Posted on September 10th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
Using LinkedIn” by Patrice-Anne Rutledge, $20 from quepublishing.com, has some great tips. For example, to find old friends from college, click “add connection” and then click “classmates.” Put in the years you were there and what you studied. When Joy did this for the University of Southern California, over a thousand names showed up. Each name has an “invite” link, in case you want to add them to your network.
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Posted on May 29th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
“QR” is an industry designation for “Quick Response.” It was created many years ago by Toyota.
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Posted on May 23rd, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
InternMatch.com has lists of fantastic internships for students, as well as sample resumes, interview tips and career advice. We saw lots of jobs for writers.
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Posted on April 9th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
Teachers can earn money online at Learnable.com. A typical lesson costs $20 and Learnable takes half of that, so the teacher earns $10 for each person that signs up for the course. Besides courses in business and technology, there are some oddities — like learning to play the Irish whistle. (Always wanted that.)
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Posted on March 2nd, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
Talk about a jazzy resume. The ones we saw at Mashable, a leading tech blog, would blow you away…
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Posted on October 12th, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
Gamustra.com and Kongregate.com have contacts that budding game developers may find useful.
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Posted on July 3rd, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
Find an odd job, like “pool shark needed for wedding party.”
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Posted on August 25th, 2009 by Joy Schwabach
Eighty percent of all job offers come from people who know you, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So you need to network, as they say. A new job site helps you do that.
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Posted on March 7th, 2008 by Joy Schwabach
O’Reilly Media, which gained notice and respect the past several years as a publisher of technical books, is now offering online classes that lead to certification in a number of professional categories. The certification is provided by the University of Illinois, which has a strong reputation in computer technology.
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Posted on February 9th, 2008 by Joy Schwabach
A few days ago, one of our contacts at LinkedIn.com sent us an invitation to join NotchUp.com, a job hunt Web site where you get paid to go on interviews. Joy thinks it sounds good; Bob is a cynical reporter and remains skeptical.
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