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Almost everyone makes resolutions for the new year, from losing weight to gaining wealth. For myself, a college student, I've resolved to get serious in 2011 about building my financial acumen, and I'll track that process every few weeks for Money College.
I start with my decision to take an...
With classes starting soon, students start to scout out extra cash for books and food. But how to find the ideal part-time job to help finance your tuition and fun funds? If flipping burgers won't cut it for you, consider one of the following 10 best part-time jobs for students, as named by our...
Essential tips for tact, diplomacy when chatting up the boss
1:15PM 7/28/2010
Last week, I devoted this column to the reasons it is important to avoid slacking off during what appear to be slow times at an internship. It's a time to impress your supervisors.
But it's also true that in many cases, supervisors would like to impress you, too, at least to some extent. They want...
Today's newly minted college graduates are facing one of the most difficult job markets in decades. So, for many, that means they're right back where they started four years earlier -- living at home with their parents.
School of life should drive internship choices
5:00PM 6/02/2010
By the time most people reach the stage of considering an internship, logic dictates that they know what direction they're heading in, and what they want to do for a living after college.
But this isn't always the case. Students change their minds occurs more often than their parents and advisers...
Are more college students cheating these days?
12:00PM 5/24/2010
Faked transcripts from MIT, a plagiarized Rhodes Scholarship application, and deceived parents. This may sound like a poorly- executed Frank Abagnale Jr. plot, but it's the true to life story of 23-year-old Adam Wheeler. Wheeler's higher ed hijinks were uncovered after he left Harvard over a...
Frequently, students will excitedly come to me – new internships in hand – and ask about receiving college credit for their experience.
They're certainly right to be excited: I think that getting on-the-job experience in the field of one's choice is a great way to meet a portion of...
Interns must find the middle ground between meek and prima donna
1:30PM 4/14/2010
A few weeks ago, in my first "Internship Insider'' column, I offered a few bits of common-sense advice from professionals for would-be interns, pointing out some frequent (and not-so-frequent) missteps made by students during the application and interview process.
It seemed a logical step, then,...
Internship Insider: Six timeless tips for landing an internship
10:30AM 3/25/2010
Everyone knows how important college internships are. If they weren't, the market wouldn't support a cottage industry of companies that charge parents thousands of dollars, as the Chicago Tribune recently reported, to find their son or daughter an unpaid summer job.
Since internships are so...
Twitter etiquette that could land you a job
5:00PM 3/17/2010
More than two years after joining Twitter, I still find myself the target of blank stares more often than I'd like to admit. When it comes to skepticism, I've heard just about anything you can imagine, with most dismissive questions usually taking on some form of the following: "Wait, isn't...
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