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Social Networking as a job search tool? It seems like such an easy concept, but many people are not sure how to properly harness the Web for this purpose.

As we grew up, many of us were told to pick our careers according to what our heart’s desire. That doesn’t seem to be the message anymore.

It is hard to say whether entire online degrees are that time-saving either. There is still plenty of studying to be done at home, and teachers can make the assumptions they do with the take-home exams – students have extra time to work at home.

It can be expensive, but if you can afford to go and have a strong interest in traveling, take the plunge! If you have to think it over for several semesters, by the time you make up your mind, it may be too late.

In order to afford the opportunity of just kicking back, soaking up some sun, hanging out with friends, and possibly taking a trip during the summer months, students take summer jobs. However, it may be in a student’s best interest to take on a summer job for other reasons besides money.
Considering the current economy, it [...]

College students aren’t the only ones always looking for a reason to party; college savings plans love a good celebration too! Today, 5/29 Day, Charles Schwab is reminding parents to start saving money for their kids college education by investing in a 529 plan. Unfortunately, there don’t seem to be streamers, kazoos, or a rousing [...]

Nancy Trejos, a young financial journalist, was sinking in debt from car payments, a failed mortgage, and bills she racked up as a college student. Ironically, Nancy is a financial reporter for The Washington Post, but while she knew a lot about finances, she couldn’t dig herself out of debt without help. Then she wrote [...]

With the ending of the spring semester comes graduation and relaxation… but not until after students are finished dealing with applications to prospective colleges. Yes, your letters have already been sent off and you have probably already received your responses, but in case some of you are wondering why acceptance has been so difficult, there [...]

If you’ve had a lot of interview experience, you are probably already familiar with these tips, but if you haven’t they might just be the difference between getting an offer and being conveniently “forgotten” about. You want to be the candidate that employers fight over–not the one they cringe at. Matthew Rothenberg, Editor-in-Chief of TheLadders.com [...]

All over the internet, we see blogs and articles featuring the statistics of the best and worst paying jobs available. Although this kind of information is interesting to know, I cannot help but wonder whether these statistics are more detrimental than helpful for college students as they try to decide on a major. Worse yet, [...]