Lindsey Pollak’s Top 10 Job Hunting Tips of 2010
It’s next year, which tends to trigger heaps of clean-slate thoughts and lots of getting-shit-done inspiration. For anyone wanting advice regarding career development/improvement, or maybe just a job,...
View ArticleMulti-Tasking Medical Assistants
If Awesome Multi-Tasker is one of your special skills, you might want to consider adding medical assistant to your list of career options. The job requires the efficient juggling of several duties...
View ArticleMaking the Summer Internship Work for You
Summer internship time is approaching. Any college student worth his/her salt is shoving down thoughts of freedom and beaches and all the beautiful things summer break used to mean, and is working any...
View ArticlePositive Outlook for Future Careers in Alzheimer’s Research
Drawn to the sciences? Hoping for a career in research? I have it on good authority that society has some issues with Alzheimer’s. It’s a problem, but the first wave of Boomers are hitting old age...
View ArticleJob Market Less Than Kind To Recent College Grads
The NY Times has the newest studies and infographics on how new college graduates are faring in this wicked-fun economy. Basically, the higher-educated are working for pennies in jobs totally...
View ArticleMath Is Hard!
Not really. I adore math and all its perfect logic. I’ve ranted before about math and smart girls and the general idea that being capable of doing something well has nothing to do with gender, race,...
View ArticleNot A Real Life, Not A Real Job
For the love of all things holy, please do not aspire to this as it is not a valid career choice: Virtual Pet Owners Now Hiring Virtual Pet Sitters. To each his own, it takes all kinds, keep an open...
View ArticleHow To Land A Mentor
When you’re a fresh-faced newbie trying to make your way through this harsh and unkind world, it helps to have an older, wiser, more experienced hand to hold onto. Standing on the shoulders of giants...
View ArticleWhat Can I Do With A Major In…?
UC Berkeley has a cool page on their site that allows you to click on any of their given majors and get a write-up of what you can do with said major (i.e., grad school, job). It’s fun to check out...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Supports Girls in STEM Majors and Careers
The unfortunate phenomenon of elementary-aged girls becoming interested in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) subjects, going off to college intending to major in and then pursue a career in...
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