum up his answer by saying, that if it were an equation it might look something like this: Know how to learn Fundamental (math, reading, writing) skills + Know how to think [...]
Unemployment Causes Despair, Government Offers Hope
During one of the biggest economic slumps in the last 26 years, many Americans have run into an employment dead end. But help is on the way! The government has spent billions to give its citizens some relief, and statistics show that slowly but surely, it’s working.
In November 2009, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that the unemployment rate had soared above 10 percent, reaching a 26-year high. In the past two years, 7.9 million people have lost their jobs, which has come at a great cost to families, communities, and the economy at large.
