Going to college is always an adjustment. Going to an online college requires adjustment too. Probably the one thing that most new students need the biggest adjustment to is studying without the face-to-face interaction of brick-and-mortar institutions. As it happens, e-schools have developed their own ways of compensating for this, ...
Archive for October, 2010
A weak job market means applicants need to find a way to make their resume stand out from the pile. Being able to put college graduate on your resume may be the trick. A college degree not only qualifies you for more careers, it also makes moving up in that ...
There are those who say America has made great strides regarding racial equality. There are others who will say otherwise. Both have points, but one thing that stands out is education, especially when it comes to college. For instance, African Americans are over 12% of the country’s population, but the ...
It’s impossible for some experiment or field study to be done without a technician behind the dials and most often that tech has a degree in science. Whether it’s the latest green tech innovation or even someone taking your blood and an x-ray, the person doing it is one. ...
You’ve become a Registered Nurse but still feel the need to advance. You really don’t want to focus on a particular specialty, such as surgical or emergency. You feel your skills are more managerial, the handling of personnel and materials. From the sounds of it, you’re a perfect candidate for ...
The music business is unique in that a majority of the people who make a living in it don't have music college degrees. In the music world, a music degree plays a very minor part. In other genres', mainly classical really, music diplomas are more typical.But the truth is if ...
We’ve all heard the term “McJobs,” alluding specifically to the impression that the Golden Arches is a limbo of slopping burgers with no chance of advancement. Actually, the land of the Big Mac has a program called McDonalds USA National Employee Scholarship Program. Employees who have worked for them for ...
One of the most arduous professional exams in the U.S. has to be the Unified Certified Public Accountant Examination. It’s a backbreaking four sections, taken six months apart from each other, over an 18 month period. Don’t pass one segment and a young accountant has to wait six months and ...
Students interested in obtaining an associate's degree, take note: Online associate's degrees can be less costly than degrees that require more time and credits, and they could help provide entry into some of what U.S. News & World Report the fastest growing careers of the coming decade. Several of these ...
In today's competitive job market, it can be tough to stand out with conventional qualifications. There can be literally hundreds of thousands of people with the same education. More and more frequently, employers are looking for outstanding candidates who bring a little more to the table. To enhance current qualifications, ...